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Animating the shadow

To display the shadow of the style or the gnomon you must select the Shadow option in the Other menu. You can animate the shadow to show how its position changes with date and time using the mouse, the keyboard, or the input box:

o   Mouse:
  *   Click on the sundial diagram, its outline becomes red to indicate that the diagram is selected
  *   Modify the time of day of the shadow by holding the 'Ctrl' key down, keeping the mouse button pressed and moving its cursor, which takes the shape of 2 horizontal arrows
  *   Change the date of the shadow by pressing the shift key, keeping the mouse button pressed and moving its cursor, which takes the shape of 2 vertical arrows
  *   Unselect the diagram by right-clicking or by clicking outside the diagram

o   Keyboard:
  *   If necessary, enable the main window by pressing the 'Escape' key
  *   Select the diagram by pressing the 'Tab' key one or more times, until its outline becomes red
  *   Modify the time of day using the space bar or the backspace key
  *   Change the date using the 'Home' and 'End' keys or the 7 and 1 keys of the numeric keypad

o   Input box:
  *   In the Other tab, modify the values of the Date and Time fields
  *   If necessary, select the suitable configuration: used time / sundial time
  *   Press the Calculate button

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