Changing the shadowing and reflection effects of a shape, arrow, or line object

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

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

To add an effect:

In the Project Explorer, click the shape, line, or arrow graphic or in the work area, click the shape, line, or arrow object. To select multiple shape, line, or arrow 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 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 dialog box 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 shape, arrow, and line objects.

Additional resources: Using Image, Shape and Button Effects in Lectora and Lectora Online