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Change Styles of Topic Shadows

If you hope your mind map has a three-dimensional effect, adding shadow and shadow colors on topics is a good choice. Follow the step-by-step guide below.

Index

01Set Shadow Options

02Set Shadow Color

03Set Shadow Transparency

04Change Shadow SizeBlurring Shadows

05Adjust Shadow Angle

06X Offset and Y Offset of Topic Shadow

01 Set Shadow Options

Step 1:Launch EdrawMind. Click Create or Import the file saved on your computer. Click on a topic on your map and go to the right-side panel. From there, go to Style > Shadow. Choose the appropriate predefined shadow effect.

Step 2:To customize the shadow effect, meanwhile, in the drop-down menu, click Shadow Options…. This function sets the custom shadow color, transparency, size, blur, angle, and offset according to your liking.

02 Set Shadow Color

Here are the steps for adding colors for the topic shadow.

Step 1:In the Shadow Options… dialog box, click Color and select an appropriate color from the drop-down color list. If the desired color is not in the theme color, choose More Colors.

Step 2:In the Select Color window, you can use three ways to customize shadow colors - Basic colors, Pick Screen Color, and Custom colors. Then, click OK to apply the selected color on your topic shadow.

three ways of setting topic shadow colors

03 Set Shadow Transparency

If you want to set the transparency of the shadow of the subject shape, click and drag the Transparency slider in the Shadow windows after clicking Shadow Options….

Alternatively, you can input a value representing it in the box on the right of the slider. You can also increase or decrease the transparency by using the small up and down arrows next to the box. The percentage of shadow transparency can be adjusted from 0 (fully opaque, the default) to 100 (fully transparent).

04 Change Shadow Size

In the Shadow window, click and drag the Size slider or enter a value representing the size of the shadow in the box on the right of the slider. You can also increase or decrease the size of the shadow with the small up and down arrows.

05 Blurring Shadows

To set the shadow blur, click and drag the Blur slider or enter a value indicating the shadow blur degree in the box on the right side. You can also increase or decrease the shadow blur degree using small up and down arrows.

06 Adjust Shadow Angle

If you want to adjust the angle of a shadow, choose Perspective for Presets first. Click and drag the Angle slider with the mouse. You can enter a value representing the angle of the shadow in the box as well. Or, increase or decrease the angle of the shadow by using the small up and down arrows.

07 X Offset and Y Offset of Topic Shadow

Lastly, if you want to set the left and right offset of the shadow, click and drag the Offset sliders or enter the value representing the offset in the boxes on the right of X Offset and Y Offset. The small up and down arrows can also increase or decrease offsets.