Special Edition Using® Microsoft® Office Word 2003

Adding Depth to Your Graphics

Word 2003 includes two effective tools to make your graphics appear to leap off the page. First, any drawing object—including lines, free-form drawings, and clip art—can cast a shadow, in almost any direction and in any color. Shadows help separate a graphic from its background on the page. Second, you can apply 3D effects to drawing objects. Both tools are available through the Drawing toolbar.

CAUTION

You can't apply shadowing and 3D to the same object. If you apply a shadow effect to an object formatted as 3D, the shadow replaces the 3D effect.

Using Shadowing

You can instantly add a 50% gray drop-shadow to the border of a line or shape. The shadow appears on any side of an object, appears on top of the object, ...