Effects tab

The Effects tab is used for applying effects on the selected items. It is divided into 4 sub-tabs and each of these sub-tabs contains controls for adding/changing or removing effects applied on the chosen items. Further in this text you can read about which controls are contained in each of the sub-tabs and about the purpose of each control.

Shadow

Color combo box: The combo box for choosing the shadow color from one of 140 color pallets or from the color picker dialog.
Opacity slider: The transparency of a shadow.
Horizontal displacement slider: The horizontal shadow position.
Vertical displacement slider: The vertical shadow position.
Radius slider: The blur radius of a shadow.
Reset button: Setting up parameters to its default values.


Blur

Radius slider: The blur radius setting.
Reset button: Setting up parameters to its default values.


Outline

Color combo box: The combo box for choosing the outline color from one of 140 color pallets or from the color picker dialog.
Opacity slider: Outline transparency.
Size slider: Outline width.
Reset button: Setting up parameters to its default values.

Note: The controls in Outline tab are active if text or shapes are selected.

Shadow

Mean 3x3 checkbox: Applies the Mean effect on the selected item.
Sharp 3x3 checkbox: Applies the Sharp effect on the selected item.
Emboss 3x3 checkbox: Applies the Emboss effect on the selected item.
Edge 3x3 checkbox: Applies the Edge effect on the selected item.
Invert checkbox: Inverts colors of the selected item.
Gray scale checkbox: Turns colors of the selected item into a gray scale.
Reset button: Setting up parameters to its default values.