Adobe Flash Professional CC 2014 v.13.0 - Manual (Page 697)

To set the angle of the shadow, enter a value.
To set the distance of the shadow from the object, set the Distance value.
Select Knockout to knock out (or visually hide) the source object and display only the drop shadow on the knockout image.
To apply the shadow within the boundaries of the object, select Inner shadow.
To hide the object and display only its shadow, select Hide Object. Hide Object lets you more easily create a realistic shadow.
To open the Color Picker and set the shadow color, click the Color control.
Create a skewed drop shadow
Skewing the Drop Shadow filter to create a more realistic looking shadow
1. Select the object with the shadow you want to skew.
2. Duplicate (select Edit > Duplicate) the source object.
3. Select the duplicated object, and skew it using the Free Transform tool (Modify > Transform > Rotate And Skew).
4. Apply the Drop Shadow filter to the duplicated movie clip or text object. (It will already be applied if the object you duplicated already had a
drop shadow.)
5. In the Filters panel, select Hide Object to hide the duplicated object while leaving its shadow visible.
6. Select Modify > Arrange > Send Backward to place the duplicated object and its shadow behind the original object that you duplicated.
7. Adjust both the Drop Shadow filter settings and the angle of the skewed drop shadow until you achieve the desired look.
Apply a blur
The Blur filter softens the edges and details of objects. Applying a blur to an object can make it appear as if it is behind other objects, or make an
object appear to be in motion.
Text with the Blur filter applied
1. Select an object to apply a blur to, and select Filters.
2. Click the button, and select Blur.
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