Export: pdf: missing shadows::

Hi
When i export my presentation to a pdf the shadows that i created within keynote are missing. I also tried creating a pdf from the print option.
Keynote: 1.1.1.

Did you view the PDF in Preview or Acrobat? Keynote 2 does indeed export shadows (and it can print them too) but there's a weird glitch with both Pages and Keynote when viewing in Acrobat. Preview is fine, as is printing from either app and choosing PDF-X instead of exporting. I guess that format works correctly with the shadows.

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