2021

COLOR, OPACITY, AND DROP SHADOWS
maintain a significant light source throughout a layout and making drop shadows
seem more natural.
Incorporating drop shadows with items
Additional options control how drop shadows interact with items, including
handling opacity and text runaround. As with the other controls, these options are
located in the Measurements palette.
Use Inherit Item’s Opacity to have the drop shadow reflect different opacities in •
the item, such as differences in the box background and border.
Use Item Knocks Out Drop Shadow to prevent a shadow from displaying •
through semi-opaque areas of an item — to keep a shadow from peeping
through its box, for example.
Use Runaround Drop Shadow to include a drop shadow with the text wrap •
contour.
Use Inherit Item’s Opacity and Item Knocks Out Drop Shadow combined to •
achieve different results based on the combination of these settings, as shown
here.
At far left, both Inherit Item’s Opacity and Item Knocks Out Drop Shadow are
unchecked. Second from left, only Inherit Item’s Opacity is checked. At far right, both
options are checked.
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