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Shadow Palette

The Shadow palette allows you to create shadow effects for the selected frame. You can apply shadow effects as either inner or outer shadows, allowing you to create interesting shadow effects, including traditional drop shadows. Shadow effects for the selected frame are disabled until the Shadow palette is turned on.

Blend Mode: Selections on this menu produce the same effect as when applied in Photoshop.
Color Picker: Sets the shadow color. See Color Picker.
Eyedropper: Allows you to sample a color from the image. Click and drag the Eyedropper across the image to select a color interactively.
Opacity: Determines the strength of the shadow. Uses a range from 0 to 100%, where 0 represents no opacity. Usually a value of 25%-50% looks good for shadows.
Blur: Determines how much the edge is softened. Uses a range from 0 to 99.9, where 0 represents no edge softening.
Noise: Determines the amount of noise (grain) that is added to the shadow. Zero indicates no noise.
Offset: Controls the horizontal and vertical distance that the shadow is cast from. You can enter these manually or use the Manual Offset tool to drag the shadow into the position you like.
Inner/Outer: Selects if the shadow is on the inner or outer edge of the element. Only one option can be selected.
Reset: Click to revert to the factory default settings for this palette.
On: Toggles the effect on and off.