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Display Backgrounds and Shadows
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To control the display of shadows in a viewport

  1. Click Tools menu Palettes Visual Styles.
  2. With the current visual style selected in the sample images, in Environment Settings, Shadow Display, select Off, Full Shadows, or Ground Shadows.
 Toolbar: Visual Styles 
 Command entry: VISUALSTYLES
 Dashboard: Visual Style panel, Shadows flyout