
Changing Object Properties 51
Adding Shadows
Shadows give your slide an appearance of depth. An object’s drop shadow is visible on any
object behind it. You can create a variety of shadow effects, or remove the shadow from an
object.
To create or remove a shadow for an object:
1 Select the object you want to modify.
2 Select the Shadow checkbox in the Graphic Inspector to add a shadow to your object.
Deselect the Shadow checkbox to make the shadow go away.
3 Set the angle that you want the shadow to appear at using the Angle wheel.
4 Adjust the shadow offset by typing a number in the Offset box. A high shadow offset value
will make your object’s shadow appear longer and slightly separated from the object.
5 Set the shadow blur by typing a number in the Blur box. A high blur value will make the
object’s shadow appear more diffuse; a low value will give the shadow more sharply defined
edges.
6 Set the shadow opacity by typing a number in the Opacity box. (Shadow opacity is separate
from object opacity, which is set using the Opacity slider at the bottom of the Graphic
Inspector.)
7 To change the color for the shadow, click the color well to open the Colors window and
select a color.
This object has default
shadow properties.
This object’s shadow is
set to a different angle.
This object’s shadow has
a high offset value.
This object’s shadow has
the lowest blur factor.
This object has a different
shadow color.
This object’s shadow has a
high blur factor.
Change the shadow
color in the color well.
Select the checkbox to give a
shadow to a selected object.
Change the angle of the
shadow with the Angle wheel.
Offset, Blur, and Opacity fields can change
the look of the shadow, as shown above.
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