1. Open a new image by clicking

FILE => NEW

2. Set the file size to the dimension of the button you wish to create. In this case I selected width = 125 pixels and height = 50 pixels.

3. Click the layer menu and select

NEW=>LAYER

 

4. Select the marquee tool as ELIPSE and draw an oaval marquee on layer1. Fill this with the color button you want. In this tutorial we used orange.

5. Double click LAYER 1. This will bring up your LAYER STYLES window. Check and highlight BEVEL and EMBOSS. Set the style to INNER BEVEL. Set the technique to smooth.  To make the button look raised, select direction UP.

Set the other values as in the diagram below. Make the highlight color a light shade of the color of the oval. The shadow color should be a dark shade of the oval

6. Add a lens flare to the lightest part of the oval but clicking

FILTER=>RENDER=>LENS FLARE.

7. Your button should now look like the button on the right. It is time to add text layers, one layer for each menu item.

8. Type in the work HOME in your favorite font and size, in a deep orange (contrasting color).

9. Double click the text layer to bring op the layer style panel.

10. Select bevel and emboss. This time we will use a pillow style, make the direction DOWN so it will look burned into the button. Select the shading to be opposite the global setting, you will need to uncheck global. Select the following setting:

11. The end result for button number one is here. Save it.

When you want another button, you hide the current text layer and add your new text to a new layer and repeat 9-11 above.