Graphic Secrets for Business Professionals [CD-ROM]

Lesa Snider King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 11, 2007

An image is truly worth a thousand words, and working with images can be a challenge. Graphic Secrets for Business Professionals provides the tools needed to use images successfully in popular applications like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and more. Instructor Lesa Snider King goes over the importance of including images in business documents and presentations, and teaches every detail of how to do so effectively. The training covers choosing the right image to convey a message, resizing images for various projects, deciding what file format to use and when, 'knocking' backgrounds, and editing and retouching like a pro using Adobe Photoshop Elements. Also included are the four secrets of great design that ensure smart, professional, and effective documents and presentations. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Topics Include:

• Telling stories with images
• Getting started with good design
• Resizing images without losing quality
• Creating and delivering better presentations
• Working with images in Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, and more
• Editing and retouching images

Duration: 4 hours
On 1 CD-ROM

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Each lynda.com CD/DVD course offers hours of training movies that you watch on your computer. The movies are recorded in pixel-perfect quality, and include the authors' narration and movements as they teach the subject matter. Courses include the same project files that the instructors use, so you can follow along at your own pace. lynda.com tutorials are great for visual learners and people who like to learn by doing. Topics include software applications, workflow optimization, tips and techniques, and much more. Play, fast-forward, and rewind for easy learning.

About the Author

Lesa Snider King is on a mission to teach the world to create - and use! - better graphics. An honors graduate of the Art Institute of Dallas, Lesa has a passion for teaching others how to communicate through imagery. Lesa is a corporate trainer and regular speaker at many conferences. She's also the co-author of Photoshop: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly), and a frequent columnist for magazines, including Photoshop User, Macworld, Elements Techniques, andLayers.

In 2003, Lesa founded GraphicReporter.com, where she writes straightforward, step-by-step tutorials, and hosts the 'Graphic Secrets' podcast. She serves as a stock photographer and chief evangelist for iStockphoto, and assists New York Times technology columnist David Pogue on numerous projects. When she s not parked in front a computer, you'll find her perched atop her motorcycle. She lives in New England with her husband and two very spoiled cats.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: lynda.com, Inc (October 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596713852
• ISBN-13: 978-1596713857
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,931,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)