The following procedure makes a button on a white background.

1. Open Corel PhotoPaint9 and choose New Image.

2. In the Create a New Image dialog box, specify pixels, Width:100, Height:50, and Resolution:72. Click OK.

3. Pick a texture that you like and fill the blank white image with that texture. We picked "aerial clouds".

4. Click the Square Mask icon and draw a small rectangular figure. A line of marching ants surrounds the rectangle.

5. Click the Additive button on the horizontal Mask toolbar.

6. Click the small triangle on the Mask icon and then choose the Circle Mask icon and draw a small oval on the inside and outside of the rectangle.

7. Click the Invert Mask icon on the horizontal Mask toolbar.

8. Click Effects, 3D Effects, The Boss.

9. In The Boss dialog box and the Edge tab, set the Width: 9, Height:16, Smoothness: 23, Drop off: Mesa.

10. In The Boss dialog box and the Lighting tab, set the Brightness: 53, Sharpness:1, Direction: 56, and Angle: 20. Click OK.

11. Click Mask, Invert. A line of marching ants appears around the button that was created.

12. Choose Edit, Copy to place the button on the clipboard.

13. Choose File, New. The Create a New Image dialog box appears. Set the Width:100,  Height:50, Resolution: 72. Click OK.

Note: If you have chosen a tiled background to use behind your button, now is the time to import it and place it on the new image. Your button  will be inserted on top of the new image.

14. Choose Edit, Paste, Paste As New Object.

15. Click Object, Combine, Combine All Objects With Background.

16. Click Effects, Digimarc, Embed Watermark, and enter the copyright year in the appropriate space.

17. Click File, Save As. The Save An Image to Disk dialog box appears. In the Files of type drop down list choose JPG-JPEG Bitmaps. In the File name box, give the image an appropriate name. Click Save.

That's all there is to it. Experiment with the rectangle and circle masking tools to create different button shapes. An example of the created button is pictured below.