Click on your formatted picture to insert it. You can select one of several predefined shadow effects or call up a dialog box that lets you customize the shadow.\n \n
Reflection: Creates a reflected image of the picture beneath the original picture.
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Glow: Adds a glowing effect around the edges of the picture.
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Soft Edges: Softens the edges of the picture.
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Bevel: Creates a 3-D beveled look.
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3-D Rotation: Rotates the picture in a way that creates a three-dimensional effect.
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The best way to figure out how to use these effects is to experiment with them to see how they work.
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Reflection: Creates a reflected image of the picture beneath the original picture.
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Glow: Adds a glowing effect around the edges of the picture.
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Soft Edges: Softens the edges of the picture.
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Bevel: Creates a 3-D beveled look.
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3-D Rotation: Rotates the picture in a way that creates a three-dimensional effect.
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The best way to figure out how to use these effects is to experiment with them to see how they work.
Doug Lowe is the bestselling author of more than 40 For Dummies books. This reveals the Picture Border menu, which lets you choose the border color, weight (the width of the border lines), and the pattern of dashes you want to use.
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Note that if you have applied a shape to the picture, the border is applied to the shape.
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Apply picture effects
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The Picture Effects button in the Picture Styles group (located on the Format tab) lets you apply several interesting types of effects to your pictures. //\n
Apply a picture border
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You can apply a border to a picture by opening the Picture ToolsFormat tab and clicking Picture Border in the Picture Styles group. He's covered everything from Microsoft Office to creating web pages to technologies such as Java and ASP.NET, and has written several editions of both PowerPoint For Dummies and Networking For Dummies.