Changing the shadowing and reflection effects of the button

You can change the shadowing and reflection effects of button objects. For shadowing, you can change the type, color, transparency, blur, angle and distance.

For Internet Explorer 9 users, a button will not render a shadow or reflection 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 9 users, a button will not show a modified color if the Distance is set to 0. For more information, visit Lectora: A Guide to Browser Differences with Effects.
For Internet Explorer 10 and 11 users, a button will not render a shadow or reflection if the browser's document mode is set to 9 or less. For more information, visit Lectora: A Guide to Browser Differences with Effects.

To add or change an effect:

In the Title Explorer, click the button graphic or in the work area, click the button object. To select multiple button objects, click the first object, then press and hold the CTRL key while you click the other objects.
Click the Style ribbon.

In the Effects group, use the Shadow and Reflection fields to select effects for the button objects. 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 effects you selected are added to the button objects.