Step 1
Select an object and click the Object Transparency tool. And then choose a gradient type and drag the nodes to set the gradient arrow in an image window.
Step 2
Click on a node, and move the Node Transparency Slider to set the transparency value.
Step 1
First of all, you have to choose the Interactive Drop-Shadow tool, and select an object.
Step 2
After that select a preset and type the value in any of the following boxes:
Shadow direction - specify the angle at which the shadow lies in relation
to the object.
Shadow offset - specify the distance of the shadow from the point of
origin on the object.
Shadow opacity - specify the transparency of the shadow.
Shadow feather - specify the number of pixels on the edge of the shadow
that are feathered to create a soft edge.
Shadow fade - specify the percentage by which a perspective drop
shadow fades as it moves away from the object.
Shadow stretch value - specify the length of a perspective shadow.
Select an object and click Object tab from the menu bar and select Arrange followed by Order. After that click one of the following:
To front - places the selected object in front of all objects in the image.
To back - places the selected object behind all objects in the image.
Forward one - places the selected object in front of the object it is currently
behind.
Back one - places the selected object behind the object that is currently in front.
Reverse order - reverses the stacking order of the selected objects. This
command is available only when multiple objects are selected.
Step 1
First of all, you have to choose an object and click on the Objects tab from the menu bar and select Arrange followed by Align and Distribute.
Step 2
Click on the Align tab and choose either active, center of document, or selected to document. Then enable any of the horizontal and vertical alignment check boxes
