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Creating a Navigational Header for a Website


Start by opening a new file. Fill the background layer with gray to white to gray gradient.

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Double click to open layer style window, enable inner shadow. Use settings as shown. This will create boundaries of the header.

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Using rectangular shape tool create a rectangle at the top of the page.

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Double click layer to open layer style window and apply gradient overlay. Use dark gray to light gray to dark gray gradient.

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Create a line using line tool.

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Similarly create a bottom bar and middle bar.

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Using custom shape tool create a arrow and duplicate the layer.

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Create a rectangle over top rectangle bar and type search.

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Create a small line using line tool over bottom bar.

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Double click to open layer style window and apply inner shadow. Use inner shadow settings as shown.

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Duplicate the layer.

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Type your links.

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Create a new file. Using custom shape tool create tile 4 shape.

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From edit menu select define pattern.

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Type the name of the pattern.

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In the main file duplicate the middle bar layer and apply pattern overlay. From the pattern window select checker pattern.

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Enable layer mask and drag a gradient to mask the pattern layer.

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Finally place your logo.

Creating a Navigational Header for a Website



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