Build-a-Button 6.0 - Complete Video Training Course

At American Button Machines we are dedicated to helping our customers have the best button-making experience possible. Our Build-a-Button 6.0 software helps you design beautiful buttons with a wide range of tools. The videos below will help you learn to make the most of the many great features of Build-a-Button!

Basics of Build-a-Button

Overview of Build-a-Button 6.0 Capabilities

Overview of Build-a-Button 6.0 Capabilities

Button Templates: Choosing the Right Size

Button Templates: Choosing the Right Size

Image Area: Defining the Different Areas in a Button Design

Image Area: Defining the Different Areas in a Button Design

Centering Guide and Grid Area

Centering Guide and Grid Area

Color Picker Tool - Applying Custom Colors

Color Picker Tool - Applying Custom Colors

Undo - Redo - Clear Canvas Functions

Undo - Redo - Clear Canvas Functions

Zooming In and Out

Zooming In and Out

Layers - How to Manage Layers

Layers - How to Manage Layers

Layers - How to Group Layers

Layers - How to Group Layers

Layers - Resize a Group of Layers

Layers - Resize a Group of Layers

Edit - Save to Edit/Print

Edit - Save to Edit/Print

File Formats - When to Use PDF, JPG, PNG, TXT

File Formats - When to Use PDF, JPG, PNG, TXT

Printing - How to Save a Button Design for Printing

Printing - How to Save a Button Design for Printing

Upload to Print - Printing Single or Multiple Button Designs on a Page

Upload to Print - Printing Single or Multiple Button Designs on a Page

Button Mock-ups and Previews (our favorite features)

Button Mock-ups and Previews (our favorite features)

Photos and Shapes

Photos - How to Add a Photo to Your Button Design

Photos - How to Add a Photo to Your Button Design

Photos - How to Crop a Photo Image

Photos - How to Crop a Photo Image

Photos - Adding a Photo Filter

Photos - Adding a Photo Filter

Avoiding White Space When Designing Buttons

Avoiding White Space When Designing Buttons

Shapes - Add and Edit Shapes

Shapes - Add and Edit Shapes

Shapes - How to Attach a Shape (very cool)

Shapes - How to Attach a Shape (very cool)

SVG Images - Basic vs Complex Shapes

SVG Images - Basic vs Complex Shapes

Eraser Tool

Drawing Tool - Freehand Drawing

Drawing Tool - Freehand Drawing

Text Options

Text - Adding Basic Text to a Button Design

Text - Adding Basic Text to a Button Design

Text - Adjusting Text Attributes

Text - Adjusting Text Attributes

Curved Text - How to Add Curved Text to your Button Design

Curved Text - How to Add Curved Text to your Button Design

Fonts - How to Add Custom Fonts

Fonts - How to Add Custom Fonts

Monogram - Adding a Monogram to your Button Design

Monogram - Adding a Monogram to your Button Design

Mail Merge

Borders, Accent Rings, Taglines, and Stencils

Stencils - Styles and Colors

Stencils - Styles and Colors

Taglines and Accent Rings

Taglines and Accent Rings

Borders - Adding a Borders to Your Design

Borders - Adding a Borders to Your Design

Digital Downloads

Editable Digital Downloads

Editable Digital Downloads