Excel® 2013 On Demand

Adding 3-D Effects to a Shape

You can add the illusion of depth to your worksheets by adding a 3-D effect to a shape. Create a 3-D effect by using one of the preset 3-D styles, or use the 3-D format tools to customize your own 3-D style. The settings you can control with the customization tools include the bevel (a 3-D top or bottom edge effect), the shape depth (distance of shape from its surface), the contour (raised border), the surface material and lighting. You can apply interesting surfaces—matte, plastic, metal, wire frame, soft or dark edges, flat, translucent, and clear—to a 3-D shape. In addition, you can change the type of lighting—neutral, warm, cool, flat, glow, and bright room—applied to a 3-D shape. Each lighting type defines one ...