Is it possible to undo drop shadows....

...after you've finished an image? I did a collage of images of dogs (see attached), and each image has a drop shadow. Now I've come back to my project after a couple of days and I don't like the drop shadows. Is there a way to delete them from all the images?
I'm new to photo editing, as you can prolly tell, so I'm open to any suggestions for making this collage look like a pro did it. Well, OK, maybe not a pro, but how about an advanced user?

If each dog is on a separate layer with a drop shadow, you can select a layer and do Layer > Layer Style > Clear Layer Style.
Or you can do Layer > Layer Style > Hide All Effects, and later if you decide you want the shadows after all, then Layer > Layer Style > Show All Effects.

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I've found this frustrating too.
The way I get around it is as follows:
1: Create a Text Frame and type the text to be shadowed.
2: Select the Text Frame and choose Window > Effects.
3: Expand the Object list and select just the text in the list.
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5: Feel free to save this as an Object Style to use again.
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6: Select the whole text frame, choose Edit > Cut.
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9: ... and even add some Text Wrap and offset to your Object Style.
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use the help files to see all the properties you can use.

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Yes.
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Hi n-dimension,
Currently, the only way in Muse to get a drop shadow on a text (including the text in the menu items) is using a System Font (which means we rasterize it into an image) and setting no fill color on the Text Frame.
Please let me know if that worked.
Thanks,
Razvan

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Glenn,
Depending on your version, you can make the Artboard or the Crop Area or the Crop Marks fit the part of the artwork you wish to show.
Export JPEG for print?
There are other options; if not AI, then PDF (or other options).

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Also, when I go into Effects and try to add cool effect (torn paper, glowing edges, etc.) to the text, it automatically changes the color of my text. For example, my text is orange and when I tried "glowing edges" it changed the text to olive drab... and it certainly didn't glow.
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Style Settings is for adjusting styles you've already added. The effects you listed are all filters, not effects or layer styles and they use the foreground/background colors, so yes, they will change the color of your text. To apply a drop shadow click the Layer styles button on the effects panel, choose drop shadows from the pulldown menu and double click the one you want. If you don't like it, undo it and try a different one. Then you should be able to adjust things like the angle and distance of the shadow by adjusting the style settings.

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You're most possibly referring to "Favicons", and they can be added in a Muse site from the "File -> Site Properties -> Layout" section. Check this screenshot: http://jingsite.businesscatalyst.com/jing/2013-09-05_2332.png
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Just to make sure: The issue persists at larger zoom values?
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import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.LayoutManager;
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import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
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Modifying the clip to draw outside of the frame bounds is not a good idea. Swing expects components to paint only within their bounds. So when you move the frame from position A to position B, swing takes care that the old frame bounds are repainted by the underlying component (desktop pane). The stuff you painted outside of the frame bounds will not be cleared. Maybe you will have some success if you ask the desktop pane to repaint after every resize/move of the internal frame.
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import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.JDesktopPane;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JInternalFrame;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.border.CompoundBorder;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
import org.jdesktop.swingx.graphics.GraphicsUtilities;
import org.jdesktop.swingx.graphics.ShadowRenderer;
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