Shadow dialog box

Image Effects dialog box – Shadow button

Type

Select a shadow type.

  • Outer Shadow: Creates the shadow outside the image.
  • Inner Shadow: Creates the shadow inside the image.
  • Outer Glow: Creates an outer glow.
  • Inner Glow: Creates an inner glow.

Offset X, Offset Y

Specify the position of the shadow by the distance from the image. Offset value bigger than 0 places the shadow to the down-right side of the image, while smaller than 0 to the upper-left side. For the glow effect, offsets determine the size of the glow.

Color

Specify a color for the shadow.

Blur

Specify the amount of blurriness applied to the edge of the shadow.

Preview

You can preview the result the in the preview pane. If the image is too big to fit in the window, drag to move the image in the preview pane to view a specific part of the image.

+, – button

You can increase of decrease the magnification of the image in the Preview window using these buttons.

Shadow dialog box