Fireworks makes it easy to apply solid shadows, drop shadows, inner shadows, and glows to objects. You can specify the angle of the shadow to simulate the angle of the light shining on the object.

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Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, and Glow filters

To apply a solid shadow:

  1. In the Property inspector, click the Add Live Filters button, point to Shadow and Glow, and then click Solid Shadow.
  2. In the Solid Shadow dialog box, adjust the filter settings:
    • Drag the Angle slider to set the direction of the shadow.
    • Drag the Distance slider to set the distance of the shadow from the object.
    • Select the Solid Color check box to apply solid color to the shadow.
    • Select the color box to open the color pop-up window and set the shadow color.
    • If you don't want to see a preview of the solid shadow, clear the Preview check box.
  3. When you finish, click OK.

To apply a drop shadow or inner shadow:

  1. Click the Add Live Filters button in the Property inspector, then select a shadow option from the pop-up menu:
    • Shadow and Glow > Drop Shadow.
    • Shadow and Glow > Inner Shadow.
  2. Edit the filter settings in the pop-up window:
    • Drag the Distance slider to set the distance of the shadow from the object.
    • Select the color box to open the color pop-up window and set the shadow color.
    • Drag the Opacity slider to set the percentage of transparency in the shadow.
    • Drag the Softness slider to set the sharpness of the shadow.
    • Drag the Angle dial to set the direction of the shadow.
    • Select Knock Out to hide the object and display the shadow only.
  3. When you finish, click outside the window or press Enter to close it.

To apply a glow:

  1. Click the Add Filters button in the Property inspector, then select Shadow and Glow > Glow.
  2. Edit the filter settings in the pop-up window:
    • Click the color box to open the color pop-up window and set the glow color.
    • Drag the Width slider to set the width of the glow.
    • Drag the Opacity slider to set the percentage of transparency in the glow.
    • Drag the Softness slider to set the sharpness of the glow.
    • Drag the Offset slider to specify the distance of the glow from the object.
  3. When you finish, click outside the window or press Enter to close it.