How to Use Free Illustrator Buttons In Photoshop and On Website
Aug 18th, 2008 | By Adobe-Masters.com | Category: Illustrator, Tutorials | 6,654 views | Subscribe | PDFHow to Use Free Illustrator Buttons In Photoshop and On Website
You’ll need Adobe Illustrator to access the web_2_buttons.ai file. After opening the file you’ll notice that they are all grouped together as one. Goto Select > All. That will select each of the 90 buttons. Now goto Object > Ungroup. Now you will see that the buttons are now grouped by colors. Select the color group you like best, then goto Object > Ungroup once again.
Button Editing
At this point you should have access individual access to the buttons. More than likely you’ll need to resize the button to fit your needs. You can use Illustrator to resize the image, or copy and paste the button into Photoshop for resizing. The same applies if you need to add text to the button.
Convert Button Image
If you’d like to publish or share the button, you’ll need to convert its illustrator .ai file type to a .jpg or perhaps a .gif. Simple copy the button and paste it into Adobe Photoshop. Here’s more information on converting images.
Put the Button On Your Site
After the conversion, you should be able to upload the image into Adobe Dreamweaver or any other web publishing software. Alternatively, upload the button onto a free image hosting account, or onto one of your social networking or dating profiles.
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