Materials Needed: PSP 9 - get it here
1. Open a new image, 300 x200 and flood fill with a colour, if desired.
Click on your rectangle tool 
foreground
null, background colour of your choice and with the following settings, draw
a thin rectangle on your canvas.
2. Click on your pen tool 
, make
sure it is in edit mode.
Move the cursor over the right corner until you see it change, as shown:
Pull down just very slightly and drag the corner to the left until you see the square take the following shape:
Let go of the mouse when it's the shape you want - it becomes more round the further to the left you drag it.
Here's what you have now:
If you like, you can export this as a preset shape for future use. File--->Export--->Shape.
Layers--->Convert to Raster Layer.
3. Effects--->3D Effects--->Inner Bevel. Here are the settings I used, you might want to play with them to get an effect you like
5. You now have your button! You can use a tube to decorate it and add text in colour of your choice and use whatever effects you like on it.
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