Change Colour of Shadow Autoshape

When a Shadow setting is added to an AutoShape, the Shadow colour is gray as shown in the sample below.

The gray default colour can be changed by following these steps.

	Select the Shape.
	Click the Shadow icon on the Drawing Toolbar and click the Shadow Settings option (refer to the sample below).

	The Shadow Settings toolbar will open as shown in the sample below.
	Click the last icon (Shadow Colour) on the toolbar and select a new colour for the Shadow.
	Close the Shadow Settings toolbar.

The shape will have a new colour as shown in the sample below.

To learn how to change the 3D Colour of Shape refer to the Tip: Changing 3-D Colours of Shapes in MS Office.

Need to change the AutoShape without losing the formatting, check out the Tip: Change AutoShape in MS Office.