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018 Exploring Drop Shadow Settings

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018 Exploring Drop Shadow Settings

The Drop Shadow effect allows you to create a shadow in the shape of an object. The effect helps lend a three- dimensional feel to a design, lifting an object up off the page or screen. You can control the color, distance, and size of the shadow to simulate lighting of varying intensity and angle. It's a very versatile and popular effect, but it can be overused and it's very easy to overdo. So just make sure your Drop Shadows are supportive players, not the main attraction, and they'll really adds some welcome pop to your designs. Let's see how they work. So here I have a simple document with a placed picture of some flowers and some text and I'd like to apply some Drop Shadows to these things. First thing I'm going to do is open a second window, so I can see the effect in action more clearly. So I'm going to choose Window > Arrange > New Window and I'll drag the divider over to the left, so I have one big window and one small one. I'll select the picture of the flowers and one…

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