# Photoshop 6- Using the Inner Shadow

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**Category:** design\
**Created:** [April 24, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-6-using-the-inner-shadow/19137 "2003-04-24T16:28:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![7of9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/c89c15/32.png) [@7of9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/7of9)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-6-using-the-inner-shadow/19137/1 "2003-04-24T16:28:20Z")

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Question, If I create a new layer on the canvas and insert a simple square box in it. Now if I go into the layer’s window and select my new layer and right click on it. I will be given the option to select the “blending options” title from the drop-down menu.  
Once selected, the blending options window will be displayed. I can then check the “Inner Shadow” option and have my new layer displayed as Inner Shadow. Therefore, by default the shadow color is dark-grey; Is there a way to change it to a lighter color or a completely different color?

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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:** [April 24, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-6-using-the-inner-shadow/19137/2 "2003-04-24T16:35:05Z")

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click on the area where the color is displayed! :-\

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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:** [April 24, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-6-using-the-inner-shadow/19137/3 "2003-04-24T16:37:40Z")

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Once you check the box if you actually click on the text “inner shadow” that will bring you into the inner shadow properties. Then you will see a small swatch box next to the blend mode drop down that is where you change the color. That confused when I first started using PS you have to not only check the box but select it to g into the properties.

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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:** [April 24, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-6-using-the-inner-shadow/19137/4 "2003-04-24T20:24:40Z")

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Click on the Inner Shadow text, gee thats just rude on Photoshop’s part. Thanks guys…