Apple Keynote 1 - Manual (Page 52)

Changing Object Properties 51
Adding Shadows
Shadows give your slide an appearance of depth. An object’s drop shadow is visible on any
object behind it. You can create a variety of shadow effects, or remove the shadow from an
object.
To create or remove a shadow for an object:
1 Select the object you want to modify.
2 Select the Shadow checkbox in the Graphic Inspector to add a shadow to your object.
Deselect the Shadow checkbox to make the shadow go away.
3 Set the angle that you want the shadow to appear at using the Angle wheel.
4 Adjust the shadow offset by typing a number in the Offset box. A high shadow offset value
will make your object’s shadow appear longer and slightly separated from the object.
5 Set the shadow blur by typing a number in the Blur box. A high blur value will make the
object’s shadow appear more diffuse; a low value will give the shadow more sharply defined
edges.
6 Set the shadow opacity by typing a number in the Opacity box. (Shadow opacity is separate
from object opacity, which is set using the Opacity slider at the bottom of the Graphic
Inspector.)
7 To change the color for the shadow, click the color well to open the Colors window and
select a color.
This object has default
shadow properties.
This object’s shadow is
set to a different angle.
This object’s shadow has
a high offset value.
This object’s shadow has
the lowest blur factor.
This object has a different
shadow color.
This object’s shadow has a
high blur factor.
Change the shadow
color in the color well.
Select the checkbox to give a
shadow to a selected object.
Change the angle of the
shadow with the Angle wheel.
Offset, Blur, and Opacity fields can change
the look of the shadow, as shown above.