Add a drop shadow to a container

A drop shadow is a border on the bottom and right of an object. You can specify the color and transparency of this shadow.

Procedure

  1. Click the crosstab, list, repeater table, or table in the report.
  2. In the Properties pane title bar, click the Select ancestor icon select ancestor icon and click Crosstab, List, Repeater table, or Table.
    Tip: You can also click the container selector (three orange dots) of the container to select it.
  3. Under Color & Background, double-click the Drop shadow property.
  4. Select the Drop shadow check box and then select the color, offset, and transparency values.

    Background gradients and drop shadows do not appear in Excel output. They are also supported only for report outputs run in the Internet Explorer Web browsers.

    If you add a drop shadow, ensure that you also specify a background color for the object. Otherwise, if you keep the default transparent background, data values also have a drop shadow and are difficult to read.

    Tip: To remove the effect, clear the Drop shadow check box.