Add a Shadow to the Chart Header and Footer

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To add a shadow to the Chart Header and Footer elements, complete the following steps:

Add a Chart Header and Chart Footer.
For details on how to add a Chart Header see, Add a Chart Header. For details on how to add a Chart Footer see, Add a Chart Footer.
Open the Visual Effects designer.
For details on how to access the Visual Effects designer see Access the Visual Effects Designer.
In the Available Elements list box, click on the box next to Header, and then click on the box next to the Footer.
Click on the Parameters tab, and then select the Offset property located in the Shadow group.
Slide the Offset slider to the right to 2.5 or enter the value 2.5 in the Offset's text box.
The Preview pane displays the shadow on the square.
To make the shadow appear less transparent, select the Transparency and slide the slider to 160.
The Preview pane displays the darker shadow.

A shadow appears on the Header.

A shadow appears on the Footer.

To add a shadow to the Chart Header's text element, complete the following steps:

Add a Chart Header and Chart Footer.
For details on how to add a Chart Header see, Add a Chart Header. For details on how to add a Chart Footer see, Add a Chart Footer.
Open the Visual Effects designer.
For details on how to access the Visual Effects designer see Access the Visual Effects Designer.
In the Available Elements list box, unselect the Header and Text check boxes and click on the boxes next to Header.Text and Footer.Text.
Click on the Parameters tab, and then select the Offset property located in the Shadow group.
Slide the Offset slider to the right to 2.5 or enter the value 2.5 in the Offset's text box.
The Preview pane displays the shadow on the square.
To make the shadow appear less transparent, select the Transparency property and slide the slider to 160.
The Preview pane displays the darker shadow.

A shadow appears on the Header's text.

A shadow appears on the Footer's text.