NewTek LiveText - Manual (Page 36)

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SHADOW
Shadow options include Cast, Drop, and Soft (the numeric Soft setting is only relevant to the
latter.) The Italic setting permits you to shear the Shadow independent of the ‘shadow-casting’
object, and the X and Y fields control the amount of offset for the shadow.
NOTE: Images with Shadow option enabled cannot serve as ‘stand-in images’ (see Section 1.3).
3.7.3 THE COLOR TAB
The Color tab provides the control over characteristics for coloring and texturing objects,
including text.
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COLOR DESCRIPTION
Use the Edit menu to specify which aspect of a text line or graphic object you intend to modify.
There are three choices: Fill controls colors used in the body of the font or object. Choosing
Edge or Shadow restricts modifications one of those characteristics.
Type permits you to choose between six different types of color (or image-based texture):
Choosing Solid for Type applies a single color to the surface (the
one in the neighboring Solid Color pane). When you pick one of
the middle four instead (Linear, Corners, Angle, or Radial), the
current Gradient colors are applied.
Linear (Type) applies the Gradient in a straight left-to-right
pattern. Corners will apply the gradient color starting at the upper
left corner diagonally, sweeping around to the bottom right. Angle
applies the Gradient starting at 3 o’clock and rotating
counterclockwise.
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