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Add a shadow to an object

1. Select the picture, AutoShape, WordArt, or text box that you want to change.
2. On the Formatting toolbar, click Shadow Style , and do one of the following:

   Add or remove a shadow

   • To add a shadow, click the shadow style you want.
   • To remove a shadow, click No Shadow.

   Change the direction of the shadow

   • To change the direction of a shadow, click a shadow that goes the direction you want.

   Change the distance of the shadow from the object

   • Click Shadow Settings, then click any of the four Nudge Shadow buttons. Each time you click Nudge Shadow, the shadow moves 1 point farther from the object.

   Change the color of a shadow

   Click Shadow Settings, and then click the arrow next to Shadow Color .

   • To change to a color in the color scheme, click one of the eight colors displayed in the first row.
   • To change to a color that isn't in the color scheme, click the color you want. To see more colors, click More Shadow Colors, and then click the Standard tab or the Custom tab.
   • To change the shadow color so that you can see through it, click Semitransparent Shadow.