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# Adjusting Shadow Colour and Transparency

Adjust shadow colour and transparency in the Shadow menu of the Object menu.

To adjust the colour and transparency of a shadow:

1. Double-click a shadow node to display the Shadow menu.
2. Make sure that the Shadow button is set to Shadow On.
   NoteYou can turn the shadow on or off from the Shadow button. This button is independent of the Hide option.
3. To change the colour of the shadow, do one of the following:
   - Enter colour values in the three colour fields in the Shadow menu.
   - Click the colour pot below the fields. Use the colour picker to pick the shadow colour.
4. To adjust the transparency of the drop shadow, use the Transparency field. When this field is set to 100, the shadow is completely transparent. When set to 0, the shadow is completely opaque.
   TipYou can lock the shadow's transparency to the transparency of its parent surface using the Transparency Lock button. Once a shadow transparency is locked to its parent surface, changes to the surface transparency also affect the shadow's transparency. You can then adjust transparency of the shadow as an offset of the surface's transparency.

Shadows Menu Settings

Red Shadow field
  Displays the red shadow value. Editable.

Green Shadow field
  Displays the green shadow value. Editable.

Blue Shadow field
  Displays the blue shadow value. Editable.

Shadow colour Pot
  Displays the colour of the shadow. Editable.

Shadow Transparency Lock button
  Locks a shadow's transparency to the transparency of its parent surface.

Shadow Transparency field
  Displays the transparency level of the drop shadow. Editable.

Shadow button
  Toggles the shadow on or off.