How We Can Add Shadow to Our Shapes in Visio?

In this article, we will add shadows to our shapes to make them more attractive and professional in Visio. If we want to see our shapes look more modern and well developed them we have to add more effects on our shapes in a flowchart, org chart, cross-functional flowchart, Network diagram, and Floor plan in Visio.

Before

After

We can see the before and after results in the above images. Before applying shadow to our shapes the shapes was looking simple but after applying these shadows to our shapes looked professional and more attractive as compared to before.

Go to the Home tab then shapes styles. In the shapes styles, we can see the "Effects" option.

Now we will expand this Effects option to see more results for effects to our shapes and we can also see the effects of the shape on the left side of the shapes in Visio.

We can see the list of Effects for shapes in Visio and we can select any effect then each effect have more option.

1. Shadow
2. Reflection
3. Glow
4. Soft Edges
5. Bevel
6. 3-D Rotation

For Shadow we can see three different types of shadow to our shape we can select any one of them and can apply them to it.

1. Outer Shadow
2. Inner Shadow
3. Perspective Shadow

We can select the shape from our flowchart then we will go to the effects option then we will see the suitable shadow to our shape then apply it.

Outer

Offset: Bottom Right

Offset: Bottom

Offset: Bottom Left

Offset: Right

Offset: Center

Offset: Left

Offset: Top Right

Offset: Top

Offset: Top Left

Similarly, we can check for Inner and perspective shadow in the other option.

In this way, we can see and apply shadow to our shapes in Visio and make them more professional and attractive.