# Can you softshadow text in flash mx?

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**Created:** [March 4, 2005, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-softshadow-text-in-flash-mx/81706 "2005-03-04T07:31:03Z")
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### Author: ![Willofdarkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/97f17d/32.png) [@Willofdarkness](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Willofdarkness)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2005, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-softshadow-text-in-flash-mx/81706/1 "2005-03-04T07:31:03Z")

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when i say softshadow i mean a blurry, soft rim-shadow, like one can achieve in photoshop.

in [this](http://almostreel.net/proto/proto.jpg) image i have a softshadow behind the pixel font on the lower right side. in photoshop i used a large drop shadow with 0 distance. can this be done with flash?