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Sep 17, 2021 5:56 PM UTC
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How do i get "Effects" to show up in the Property Inspector?

Hi, 

This might be a really silly question, but I cannot seem to find the Effects section of the Property Inspector in Adobe Xd in order to make inner shadows etc. Is there a specific way to make it show up?

 

I have multiple files open of various sizes, and I've tried selecting objects, text, groups, components....no matter what i select, there is no "Effects" section of the Property Inspector like the one that is shown in the folling tutorial:

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/xd/help/set-border-color-shadow.htm

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    Spas K.
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Sep 18, 2021 11:54 AM UTC

    I can see there's a Shadow effect on your screenshot. The only thing seemingly missing is the inner shadow, as you already got Shadow and Background Blur. The current version of Xd is 43.0.12. Not really familiar with the whole Enterprise thing, I would assume it should get the same updates / versions as the other plans, no?

     

     

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    JustJozy
    Participating Frequently
    May 5, 2022 9:05 PM UTC

    I am having this same issue! But I do not get any shadow option. There is no effects section. Help please!

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    Participant
    Aug 6, 2022 12:37 AM UTC

    Same here. Effects portion is there for some buttons but not for others. It's even missing from some buttons that have a drop shadow.

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    Participant
    Sep 17, 2021 6:02 PM UTC

    In the interst of giving a complete picture, I am on a 2017 Macbook Pro.

    The version of Adobe Xd is 40.1.22.3 (It is an Enterprise version i am using for work if that makes any difference)

    I'm also attaching a screen shot that shows an object on an artboard which is selected and the property inspector with no "Effects" panel/section.

    Thanks!

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    Rishabh_Tiwari
    Legend
    Sep 17, 2021 6:16 PM UTC

    Hi there,

     

    We're so sorry to hear about the trouble. For an enterprise account, please contact us using this link https://helpx.adobe.com/enterprise/using/support-and-expert-services.html 

     

    Regards
    Rishabh

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    Participant
    Sep 17, 2021 6:45 PM UTC

    Thank you for the response Rishabh!

    I cannot contact Adobe using those links/forms because I am not an admin. Is there an alternative for getting help?

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