Troubleshoot shadow, 3D, and embossed effects

I can't see the border around an object

Borders might seem to disappear in the following circumstances:

I changed the fill, border, shadow, or 3-D effect, but when I draw an object, I get the old settings.

The default style is being applied to the new object. To change the default settings for new objects, select an object that has the attributes you want. Double-click the shape. In the Format Autoshape dialog, click Default for new objects.

I can't add a shadow to my text.

When you want to add a shadow to specific text -- for example a heading in a table -- select the text and then on the Format menu, click Font. In the Font dialog, click Shadow under Effects.

I added a 3-D effect to my object and the object shadow disappeared.

You can't apply both a shadow and a 3-D effect to the same object.

When I change the fill color of an object with a shadow or 3-D effect, the shadow or 3-D effect doesn't change color

Changing the fill color only affects the face of the object. To change the color of the shadow or the 3-D effect, use the Shadow Shadow or 3-D 3-D tools on the Formatting toolbar.