Adding a Drop Shadow to text in InDesign CS6

[jdusher]

I have no character styles in my recent installation of Cloud InDesign CS6 and want to know how I import these effects.

[John Mensinger · Accepted solution]

Character Styles and Drop Shadow, (an object-level effect), are not related. There is nothing to import.

To apply a drop shadow to text, select (black arrow) the text frame and choose Drop Shadow from the fx menu at the bottom of the Effects panel, (Window > Effects). The Drop Shadow dialog opens where you set the parameters of the effect.

[jdusher]

Thanks as well John. You've been a huge help.

[lena123]

For some reason, it's not coming up as an option for me. Whenever I click the text box, the effects box suddenly goes gray and will not let me add a shadow.

[Frans v.d. Geest]

Be sure to select the frame itself with the Black arrow (not selecting text or using the T-tool)

[lena123]

Thank you, figured it out! I think I was looking in the wrong effects box, because a right-clicking on the text frame and clicking effects worked instead.
Thanks again!

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Hi,

You need another tip if you want to apply a shadow only to a part of the block text!

[jackvfb]

How do you apply a drop shadow to only part of the text in a text frame?

[Peter Spier]

One way would be to put it into its own frame as an inline anchored object.

[jlterres]

hello to all
thanks for the info.
I am strugling in adding a shadow just to a single word into a texbox.
I just need shadow for some random words, not the entire objetc. I cannot find "shadow" at character style tab
Thanks to all

[FRIdNGE]

Aha! … Obi-wan Kenobi is dead since a long time, resting in peace in a galaxy far far away!

Come back to your main thread if you still search answers!

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/shadow-to-a-single-word-into-a-texbox/m-p/11787847?page=1#M4...

(^/)  The Jedi

[Peter Spier]

But you can import any text styles you like form other documents by going to one of the styles panels and chooing Import Styles from the panel context menu.

[jdusher]

Duh..

I had a “senior moment” there.

Thanks for your help Peter.