Drop shadow

On 14 Mar 2008 in macromedia.fireworks, LinKot wrote:

> I would like to make a simple drop shadow equal on all 4 sides. How
> can or, can I, do this?

It strikes me that the nature of a shadow means that it is only on one or
two sides, and I suspect that most drop shadow tools are set up that way.

What effect are you after? If you just want a border around all four
sides, click on the 'Canvas Size' button, add twice the margin size you
want to the existing canvas size, and set the canvas color to the color
you want. If you want something with fancier edges, add a rectangle
shape the size of the image, set the fill to transparent and the stroke
to whatever look you want. Then hit the 'Fit Canvas' button.

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Thanks for all of the replies, pixlor, Joe, Joey ...

I'm interested in trying your suggestion (below) Joey ... hoever, I don't
have a 'Live-Filter' tool. ? I have Fireworks 8
My options are:
Adjust Color
Bevel and Emboss
Blur
Noise
Other
Shadow and Glow
Sharpen

and I don't find the 'Live-Filter' tool under any of them.

Thanks



"JoeyD1978" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I use, as do many others of late, a zero-distance drop shadow. Using the
> Live-Filter tool on the right side of the properties panel at the bottom.
> Just
> set the distance to zero (upper left side in the panel).
>

'glow' does a nice job ... gives dimension, that's what I was after. Thanks
so much.

I'll be interested to learn more about the "Live-Filter tool" ... sounds
like a good thing to know about.


"pixlor" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Does the glow give you what you want? Instead of the drop shadow.

LinKot wrote:
> Thanks for all of the replies, pixlor, Joe, Joey ...
>
> I'm interested in trying your suggestion (below) Joey ... hoever, I don't
> have a 'Live-Filter' tool. ? I have Fireworks 8
> My options are:
> Adjust Color
> Bevel and Emboss
> Blur
> Noise
> Other
> Shadow and Glow
> Sharpen
>
> and I don't find the 'Live-Filter' tool under any of them.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> "JoeyD1978" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:frgmil$i9$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> I use, as do many others of late, a zero-distance drop shadow. Using the
>> Live-Filter tool on the right side of the properties panel at the bottom.
>> Just
>> set the distance to zero (upper left side in the panel).
>>
>
>
In FW8, they're referred to as Live Effects and you will find them in
the Property inspector.

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Thanks ... as you can tell I don't know my way around very well in
Fireworks. This is a great forum ... I'll have to start reading on a daily
basis. Thanks for your help!



"Jim Babbage .:CMX:. & .:Adobe Community Expert:."
<jbabbage@newmediaservices.ca> wrote in message
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> LinKot wrote:
>> Thanks for all of the replies, pixlor, Joe, Joey ...
>>
>> I'm interested in trying your suggestion (below) Joey ... hoever, I don't
>> have a 'Live-Filter' tool. ? I have Fireworks 8
>> My options are:
>> Adjust Color
>> Bevel and Emboss
>> Blur
>> Noise
>> Other
>> Shadow and Glow
>> Sharpen
>>
>> and I don't find the 'Live-Filter' tool under any of them.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> "JoeyD1978" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
>> news:frgmil$i9$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>> I use, as do many others of late, a zero-distance drop shadow. Using the
>>> Live-Filter tool on the right side of the properties panel at the
>>> bottom. Just
>>> set the distance to zero (upper left side in the panel).
>>>
>>
>>
> In FW8, they're referred to as Live Effects and you will find them in the
> Property inspector.
>
> --
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> http://www.communityMX.com/
> CommunityMX - Free Resources:
> http://www.communitymx.com/free.cfm
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