Step 1: Template Creation
The template creation screen is basically split into 3 sections-the preview screen where one can see the button that they're working on, the feature navigation where one can browse and fiddle around with the numerous properties for the appearance of their buttons and a "Become Inspired" screen where one can open up another button and use it to help and design their own buttons. The entire window can get quite crowded with all these features and screens on lower resolutions.

Creating and customizing a template is very easy. One can set settings such as the background color (or texture), shape (such as rectangle or star), surface color (or gradient fill and texture), outline (for a border), effects (concave, convex, etc.) and, finally, the look of the text (font, alignment, etc.). As you can see, there are plenty of features to play around with to make any button that you please.

Another important setting is the button's image file type (you can choose between GIF and JPEG), transparency and even how the program generates file names for each of the buttons.

Step 2: Data Input
Once a template has been made, ButtonFly has a very easy interface to make mass numbers of the buttons, each with different text or images on them. Using a simple chart, one can input filenames for the buttons and the text that goes into each button-with room for multiple versions for multiple languages. This is by far the easiest feature to use and is a very good reason for anyone to use ButtonFly over just any image editing program since it allows very easy creation of different buttons using the same template.

Step 3: Image Generation
Ok, so now that we've got our templates the way we like them, and the text on the buttons that we want, it's time to generate the buttons themselves. With ButtonFly, it's simply a matter of point and click. Since we've already set the file names for each button in the Data Input step, all that's required is to set the output directory and then, with a click of a button, all the buttons are generated and exported! It's as easy as that!

Roll-Over Buttons!
ButtonFly even includes a utility to create those nifty RollOver buttons that, when the mouse is "rolled over" it, will change to whatever design you please! There's a button at the top of the ButtonFly window that, when pushed, will open up your web browser to script that will generate the necessary coding for you. All you have to do is input the two buttons (on and off) that you have created in advance (with or without ButtonFly, it doesn't matter) and the link that you want them to go to, and wham! You've got roll-overs! It's that easy!

On to: Conclusion