PPT: Text Shadow Color Not Affected by Color Scheme (91717)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0a
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0c
This article was previously published under Q91717 SYMPTOMS
The text shadow color in PowerPoint is not affected by the shadow color
in the slide color scheme.
If the slide background or text box fill color is other than white,
and the text color is anything but black, the text shadow color is
black. If the text color is black, the text shadow color is white.
CAUSE
The color of a text shadow in PowerPoint is limited and dependent on
the color of the text and the Background color of the slide.
WORKAROUNDPowerPoint 4.0 and 7.0
Rather than using the text shadow effect from the Format Font dialog
box or the Text Shadow toolbar button, use the Shadow option on the
Format menu.
- Select the entire text object.
- On the Format menu, click Shadow.
- Select the desired shadow color in the Color box.
- Set the offset variables to 3 points.
Using the Shadow option from the Format menu offers flexibility in the
direction of the shadow as well as the color. The Text Shadow option
allows only a shadow down and to the right.
PowerPoint 3.0
The color of a text shadow can be varied by changing the third
position in the Color Scheme, (available by clicking Color Scheme
on the Slide menu) with the following exceptions:
Text Background Shadow
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Black Not white White
White Not white Black
Any color Not white Black
(other than
black & white)
Object shadows are not affected by these conditions, and always
follow the third position of the Color Scheme for the slide to which
the object shadow is applied.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbusage KB91717 |
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