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Sure CorelDRAW has a Drop Shadow tool. But it doesn't meet the needs of all artists. Those drop shadows are bitmaps that create larger files and don't always output as desired. Unleashed Shadow Maker provides a simple shadow that creates no output problems.
The first component is Quick Shadow. The shadow object is offset from the original object by .05 horizontally and -.05 vertically and be filled with 30% black. As the name suggests, it is quick and it is not customizable. For those who want different default values, we'll be glad to customize Quick Shadow to your specs.
If you want control of the shadow then run Shadow Maker to get the dialog box shown at right. It allows complete customization of the shadow location, color and transparency.
This program requires CorelDRAW 11/12 or later for best operation. This program will not run correctly under earlier versions of CorelDRAW (10 and below).
You have to have Visual Basic for Applications installed to run this program. You can run the VBA install manually by running the vba6.msi installation package from \VBA6 folder of the CorelDRAW 11 CD #1.
Copy the "unleashedshadows.gms" file to the "C:\Program Files\Corel\Graphics11\Draw\GMS" folder. Note that this is the default location and it could be different if you chose a custom folder. Regardless of where you have installed CorelDRAW 11, there should be a \Draw\GMS folder and the "unleashedshadows.gms" file goes in that folder.
It is also suggested that you import the "unleashedshadowmakertoolbar" workspace as it will give you a special toolbar with two icons for launching each of the components previously described. To do this, select Tools | Options and click on Workspace in the tree list at left. Press the Import button and browse to find the "unleashedshadowmakertoolbar.cwf" file. It will be wherever you put it after unzipping the product. Press Next twice and then select "Current Workspace". Click Next again and then Finish to complete the process. You should now have a new toolbar as shown at right.
For those who don't choose to import the toolbar, start the program by selecting Tools | Visual Basic | Play. This brings up the dialog at right. In the "Macros in" drop-down, select "Unleashed Shadows" as shown. When you've done this, the two components will be listed in the "Macro Name" portion of the dialog. Select the one you want to run and click the Run button. This is a lot more steps than the toolbar and thus our recommendation to use it instead.
Most of the instructions for running Shadow Maker are covered in the installation section. The only other trick is to have an object selected before running Shadow Maker. If not, there is nothing from which to create the shadow. If there are multiple objects, make sure to group them before running Shadow Maker.
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