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Set Shaded Text Dialog Box

Add a drop shadow to text.

Click Edit in the task area, click Text, and then select the text (or text box of the text) you want to add a shadow to on the poster.

To display the Set Shaded Text dialog box, on the Edit tab, click (Shaded Text) in Text Effects.

Drop Shadow

Add a drop shadow to text.

Color

Specify the shadow color.

Click Custom... to display the Color dialog box, and then select a color.

Distance
Specify the distance between the text and shadow.
Angle
Specify the shadow angle.
Opacity

Specify the shadow opacity.

Increase the value to make shadows darker and decrease the value to make shadows lighter.

Fade Shadows

Softens the shadow.

Radius

Specify the degree of shadow softening.

Increase the value to soften shadows more and decrease the value to emphasize shadows.