Adding inner and outer glows

The Inner Glow and Outer Glow commands let you add glows that emanate from the inside or outside edges of the selection. When you add an inner glow, a raster object is created inside an opacity mask; when you add an outer glow, a transparent raster object is created.

These commands are only available as effects (see Using effects.)

To apply an inner or outer glow:

1. Select an object or group in the artwork, or target an item in the Layers palette. For more information on targeting, see Changing the appearance of artwork using the Layers palette.
2. Choose Effect > Stylize > Inner Glow or Outer Glow.
3. Select Preview to preview the effect.
4. Choose a blending mode from the Mode menu. For more information, see About blending modes.
5. Click the color preview next to the blending mode menu to specify a color for the glow. For more information, see Using the Color Picker.
6. Specify the amount of transparency you want for the glow. For more information, see Using the Transparency palette.
7. If you are applying an inner glow, select a glow source option:
• Center to apply a glow that emanates from the center of the selection.
• Edge to apply a glow that emanates from the inside edges of the selection.
8. For Blur, enter the distance from the center or edge of the selection where you want any blurring to occur.
9. Click OK.