Part 2 of the PSP tutorial, How to make engraved buttons for webpage navigation menus

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Part 2 of the psp tutorial,
How to make engraved buttons for stylish navigation menus.

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Step 9

Add a New Layer
Layers>New Raster Layer

Step 10

Load the Button selection
Selections>Load From Alpha Channel

Contract selection by 5 (Selections>Modify>Contract)

Step 11
Apply a Linear Gradient Fill to your current selection using the settings below.(Refer to step 3)

Linear Gradient Settings:
Fill Style = Linear Gradient
Blend Mode = Normal
Paper Texture and Match Mode = None

Under the Styles Options Tab
Gradient = Metallic
Angle = 0
Repeats = 0

Step 12

Add another layer
Layers>New Raster Layer

Zoom in on your image . 

While holding the Shift key, draw a white straight line as shown in the example below (Use the same settings in Step 6, only this time set Line Width = 10)

Step 13

Add a new layer
Layers>New Raster Layer

Apply a drop shadow
Image>Effects>Drop Shadow

Shadow Color = Black
Opacity = 90
Blur = 10
Vertical Offset = 3
Horizontal Offset = 0

Now you may add text to the image and make your navigation bars.