What version Publisher are you using? Publisher 2003 will automatically fill
the text box white when you apply a shadow from the shadow toolbar. In Publisher
2002 you have to fill the text box before the shadow settings become active. Old
versions of Publisher the shadow is simply a line. In none of the versions is
the text box transparent.

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"Eileen" wrote in message
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When I put a shadow on a text box, it simply appears as another box, and
shows through. The position is correct.