Effect menu

The [Effect] menu contains commands for applying special effects to objects.

File

Edit

Effect

Gaussian Blur	Makes the selected object look soft. Applying the Gaussian Blur effect
Drop Shadow	Drops shadow on the selected object to make it look three-dimensional. Applying the Drop Shadow effect
Bevel Effect	Makes the selected object appear projected. Applying the Bevel effect
Glow	Makes the selected object glow. You can choose between outer glow and inner glow. Applying the Glow effect
Brightness/Contrast	Adjusts the Brightness and Contrast of the selected object. Applying the Brightness/Contrast effect
Hue/Saturation	Adjusts the Hue and Saturation of the selected object. Applying the Hue/Saturation effect

You can also access all the effects of [Effect] menu using the Effect tab of the Properties window.

Effect menu

Namo WebCanvas > Effect menu

Introduction to Namo WebCanvas
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Creating Documents
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- Inserting the document information
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- New document dialog box
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Creating an Object
- What is Object?
- Creating an object
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Inserting an Object
- What is Shape?
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- Using the Pencil Tool
- Modifying an object
- Line dialog box
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Working with Shapes
- What is Shape?
- Inserting a shape
- Adding a shape
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- Managing the Shapes library
Working with Path Objects
- What is Path?
- Anchor Point and curve handle
- Drawing paths
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  - Combining Paths
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  - Subtracting Overlapping Paths
- Creating a compound path
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Working with Texts
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- Applying effects to text
- Applying the Fill and Stroke properties to text
- Text dialog box
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- Text Area dialog box
Importing Files
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Selecting Objects
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- Selecting a group
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Working with Fill and Stroke
- Fill and Stroke
- Types of Fill and Stroke
- Specifying Fill and Stroke
- Swaping the Fill and Stroke properties
- Removing the Fill and Stroke propertiess
- Setting Fill and Stroke to default
- Copying properties using Eyedropper
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Using Colors
- What is Color?
- Applying colors to an object
- Modifying a color
- Managing the Color library
- Editing colors
- Adding colors
- Removing a color
- Color Picker dialog box
Using Gradients
- What is Gradient?
- Applying gradients to an object
- Modifying a gradient
- Managing the Gradient library
- Editing gradients
- Adding a gradient
- Removing a gradient
- Gradient Editor dialog box
Using Patterns
- What is Pattern?
- Applying patterns to an object
- Managing the Pattern library
- Editing a Pattern
- Adding a pattern
- Removing a pattern
- Pattern Editor dialog box
Using Styles
- What is Style
- Applying styles to an object
- Managing the Styles library
- Editing styles
- Adding a style
- Removing a style
- Edit Style dialog box
Using Symbol
- What is Symbol?
- Adding a Symbol
- Inserting a Symbol
- Replacing a Symbol
- Redefining a Symbol
- Breaking a link to a Symbol
- Removing a Symbol
- Removing Unused Symbols
Modifying Objects
- Copy/Cut/Paste
- Moving Objects
- Transforming Objects
- Working with Group Object
  - Grouping objects
  - Ungrouping objects
- Working with Borders
- Zooming in/out
  - Zooming in/out
- Move dialog box
- Scale dialog box
- Rotate/Skew dialog box
- Relect dialog box
Aligning Multiple Objects
- Aligning multiple objects
- Adjusting the size of multiple objects
- Distributing the space between objects
- Arranging the overlapping order of objects
Applying Effects
- Applying the Gaussian Blur effect
- Applying the Drop Shadow effect
- Applying the Bevel effect
- Applying the Glow effect
- Changing brightness/contrast
- Changing hue/saturation
- Editing effects
- Gaussian Blur dialog box
- Drop Shadow dialog box
- Bevel dialog box
- Glow dialog box
- Brightness/Contrast dialog box
- Hue/Saturation dialog box
Using Masks
- What is Mask?
- Creating a Mask
- Releasing a mask
Working with Hyperlinks
- Applying a hyperlink to an object
- Removing a hyperlink from an object
Creating Scripts
- Specifying Scripts
- Specifying Script Files
- Events supported by Namo WebCanvas
- Add/Edit Script dialog box
- Specify Script Files dialog box
- Add Script File dialog box
Working with Layers
- What is Layer?
- Adding a layer
- Removing a layer
- Copying a layer
- Applying blending mode to an object
- Specifying the opacity of an object
- Renaming a layer/an object
- Reordering layers/objects
- Locking a layer/an object
- Hiding a layer/an object
- Setting the thumbnail options
- Rename dialog box
Working with Sheets
- What is Sheet?
- Adding a sheet
- Removing a sheet
- Copying a sheet
- Renaming a sheet
Working with Libraries
- What is Library?
- Adding a new library
- Loading a library
- Saving as a library
- Appending a library
- Resetting a library
- Library Name dialog box
Working with Export Area
- What is an Export Area?
- Specifying the export area
- Modifying the export area
- Erasing the export area
- Export Area dialog box
Saving and Exporting Documents
- Saving a document
- Saving a document with a new filename
- Exporting a document
- Previewing an SVG file in a Web browser
- SVG Options dialog box
- TNG Options dialog box
- Bitmap Options dialog box
- JPG Options dialog box
- PNG Options dialog box
- GIF Options doalog box
Printing Documents
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