DVD Templates

I have created a couple of DVD templates for use in Premiere Elements 2. How do I add the "actions" to the text/buttons that I want to use for my menu selections. I can create them in the DVD Template wizard but I am not happy with the results from this. In other words how can I get Premiere Elements to recognise the layers in my .PSD file as buttons.
I can see the templates I have created in Premiere Elements but it just says they are invalid.
Please can someone help me as my wife is getting impatient waiting for her video and I really want it to look as good as possible.
Thanks a lot

You have posted this on the Photoshop Elements forum. The PremEl one is here: http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bb574e6/

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E.

Well I think I've now solved this one, though I've no idea how it came about.
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Hello.
This is my first time here.
I am usually in Premiere Elements 2.0 forum.
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