Steps to recreate:
1. Create a print merge with values
2. Create an Artistic text and insert the print merge field
3. Add a drop shadow to the text
4. Perofrm Merge to a new document
5. Expect: the artistic text field, replaced with the correct values, including the drop shadow
6. Actual result: values are correctly replaced, but the drop shadow remains as the name of the print merge field
the print merge field.
After print merge:
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