Adding a shadow to text in Framemaker 7.1

[Jona Steenbrink]

You could create a drop shadow effect by adding another background  
text frame behind the text frame containing the chapter number with  
the chapnum variable in it formatted to for example a light grey. THen  
shift this text frame down and to the left or right a step or two.  
That would approximate a shadow effect.

I don't have FM open now, so maybe it'll look like total crap, but it  
might be worth a shot, and would be easier than creating custom  
graphics for lots of chapter numbers.

HTH.

Jona

On Apr 3, 2009, at 8:21 AM, Tracy Penn wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know how to add a shadow to the text in a chapter title in
> Framemaker 7.1?
>
> My company wants an automated chapter number in one size with a  
> shadow,
> and a smaller size chapter title without a shadow on the same line...
>
> I think I've figured out how to have different sized chapter number  
> and
> title on the same line, but I can't for the life of me see how to  
> add a
> shadow!
>
> Please help!
> P.s. We use Verdana font
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Jona Steenbrink
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