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Tip : Rollover buttons are a great addition to web site navigation
as they add a 3D effect to otherwise ordinary and boring links.
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PSP TUTORIAL
Making 3D Neon Buttons and
Rollover Buttons
   
Neon
buttons are easy to make and can be used for mouseover effects very quickly
and easily.
Step
1
Open a new image image in Paint Shop Pro.
File/Open
Settings 100 x 30 pixels
Background color: White
16 million
colors
Step 2  Set
the Color Pallette's "Foreground Color" to Black and the "Background
Color" to White.
Step
3
Click on the "Flood Fill"
tool  then click on
the
"Toggle Tool Options Window" 
and apply the following settings:
 Flood
Fill Settings:
Blend Mode = Normal
Paper Texture and Match Mode = None Step
4
Apply a Linear Gradient Fill
Gradient = Metallic
Angle = 180
Repeats = 0
Opacity = 100
Step
5
Press [CTRL+A] to select all.
Click on
Effects/Blur/Average - Select filter aperture of 7
Step
6 
Click on Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize
Settings
Height=20
Width=6
Opacity=75
Transparent Edge
Your
3D Neon Buttons are now finished!
Step
7
To make them into rollover buttons,
simply rotate the finished button 180 degrees and save as button #2
.
Image>Rotate>180
This places
the drop shadow at the top and when both images are used in a rollover script,
it gives a depressed look to the buttons.
Add some text to each button
and you are in business. *smiles* Check
it out below.
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