# How to do a simple drop shadow?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-do-a-simple-drop-shadow/34278>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 30, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-do-a-simple-drop-shadow/34278 "2003-10-30T17:30:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BigSilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@BigSilly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BigSilly)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-do-a-simple-drop-shadow/34278/1 "2003-10-30T17:30:58Z")

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I am a total newbie here and with Flash, so bear with me.

I thought there was a simple way to do drop shadows, is there a simple way that i am missing? can someone tell me an easy way to do it?

Any help would be appreciated - thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-do-a-simple-drop-shadow/34278/2 "2003-10-30T17:33:11Z")

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Ah i found it in the “tutorials”. I thought there was an even simpler way, much like how you do it in photoshop. oh well!