To create a button like this...
  1. From the Insert menu choose Button.
  2. Resize the button to the size you want.
  3. From the View menu choose Styles.
  4. Click on the Font tab and choose Duotone style.
  5. From the View menu choose Styles again to close the Styles Pane.
  6. From the Format menu choose Fill. Select the Picture tab, click the Choose Picture button, and select a file containing a simple texture.
  7. From the Format menu choose Shadow and move the Blur slider slightly toward the right until the preview picture has a soft edge around it. Click More Fills and choose an orange shade. Click OK.
  8. From the Format menu choose Emboss or Engrave.  Move the slider all the way to Engrave.
  9. Click the Change Color button, then click More and choose a blue color.

  10. Move the Color Strength slider a little past the halfway point and click OK.

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  11. Click on "Button Text" and  type the text you want for the button.
  12. From the Format menu choose Fill. On the Fade tab make the Start color a medium yellow and the End color a medium orange.  Set the Fade Direction from top to bottom.
  13. Click to add a shadow.
  14. Resize the text appropriately and center it on top of the finished button.




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