Set Shaded Text Dialog Box

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..., Change to Spot Color..., or Change to Regular Color..., and then select a color in the displayed dialog box.

Important

• Fluorescent spot colors cannot be used depending on your model or paper type.
• Fluorescent spot colors cannot be used when the Edit layout with Free Layout plus checkbox is selected in the Paper Options screen.

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.

Important

• Opacity cannot be set when a fluorescent spot color is specified for the drop shadow color.

Fade Shadows

Softens the shadow.

Important

• Shadows cannot be softened when a fluorescent spot color is specified for the drop shadow color.

Radius

Specify the degree of shadow softening.

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