I modified the .gif images to create a transparent background. I really liked the green Aqua buttons but their white background clashed with my design. I modified the buttons in Photoshop.

All credit for the button images goes to the previous contribution by alexwolff and the Aqua button image generator by Marc Liyanage. You can create Aqua buttons in other colors at his website:

http://www.entropy.ch/fun/button-image.html

To create transparent backgrounds easily, use Photoshop and do the following steps.
1. Select Image -> Mode -> RGB Color
2. Use the Magic Eraser Tool on the white background - this will eliminate the background and give you the button by itself.
3. Save for Web & Devices as .gif
4. Upload new button images to your server at /includes/languages/english/images/buttons/

That's it! Hope this helps! This is for the GREEN buttons only. Download the Aqua blue buttons and repeat those Photoshop steps to create transparent blue buttons.

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