The Shadow Editor

Image and text frames can both cast Drop Shadows.
Shadows can be adjusted directly in the Image Toolbox or in the Shadow Editor.

Adjusting the Shadow through the Image Toolbox

ToolBox-Image-Shadow

The Shadows control in the Image Toolbox can be dragged to edit the shadow:

•	Drag left/right = Shadow Offset

•	Drag up/down = Shadow Blur

[Click here for more information on how to drag the controls]

Adjusting the Shadow through the Shadow Editor

Click the shadow control on the Toolbox to open the Editor for more detailed control.

Editor-Shadow

The Editor contains controls for...

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•	Shadow Inside

•	Shadow Color

which can create a variety of different effects for your images.

Image by Kent Smith

Offset
The shadow offset determines how far from the frame the shadow is displayed. If you increase the value, the shadow will appear farther away from the image.

Blur
Changing the blur makes the shadow harder or softer.

Angle
The angle determines the apparent position of the light source producing the shadow of the frame.

Amount
The Amount determines the opacity of the shadow effect.

Shadow Inside
If the shadow is 'inside', the border does not cast a shadow but the image itself does. To see this effect, make the border very wide and 50% transparent.

Shadow Inside

When 'shadow inside' is checked, you will see that the image itself is casting a shadow but that the large, translucent border does not.

In this example, the photo is casting a small shadow which gives the impression the photo is inside a translucent frame.

Shadow Color

Clicking on the color chip opens the color editor; this allows you to pick a new color for the shadow.

In this example, the shadows have been used to make the image and the text appear to glow.

Shadow Color