Changing shadowing and reflection effects of an image

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

You cannot add shadowing and reflection effects to images that are embedded in a text block.

For more information about browser differences, see A Guide to Browser Differences with Effects.

To add an effect to an image:

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

In the Effects group, use the Shadow and Reflection fields to select effects for of the shape, arrow, and line 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 window as follows:

Shadow Color	Color of the shadow. To change the color setting, you can select a predefined color, or specify a custom 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.
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 images.