PhotoLine Tip 14: Create a 3d-Button with PhotoLine32
 
1. Start with a image of your choice, best is a texture, for example 100 x 50 pixel in size, RGB color.  
 
 
2. Activate the Edit Mask button and then select the Text Tool from the tool bar.  

3. Type your text into the text options panel and activate High quality and set Soft edge to 0.  

4. Press Set. You will get a Textlasso. Drag this lasso where ever you want and double klick on it to set it into the mask. 

5. Now release the Edit Mask mode button  

6. Select Filter/Stylize/Emboss. Press OK, without changing anything. 

(If you have Problems with steps 2 to 6, see the Text tutorial for more details)  
 
7. Create a Rounded Rectangle (Radius about 10).  
 

8. Select Layer/Convert Layer to Lasso

9. Select Filter/Stylize/Emboss. To get more effect set Width to 5. Press OK
 

10. Select Tool/Mask/Expand. Set the value to 3. 

11. Select the Layer move tool from the tool bar   and drag the image to a free place on the PhotoLine 32 window. 

 
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