hi I am new to corel 12 and I have seen on graphics that some people have aplied a shadow behind a text to make it visible becaude the background has color or images I only can apply the shadow from the tool box.

the shodow I am talking is all over the text not only on one side. Thanks for helping me

To add drop shadow

1. Open the 'Interactive Tools Flyout', and select the 'Interactive Drop Shadow Tool'
2. Click an object
3. Drag from the center (or side, in other cases) of the object until the drop shadow is the size you want
4. Specify any attribute on the property bar. If you want a white glow:

5.      from the 'drop shadow color' list box, Choose white

6.      from the 'Transparency Operation' list box, change the merge mode from 'Multiply' (default) to 'Normal'

NOTES

1. For information about Merge Modes, see CorelDRAW Help
2. All the above steps are written in details in CorelDRAW Help
3. You can choose one of the preset drop shadows on the left list box on the property bar