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ZhengkunZhao
Copper Contributor
Dec 03, 2024

how to cancel the shadow shape

I use the MacOS,and subscribe the Microsoft office 365. Now I am curious about how to cancel the shadow preview when I want to drag some words(or pics)to different position in the same document

. Especially when the words(sentence)are to long, the preview will overspread the context.

 

  • 1. Quickly remove individual shape shadows
    Operation Steps:
    Select the shape/text box with shadow
    Click “Shape Format” (or “Drawing Tools”) on the top menu bar
    Find “Shape Effects” → “Shadows”.
    Select “No Shadow”.
    2. Batch unshadow (multiple objects)
     Method 1: Use the Formatting Brush
    To remove shadows on one shape first
    Double-click the “Format Brush” button (Start tab)
    Click on the other shapes that need to have their shadows removed in turn
     Method 2: Selection Pane Operation
    Press Alt+F10 to open the selection pane
    Press and hold Ctrl to multi-select all shapes with shadows
    Uniformly select “No Shadow” in the “Shape Format”.
    3. Preventing Automatic Shadows
    Turn off automatic formatting:
    File → Options → Proofreading → AutoCorrect Options
    In the “Apply formatting automatically when typing” tab
    Uncheck “Apply shape styles automatically”.
    4. Template-level changes (permanent)
    Modify the default template:
    Open a blank document → Insert a shape
    Remove its shadow and right click on the shape → “Set as default shape”.
    Save as Normal.dotm template (overwrite the original file)

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      ZhengkunZhao
      Copper Contributor

      HI, MichaelMiller

      Thanks for your reply! please let me make the question more clear. The shadown do not caused by the shape. I do not inset any shape or pic in this doc. 

      The sitiation happens when I want to move some sentences(or tables or pics. actually, almost everything in the main edit page) to another place throw drag, and the content I have selected will appears a showon in the drag process, especially the shadow will follow the mouse cursor, which will cover another things, although, due to transparency, this shadow doesn't completely obscure everything. It also really influent the version of mine, so I can't get the content I want to drag and drop to the target location precisely.

       

      by the way, here are the system and version infromation, that may help you to located the problem.

      Operating system:MacOS 15.3.2

      Microsoft 365:16.95.4 (25040241)

       

      looking forward to recive your relply again!

      Sincerely,

      zk zhao

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