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how to EASILY make shiny buttons without much effort?

Discussion in 'Photoshop' started by vinboy, May 11, 2008.

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    hi
    How to make these buttons on the left bar?
    http://www.windowslive.com/writer/overview.html

    Maybe photoshop? Would be nice to provide links.

    thanks
     
    vinboy, May 11, 2008 IP
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    no problem, though once you've learned how to do it, try to switch it up a bit so you don't get stuck with that glossy button style everytime, or else it'll look cheese and overdone after a while. :)
     
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    wow that is amazing.. thanks
    so the mouseover thing is just simple javascript?
     
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    Yes, it is.
     
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    Macromedia (or now Adobe :s ) Fireworks is the BEST at easily making glossy buttons. Simply create the shape you want for your button create a another shape that matches it, and place it inside of the first shape, give it a black to grey color and choose "screen" for it's blending mode.

    Very simple!
     
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