Navigation Menu - Learning how to create a simple navigation menu.

In this tutorial, I will teach you how to create the navigation menu above.

Step1: Learning how to create a simple navigation menu.
Ok, let us get started. Create a new image using the dimension 800 x 600. Set the background color to white. You can change the background depending on you web site color. Create a new layer, LayerNew Layer... (Shift+Ctrl+N). Using the Rounded Rectangle Tool create a rectangle using the dimensions below. Change the foreground color to #d8d8d8

With that, you should have the effect below.

Right click on the rectangle layer and click Blending Options. Now add the Blending Options setting below.

Drop Shadow

Color Overlay

Stroke

Click ok when you have added the setting. With that, you should have the effect below.

Create a new layer, LayerNew Layer... (Shift+Ctrl+N). Click on the Line Tool change the foreground color to #666666

Using the setting, draw a line as shown below.

Right click on the line layer and click Blending Options. Now add the Blending Options setting below.

Outer Glow

Bevel and Emboss

Stroke

Click ok when you have added the setting. With that, you should have the effect below.

Now we need to create the lines to separate the text. Create a new layer, LayerNew Layer... (Shift+Ctrl+N).

Click on the Line Tool change the foreground color to #424242, and draw a line going from one end to the other as shown below. Draw two more lines, the second line with #292929, and the third line with #424242

with that you should have the effect below.

Finished:
Well that is it, hope it came out to what you expected. If you have any question or comment about this tutorial feel free to post a message on the forum. I also created a video tutorial for this example. The file is a 10 MB flash file. I have the link up on the video section on the forums. Users have to register to view the file, click here to register and view file.