Photoshop CS at Your Fingertips: Get In, Get Out, Get Exactly What You Need [Paperback]

Jason Cranford Teague (Author), Sybex (Author), Walt Dietrich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2004 | ISBN-10: 0782142893 | ISBN-13: 978-0782142891 | Edition: 1

Fast Answers at Your Fingertips

Photoshop CS at Your Fingertips is the first ever task-based reference to Photoshop. Every page of this critically acclaimed guide is focused on giving you immediate access to the information you need to get your work done.

Inside you'll find:

• Complete coverage of every aspect of Photoshop CS, from image correction and manipulation to printing to web design
• An intuitive organization that lets you search according to what you want to do
• Clear, step-by-step instructions
• At-a-glance shortcuts and time-saving tips
• A visual reference to the Photoshop CS interface

This groundbreaking book was written by expert authors who share inside knowledge accumulated over years of intensive Photoshop use. Whatever your field or level of experience, you've found the Photoshop reference you've been waiting for.

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Fast Answers at Your Fingertips

Photoshop CS at YourFingertips is the first ever task-based reference to Photoshop. Every page ofthis critically acclaimed guide is focused on giving you immediate access to theinformation you need to get your work done. Inside you'll find:

Complete coverage of every aspect of Photoshop CS, from imagecorrection and manipulation to printing to web design

An intuitiveorganization that lets you search according to what you want to do

Clear,step-by-step instructions

At-a-glance shortcuts and time-saving tips

Avisual reference to the Photoshop CS interface
This groundbreaking bookwas written by expert authors who share inside knowledge accumulated over yearsof intensive Photoshop use. Whatever your field or level of experience, you’ve found the Photoshop reference you've been waiting for.

About the Author

Jason Cranford Teague is a Photoshop expert with more than a decade of experience in interactive and print design. He has written several best-selling computer books and numerous articles on digital design. Most recently he co-authored Sybex's Final Cut Pro 3 and the Art of Filmmaking and Final Cut Express Solutions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782142893
• ISBN-13: 978-0782142891
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,700,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jason Cranford Teague is a designer, writer and teacher who helps people creatively apply technology. He has over 15 years of experience in the online world and written numerous books, including Speaking in Styles: The Fundamentals of CSS for Web Designers and Fluid Web Typography. He has recently worked with the W3C CSS Workgroup--advising them on design issues with typography. Learn more about Jason from his blog, speaking-in-styles.com or follow him on twitter @jasonspeaking.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use and comprehensive, March 4, 2004

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Joyce (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop CS at Your Fingertips: Get In, Get Out, Get Exactly What You Need (Paperback)

Are you the type that doesn't want to read an entire book just to get a quick answer? Do you like step by step instructions? Normally step by step instructions means that you need to do the entire book in order. This is great when you are learning to use an application and actually make something as well. But for the times when you want a quick answer AND get it step by step, this book fits the bill.

This book is a step by step reference. It is laid out in a very logical manner and covers the huge range of subjects for Photoshop CS. You can even use it if you have previous versions of Photoshop. The appendix lists all the new features of Photoshop CS and Image Ready CS.

I always love good quality paper in a book and this one not only has great paper but the layout is clean and crisp. Each task includes features such as tips, keyboard shortcuts and cross references. Another feature I particularly like is the interface images have letters in the image to match the description. This makes it easier for you to match the feature in writing to the feature in the interface. This is also done for many of the dialog boxes. There are also PC and MAC screen shots. When the MAC is different, a screen shot is included to show the difference.

Chapters 1-5 includes tasks covering the interface and tools.

Chapters 6-18 has tasks that are universal, such as opening, saving, working with color, canvas, selections, layers, masks, fills, filters, styles, paths, typography and automation. As you can see this covers a huge amount of information and tasks required to tap into the power of Photoshop.

Chapters 19-22 covers photos and videos.

Chapters 23-25 covers print tasks.

Chapters 26-29 covers web tasks.

If you want an answer fast or simply need to brush up on a new technique or tool then this book is the perfect step by step Photoshop CS reference book! When I want to get a quick answer, I reach for this book. I can easily use the index to locate the tool/task I need, go to it, do, it and get out.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good way to find out how to work Photoshop CS, August 2, 2005

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O Haza (Tel Aviv) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop CS at Your Fingertips: Get In, Get Out, Get Exactly What You Need (Paperback)

I like this book's task approach. Many times I just want to know how to do a specific thing. I can look up that task in this book and see exactly how to do it. Photoshop is very difficult to learn, but this book does a good job of simplifying the most common tasks. Thanks!