Changing the shadowing effect of a text block

You can change the shadow of a text block. You can change the type, color, transparency, blur, angle and distance of the shadow.

You can also change the shadowing effect of the text within a text block. For details, see Changing the shadowing effect of text in a text block.

For Internet Explorer 9 users, a text block will not render a shadow if the object has been rotated, flipped, or has reduced opacity (less than 100). For more information, visit Lectora: A Guide to Browser Differences with Effects. For Internet Explorer 10 and 11 users, a text block cannot render a shadow if the browser's document mode is set to 8 or less. For more information, visit Lectora: A Guide to Browser Differences with Effects. You can copy the style properties of a text block and apply them to another text block. For details, see Copying and applying a text block's style to another text block.

To change the shadow of a text block:

1. Double-click the text block graphic of the text block in the Title Explorer. Alternatively, you can right-click the graphic and select Properties or right-click on the text block in the work-area and select Properties. The Properties ribbon is displayed.

   To select multiple text blocks, click the first text block, then press and hold the CTRL key while you click the other text blocks.

2. Click the Style ribbon.

3. In the Effects group, use the Shadow control to select the shadowing of the text block. Select None to remove the shadow. To change the shadow options, select Shadow Options from the bottom of the Shadow drop-down list. This opens the Shadow Options window. Use the controls on the Shadow Options dialog box as follows:

   Shadow Color	Color of the shadow. To change the color setting, you can select a predefined color, specify a custom color, or select an existing color. To select a predefined color, click one of the color samples displayed. To specify a custom color, select Custom and use the controls in the Color window to configure a custom color. To select an existing color, click Select and use the eye-dropper to click-to-select a new color from an existing color currently displayed on your desktop.
   Transparency	Transparency setting (opacity) of the shadowing in a percentage.
   Blur	Blur effect of the shadowing.
   Angle	Angle of the shadowing relative to the object.
   Distance	Distance of the shadowing in pixels.

The shadows of the text blocks you selected are changed.

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