Show or hide an effect
You can show or hide effects on the artboard the same way that you can show or hide any object in the Objects and Timeline panel. Hiding an effect enables you to quickly see how your object looks without the effect applied.
To show all effects
By default, the rendering of effects on the artboard is turned off.
- At the bottom of the artboard, click Turn on rendering of Effects
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To hide all effects
You can turn off the rendering of all effects on the artboard if you have applied effects to numerous objects and notice that the response time of Microsoft Expression Blend is reduced.
At the bottom of the artboard, click Turn off rendering of Effects
.Tip
You can also maintain a good response time in Expression Blend by setting a zoom limit above which effects will automatically be turned off. On the Tools menu, click Options, click Artboard, and then, under Effects, set the Zoom threshold.
To show an effect
Under Objects and Timeline, expand the object to display the effect that is applied to it.
Next to the effect, click the dot button
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.The dot button turns into an eye button
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to indicate that the object is visible. You can click the eye button to hide the effect again.
To hide an effect
Under Objects and Timeline, expand the object to display the effect that is applied to it.
Next to the effect, click the eye button
.The eye button turns into a dot button
to indicate that the object is hidden. You can click the dot button to show the effect again.
See also
Tasks
Apply, modify, or delete an effect
Concepts
Working with objects and properties
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