Soften drop shadow around photo

[Orrie]

Hi,

[Working in Publisher 2003]

I would like to add a realistic drop shadow to a photo, so it seems to have
some dimension off the page. The shadow should fade a bit to a soft edge
(like the shadow around the shadow icon on the toolbar.) However, the shadow
I get is hard edged; the only options seem to be shadow color and direction,
not a fade effect. It's odd that the shadow toolbar and the discussion in
the help files show a nice fade around the shadow button, but I haven't been
able to find any way to create that effect in Publisher.

I would appreciate some hints on how I can make a realistic looking drop
shadow.

Thank you.

Orrie

 

[Chuck Davis]

Orrie,

Create your drop shadow in a photo editing program. The facilities in
Publisher are pretty primitive.

 

[Orrie]

Thanks, Chuck.

Thanks, I'll fire up my PaintShop Pro. Should have done that in the first
place, I guess.

After I sent my question, I found another PUB I created a few years ago in
Publisher v. 2000 (?), and it had just the effect I wanted, but I can't
remember how I did it. And I don't have the program any longer. My
recollection is that the earlier version of Publisher was a lot easier to
use.

Orrie

Orrie,

Create your drop shadow in a photo editing program. The facilities in
Publisher are pretty primitive.

Hi,

[Working in Publisher 2003]

I would like to add a realistic drop shadow to a photo, so it seems to
have some dimension off the page. The shadow should fade a bit to a soft
edge (like the shadow around the shadow icon on the toolbar.) However,
the shadow I get is hard edged; the only options seem to be shadow color
and direction, not a fade effect. It's odd that the shadow toolbar and
the discussion in the help files show a nice fade around the shadow
button, but I haven't been able to find any way to create that effect in
Publisher.

I would appreciate some hints on how I can make a realistic looking drop
shadow.

Thank you.

Orrie