InDesign2026
API 21.5.1.73
Object

DropShadowSetting

Drop shadow settings.

Preference DropShadowSetting

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
Number -180–180 read/write The angle at which the shadow is thrown
BlendMode
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read/write The blending mode for the drop shadow effect.
Number | String unit read/write The distance between the item and its shadow
Swatch read/write The color applied to the drop shadow, specified as a swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink), or as an array of color values. The color mode dictates the array values: for RGB, specify three values, each in the range 0 to 255, in the format [R,G,B]; for CMYK, specify four values, each as a percentage and each in the range 0 to 100, in the format [C,M,Y,K]; for LAB, specify three values in the format [L,A,B], with L in the range 0 to 100 and A and B in the range -128 to 127.
EventListeners<EventListener> readonly A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event> readonly A collection of events.
Boolean read/write If true, the drop shadow will take into account other non-shadow effects.
Boolean readonly Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
Boolean read/write If true, the layer will knock out the drop shadow.
ShadowMode
read/write The shadow mode.
Number 0–100 read/write The amount (as a percentage) of noise applied to the shadow. (Range: 0 to 100)
Number 0–100 read/write The opacity of the drop shadow (as a percentage). (Range: 0 to 100)
FillTransparencySetting | StrokeTransparencySetting | ContentTransparencySetting | TransparencySetting readonly The parent of the DropShadowSetting (a TransparencySetting, StrokeTransparencySetting, FillTransparencySetting or ContentTransparencySetting).
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Number | String unit read/write The radius (in pixels) of the blur applied to the drop shadow. (Range depends on the unit type. For points: 0 to 144; for picas: 0p0 to 12p0; for inches: 0 to 2; for mm: 0 to 50.08; for cm: 0 to 5.08; for ciceros: 0c0 to 11c3.128.)
Number 0–100 read/write The amount (as a percentage of the blur width) to spread the footprint of the drop shadow and reduce the radius of the blur. (Range: 0 to 100)
Boolean read/write If true, uses the global light angle.
Number | String unit read/write The horizontal offset of the drop shadow. Range depends on the unit type. For points: -1000 to 1000; for picas: -83p4 to 83p4; for inches: -13.8889 to 13.8889; for mm: -352.778 to 352.778; for cm: -35.277 to 35.277; for ciceros: -78c2.389 to 78c2.389.
Number | String unit read/write The vertical offset of the drop shadow. (Range depends on the unit type. For points: -1000 to 1000; for picas: -83p4 to 83p4; for inches: -13.8889 to 13.8889; for mm: -352.778 to 352.778; for cm: -35.277 to 35.277; for ciceros: -78c2.389 to 78c2.389)

Methods

EventListener

Adds an event listener.

eventType String The event type.
handler File | JavaScriptFunction The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures? Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
DropShadowSetting[]

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

Boolean

Removes the event listener.

eventType String The registered event type.
handler File | JavaScriptFunction The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures? Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
String

Generates a string which, if executed, will return the DropShadowSetting.

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 7

Properties elsewhere that hold a DropShadowSetting.

Return 1

Methods that return a DropShadowSetting.