These dialog box options apply fills and shadows to selected shapes. Closed shapes can have fills and shadows. Open shapes can have shadows but no fill.
Fill
Color
Displays the current background color (the color that will appear behind the dots and lines that make up the pattern for the selected shape's fill). Select a new background color from the list, or click More Colors to select a custom color in the Colors dialog box.
Pattern
Displays the current pattern for the selected shape's fill. Select a new pattern, which can be blank or transparent (None or pattern 0), solid (pattern 1), a bitmap pattern (patterns 2 through 24), or a gradient pattern (patterns 25 through 40).
Pattern color
Displays the foreground color (the color applied to the dots and lines that make up the pattern) for the selected shape's fill. Select a new foreground color from the list, or click More Colors to select a custom color in the Colors dialog box.
Transparency
To set the transparency of the fill from 0 percent to 100 percent, move the slider. If you set the transparency of the shape's fill, line, text, text block, and shadow to 100 percent, you can create a transparent shape.
Shadow
Displays the foreground and background colors for the shadow of the selected shape.
Your choice of shadow options is affected by your choice of fill options. For example, if you choose None for Pattern, any shadow you apply will appear as a line instead of solid.
Style
Sets the shadow style for the selected shape. Page Default sets the shape to follow the page shadow style settings.
Color
Displays the background color that will appear behind the dots and lines that make up the shadow of the selected shape. Select a new background color from the list, or click More Colors to select a custom color in the Colors dialog box.
Pattern
Displays the pattern for the shadow of the selected shape. Select a new pattern, which can be blank or transparent (None or pattern 0), solid (pattern 1), or a bitmap pattern (patterns 2 through 24). If you select None in the Pattern list, you will delete an existing shadow. If you select None, you cannot apply Color or Pattern Color options.
Pattern color
Displays the foreground color for the dots and lines that make up the shadow of the selected shape. Select a new foreground color from the list, or click More Colors to define a custom color in the Colors dialog box.
Transparency
To set the transparency of the shadow from 0 percent to 100 percent, move the slider.
Preview
Displays a preview of your Fill and Shadow selections.
