>
> As no one more knowledgeable than me has got back to you on this, I
> would suggest duplicating the text, converting to a bitmap and
> blurring it. After all, IIRC, drop shadows in Draw are bitmaps
> anyway. If it is too dark, you could create the text using a lighter
> shade of the original colour. Don`t forget to select transparent
> background.
>
> Kate
>
> "Pam" hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:48986265$3_3@cnews...

>>
>> Ok...for some reason when I try to put a drop shadow on a font for
>> some reason, instead of making a 'shadow' I'm getting a black box
>> (as if I drew a rectangle behind the font). anyone know how and how
>> to get back to the regular shadow? I've made sure all the icons at
>> the top are what I want (or have used before), but still get the
>> black box.
>>
>> thanks
>> Pam
>>
>> (ohhh how I would love to upgrade!!!)
>>
>>

>
>