Format Object or Format Text Effects Glow and Soft Edges pane

Important: 

• When you change options in this dialog box, the changes are immediately applied to your picture, shape, text, or other object, making it easy to see the effects of the changes in your picture without closing the dialog box. However, since the changes are instantly applied, it is not possible to click Cancel in this dialog box. To remove changes, you must click Undo on the Quick Access Toolbar for each change that you want to remove.

• You can simultaneously undo multiple changes that you made to one dialog box option, as long as you did not make changes to another dialog box option in between.

• You may want to move the dialog box so that you can see both the picture, shape, text, or other object and the dialog box at the same time.

Glow

Presets     To apply one of the most common Glow Variations, click Presets, and then click the variation that you want.

Color     To create a custom color for the glow, click Color , and then click the color that you want. To change to a color that is not in the theme colors, click More Colors, and then either click the color that you want on the Standard tab, or mix your own color on the Custom tab. Custom colors and colors on the Standard tab are not updated if you later change the document theme.

Size     To specify the size of the glow, move the Size slider or enter a number in the box next to the slider. The higher the number, the bigger the size of the glow.

Transparency     To specify how much of the glow is visible, move the Transparency slider or enter a number in the box next to the slider. You can vary the percentage of transparency from 0 (fully opaque, the default) to 100% (fully transparent).

Soft Edges

Presets     To apply one of the most common Soft Edges, click Presets, and then click the one that you want.

Size     To specify the size of the soft edge, move the Size slider or enter a number in the box next to the slider. The higher the number, the softer the edges.

Tip: To remove a glow or soft edge effect, click Presets, and then click No Glow or No Soft Edges.