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A drop shadow applied to an object
The feathered effect softens the edges of a drop shadow.
Drop shadows look more realistic when they use Gaussian Blur feathering, which is the default option. You can change the feathering of
drop shadows from the Feathering direction button on the property bar.
Feathering options for drop shadows
After you create a drop shadow, you can copy it or clone it to a selected object. When you copy a drop shadow, the original and copy have
no connection and can be edited independently. With cloning, the master object’s drop shadow attributes are automatically applied to its
clone.
By separating a drop shadow from its object, you gain more control over the drop shadow itself. For example, you can edit the drop shadow
as you would edit a transparency. For information about editing a transparency, see “Changing the transparency of objects” on page 319.
As with transparencies, you can apply a merge mode to a drop shadow to control how the color of the drop shadow blends with the color
of the object underneath. For more information about merge modes, see “Applying merge modes” on page 326.
You can remove a drop shadow.