Add a shadow to an object

Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

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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 Button image, and do one of the following:

    ShowAdd or remove a shadow

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

    ShowChange the direction of the shadow

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

    ShowChange 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.

    ShowChange the color of a shadow

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

    • 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.