Step 1 – Creating the Mute button

The first ingredient is the Mute button itself, which you will create using the following steps:

1. Still in the Chapter14/takeTheTrain.cptx file, use the Filmstrip to return to the first slide of the project.
2. Use the Shapes icon on the Toolbar to create a new oval anywhere on the slide.
3. With the new shape selected, look at the Properties inspector.
4. In the Options tab, deselect the Constrain proportions checkbox and give your oval a Width and Height of 35 px. This is the best way to ensure that the oval is actually a circle.
5. In the Style tab, change the Fill type to Image Fill.
6. Click the Fill button (1) and choose to use a custom image (2). This operation is illustrated in the following screenshot:

7. In the Select Image/Audio from Library dialog, click the Import button.
8. Navigate to the Chapter14/images/Mute_Button_up.png image file and use it as the image fill for the circle shape.
9. At the top of the Properties inspector, select the Use as Button...