Shadows and special effects

I hope someone can help. I'm just learning about website
design. I noticed a web site online where the boxes and different
colors seems to blend into one another. It looks really nice. Is it
possible to do this in DreamWeaver?
Thank you!

I see that. Do you think that is the effect she is referring
to?
Walt
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>> I'm looking at the page and I have no idea what you
mean by "colors blend
>> in where the boxes join". Perhaps you could be more
specific and detailed
>> in what you are trying to accomplish.
>>
>> Besides, the page is mostly a big, fat Flash image,
so what you see,
>> whatever it is, was likely created in Flash not DW.
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>> Walt
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>> "Amy Castor" <[email protected]>
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>>> Well, if you look at this website, the colors
blend in where the boxes
>>> join.
>>>
>>>
http://www.lightfin.com/index.htm
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