Style: Shadow inspector

Use the Shadow inspector to drop a shadow behind the selected objects.

The Shadow checkbox determines whether the object should cast a shadow. When it is selected, controls become available for changing the appearance of the shadow.

Drag the blur slider to make the shadow sharper or fuzzier.

Below the blur slider are two buttons for choosing the shadow type. You can have a shadow that appears in front of other objects on the same layer, or one that appears behind other objects on the same layer. If you choose to let shadows appear in front of objects on the same layer, the ordering of objects matters; you can reorder objects with the Bring and Send commands in the Arrange menu.

Drag the crosshair in the offset control or enter numbers in the offset fields to set how far away from the object the shadow should fall.

Click the color well in the upper-right to choose a color for the shadow; partially transparent black tends to work best.