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Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Classroom in a Book

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I had no prior experience with Photoshop Elements or Photoshop and went through the exercises in the book from the beginning to the end. I thought they did a decent job of demonstrating the features of the software that they did use, but there are still a lot of features that were not explored. The examples worked flawlessly, except when I made mistakes or did not pay attention. Couple this book with one that targets specific tasks, such as the Photoshop Elements 5 book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby and I think you have 75% of the program covered, the rest can be learned through experimentation. My only suggestion would be to include a feature tree that shows all of the available commands.

Adobe's PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 5.0: CLASSROOM IN A BOOK is billed as the 'fastest, easiest way to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0', and as such it's a fine classroom or home study pick. The title comes from the notable series of software training workbooks, and ELEMENTS 5.0 delivers what it promises; eleven quick lessons covering all the basics, packed with tips and real-world applications and techniques. Color screen shots are a big hit, here, making it easy to follow lessons based on real screen samples.

This book is well organized and easy to follow. You use the files on the CD that comes with the book to do the lessons. All of the lessons demonstrate principles of working with PSE and are not difficult to follow. The book also anticipates and points out what you can do wrong, so is helpful in that regard also. I also have worked with Photoshop Elements, The Missing Manual Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manualwhich is much more comprehensive but takes a lot longer to work through. You may want to own both books eventually, but this one is a good start since you actually get to complete processes right away, such as touching up old photos, that come in handy whether or not you have learned everything that the program can do. If you are struggling with teaching yourself PSE, give this book a try.

If you are looking for a book full of information with step by step guides, then this book is for you. It has every thing that you need to know about adobe photoshop elements, not only does it have before and after pictures but the instructions are simple and easy. I love this book and would recommend it to everyone who wants to learn this program fast but without the headache of lenthy reading and technical jargon.

As an inexperienced Photoshop user, I found the book very informative and useful. It made using the software a very rewarding experience and a valuable asset for my photo work.

A lot of information but needs to be more fully defined. Difficult for a "beginner" to use. Being new to Adobe Photoshop I found the book to not explain steps thoroughly.

I have tried three times so far to use this book to begin learning how to use the program.

I find that it is very poorly organized, and instead of a step by step process of learning it presents everything as a series of options of what you might want to do.

That may be fine for someone who has some knowledge of the program, but I've never used it before.

If I could I would return the book. I hate it.

Wally

Purchased this along with the program and found it to be helpful in learning to use Photoshop Elements. I would recommend this to anyone just learning to use Photoshop Elements.

This is my third attempt to learn to use this program. The video learning tool is the most help, but could be better by slowing down the moves, or allowing you to pause them while you figure out what they just did. Still it is a big improvement over the other books explaining the products operation. Adobe just seems to be incapable of understanding most of us need to start with number ONE.

The Adobe Classroom In a Book books are great, I have taught myself to use a couple Adobe products. Well written, great pace