The ButtonGadget interface is divided into four parts:

1)The Button States panel is on the left and titled displays all the buttons. It contains the four button states:  Normal, MouseOver, MouseDown and Disabled. Here you can view the changes made to the different button states. Click on a button state to set it 'Active' which is indicated by a vertical orange bar next to the selected button state. All changes are made to the 'Active' button state. To 'turn off' a button state, click the check box next to the button state and is will be hidden.

2)The Editing Panel is on the right and has four tabs named: Text, Icon, Shape, Build. This is where all of the button design and customization is done. More on how this works later.

3)The Top Area contains application controls, which are always visible. From top left to right:

a.Online Update control - checks for latest version of ButtonGadget and prompts to download.

b.Shrink / Grow interface control - the very small orange triangle toggles between a large and small interface

c.Load Button Set control - opens the button library where you can choose new ButtonSets to load. This is generally the place to start when designing new buttons. The button library shows a list of the installed ButtonSets on your local computer. You may also choose the Online Buttons tab and download new ButtonSets which will be automatically added to your local library.

d.Save Button Set control - allows you to save customized version of an existing ButtonSet including a preview to your local library.

e.Reset control- clears out all button images and resets all parameters to their default state. Use this control to design ButtonSets from scratch.

4.The Bottom Area controls

a. Help Control - used to view the online help manual

b. Registration Button - used to view registration information for ButtonGadget2

c. Version Number - the current version of ButtonGadget2 in use

d. Progress bar and status - Only active when accessing updates via the internet.