You can also remove a drop shadow from an object by clicking the Clear drop shadow button on the property bar. The default merge mode Multiply produces natural-looking drop shadows. Select an object with a drop shadow, and choose a merge mode from the Transparency operation list box on the property bar. To separate a drop shadow from an objectĬlick Object Break drop shadow group apart. For more information, see To copy effects from one object to another. You can also use the Attributes eyedropper tool to copy a drop shadow. Select the object to which you want to copy or clone a drop shadow.Ĭlick Effects and click one of the following: Specify any attributes on the property bar.ĭrop shadows cannot be added to linked groups, such as blended objects, contoured objects, beveled objects, extruded objects, objects created with the Artistic media tool, or other drop shadows.Ĭlick a dark color on the onscreen color palette.Ĭlick Object Order Behind, and click the original to position the duplicate behind it. ĭrag from the center or side of the object until the drop shadow is the size you want. In the toolbox, click the Drop shadow tool. 2 Check (add - default) or uncheck (remove) Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop for what you want, and click/tap on OK. For more information about merge modes, see Applying merge modes. 1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, type SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe into Run, and click/tap on OK to directly open to the Visual Effects tab in Performance Options. For information about editing a transparency, see Changing the transparency of objects.Īs with transparencies, you can apply a merge mode to a drop shadow to control how the color of the drop shadow blends with the color of the object underneath. For example, you can edit the drop shadow as you would edit a transparency. With cloning, the master object’s drop shadow attributes are automatically applied to its clone.īy separating a drop shadow from its object, you gain more control over the drop shadow itself.
When you copy a drop shadow, the original and copy have no connection and can be edited independently. After you create a drop shadow, you can copy it or clone it to a selected object.