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....1) it should be easy, and 2) info on how to do this should be easily available.

It is easy to do that and information on it is widely and easily available.

You can check the Adobe Studio at THIS LINK <http://studio.adobe.com/tips/main.jsp> for a ton of tips and tutorials or try doing a Google search for buttons+photoshop+tutorial and youll get about a zillion hits. HERE'S A START <http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Photoshop/Buttons/1> from a quick search I did.

And, check out the styles palette in PS CS. That's about the easiest way to create a button. Just make your shape, as you describe, and then click a style. Voilla' - instant button.

Also, there is a small library of PhotoShop books available that go through everything step-by-step.

~JCK