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Easy Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 5

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This book really lives up to its title

When I first loaded Photoshop 5, I was totally bamboozled by the screen layout, and decided I needed help. Easy Adobe Photoshop 5 was the first book I came across that let me gain instant access to Photoshop 5.

The very explicit instructions, with easy to follow diagrams let the reader immediately start doing things with this complex programme. The fact that they are in color is a major bonus, as much of the book deals with the manipulation of color images (other publications about this software with black and white illustrations, can be difficult to follow as the reader needs to see what they should be achieving in any operation. )

As a beginner to this software I really appreciated Kate Binder's instructions which included every single step - not assuming any knowledge by the reader. (some publications assume because they have mentioned something in a previous chapter that the reader will automatically remember to include this - without being told - in later chapters. Not so! Very few readers of such publications will work their way through such a publication from start to finish. The avid beginner will skim to the exciting operations and try them first.) This approach is possible with Kate Binder's instructions.

There are also useful notes at side of main text which allow reader. if they wish, to gain further understanding of Photoshop 5. Although this is not a book that will cover every operation which the software is capable of , and does not provide lengthy details for anoraks on the intricacies of the program's operation, it does an excellent job of getting the novice immediately and painlessly into Adobe Photoshop 5 .

Extra points must also go to the author who provides an e-mail address for further queries and has provided answers to all my queries within 24 hours of sending them !

Thanks Kate for an excellent book.

Al. Sinclair

This book will walk you through 5.0 step by step with pictures of the tools and menu bar. Great easy to use starter book. Good for 5.5 too!

This is a great book for beginners. It doesn't go into any technical details like why things do what they do but that's fine. I don't need to know that. The steps are pretty easy to follow and understand. There were a few weak instructions but not enough to worry about. The examples are well chosen. I would have made the book more square than rectangular since it would take up less space when working. Best of all, you can't beat the price. Extremely reasonable! You might need another book to get really sophicated but at least you'll be well prepared in the basics from using this book to learn them.

I am just learning photoshop and found this book to come in very handy. The format is easy to flip through and refer back to when in the process of working. Sometimes it's hard to tell from the small illustrations what the effect or outcome is, and it dosen't answer all questions, but in general I thought it was very useful for the begginer.

This book is very well written and organized. I have 4 other Photoshop books and this is the easiest to follow and use.

This book does have good pictures and simple steps to follow along with , but..., they provide no images with the book so you have nothing to follow along with. I was very disappointed and I'm sending my book back for a refund.

I have yet to try yet, but the book's pictures are all MAC screens...did I get the wrong book?