<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Defines the settings for object shading.</help:help-text> Click the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Shading</span> icon to open this tab page.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:key-word value="flat shading" tag="kw65701_6" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="Phong shading" tag="kw65701_5" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="Gouraud shading" tag="kw65701_4" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="shading; 3D effects" tag="kw65701_3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="3D effects; shading" tag="kw65701_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">The three different modes: Flat, Phong and Gouraud, offer you three different screen display qualities. These modes are differentiated by various calculation methods.</help:help-text> The editing time increases along with the improvement in shading quality (Flat being the lowest, Gouraud the highest).</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">These buttons turn the 3D shadows on or off.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">In this spin box you can specify the inclination of the paper's surface where the objects's shadow is to fall. Choose an angle ranging from 0 to 90 degrees.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Head2">Camera</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The options defined here correspond to camera settings.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">In this spin box you can modify the distance between the observer and the middle of the object.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Define the focal length to observe the object. A small focal length causes a micro-effect whereas a large focal length causes a tele-effect.</help:help-text></p>