Adding a shadow to an image
Using the Image Effects Shadow tool, you can add a shadow effect to an image, making it appear to float above or under the page background.
To add a shadow to an image
- Select the desired image.
- Click the Layout tab, go to Effect, and then click Image Effects to open the Image Effects dialog box.
- On the toolbar, click
(Shadow).
- Click the Type box and select the desired shadow style:
- Outer Shadow makes the image appear to float above the background, with the light source positioned to the top and left.
- Inner Shadow makes the image appear to float under the background, with the light source positioned to the top and left.
- Outer Glow makes the image appear to float above the background, with the light source positioned directly above the image.
- Inner Glow makes the image appear to float under the background, with the light source positioned directly above the image.
- In the Offset X and Y boxes, enter the desired width of the shadow in pixels. (The Y box is disabled if a Glow shadow type is selected.)
- Click the Color box and select the desired color of the shadow.
- In the Blur box, enter a number representing the desired blurriness of the shadow. A value of 0 produces a perfectly hard-edged shadow.
- Click OK.
- If you specified the shadow type as Outer Shadow or Outer Glow, click the BG color box and select the color that matches the background color of the document or other container where the image is located. (Use the eyedropper tool to copy the appropriate color from the document window.)
- Click OK.
- In the Save as box, enter the path and file name under which to save the modified image. Initially, the box contains the original image’s path and file name; if you want to replace the original image file, leave the path and file name unchanged.
- Under Save format, select the desired image format.
- Click OK.