How
to Make Roll-Over Buttons
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Step Nine: Now
select Layer 2 to Highlight it, and
again choose Layer/Effects/Bevel and Emboss, and select values that
look good. This will be the 'UP' state.

Step Ten: Go to Layer/Effects/Drop Shadow and choose values such
as below. You'll be able to see how it looks as you change values.
Step Eleven: Click on Layer 3 to Highlight it, go to Layer/Effects/Bevel
and Emboss, Choose Pillow Emboss, and select values that appear
as if the Button is being pushed. You're almost done, and you can see pretty
much how it's going to look now. The magic is done with the script that your
webpage program writes as you Insert Roll-Over image.

Step Twelve: Click on the little Eye on Layer 3 to turn it 'Off' so
that it is no longer visible.Now click File/Save for Web and choose
either .gif or .jpg, and see how small of a file you can get without losing
any resolution of the Button. This is your Up Button.

Step Thirteen: Now, click the little Eye again on Layer 3 to turn it
'On', and again save this image. This is your Down Button. If you want
to do a series of Buttons, be sure to save your original with the layers as
a .psd so that you can simply change colors, add text, etc.
Hey, that's all there
is to it. Now when you 'Insert Roll-Over Image' in your webpage program,
choose the Up and Down Buttons, and the program will write the script necessary.
Easy, huh? Remember, the more you do something, the easier and faster it
gets, so just practice, practice, practice. ;-)
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