Basic Shape: 3-d Box fill

[Torsten]

How do I control the color of the shaded area in a basic shape 3-D box? When
it is first dragged on the page the "3-d" area is shaded a darker blue-grey.
But when I fill the shape with a color, all of the shape becomes that color,
and the "3-d" area is nolonger darker (shaded).

 

[Chris Roth [ Visio MVP ]]

Try the shapes in the "Blocks Raised" stencil. They have a smarter shading
algorithm than just the 3D Box shape.

You get this stencil when you create a new Block Diagram, by the way.

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Try Open Group ( the last item on the Edit menu) and selecting just the
shadow area and then change colour.

John... Visio MVP

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