Paint Shop Pro 8 Fast & Easy [Illustrated] (Paperback)

~ Diane Koers (Author) "Welcome to Paint Shop Pro version 8..." (more)
Key Phrases: first selected object, preset shape tool, raster layer, Paint Shop Pro, Paint Brush, Print Layout (more...)

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Product Description

This book covers how to learn to create graphic drawings, enhance photos and create animations. It makes Paint Shop Pro easy to learn with point-and-click instructions.

No heavy jargon, just helpful information. The user-friendly approach is ideal for beginners of Paint Shop Pro looking to enhance any graphics project, and experienced users looking to grasp the new features quickly.

About the Author

Diane Koers owns and operates All Business Service, a software training and consulting business formed in 1988 that services the central Indiana area. Her area of expertise has long been in the word-processing, spreadsheet and graphics area of computing as well as providing training and support for Peachtree Accounting Software. Diane's authoring experience includes twenty other books on topics such as PC Security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works, WordPerfect, Paint Shop Pro, Lotus SmartSuite, Quicken, Microsoft Money and Peachtree Accounting, many of which have been translated into other languages such as Dutch, Bulgarian and Spanish. She has also developed and written numerous training manuals for her clients. Diane resides in Indianapolis, IN.

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (June 12, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592000975
• ISBN-13: 978-1592000975
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,037,810 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Fast & Easy Series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the basics of PSP 8, October 20, 2003

By	Steve Pickering "Doctor Cruise" (Wallingford, CT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is an easy read, and provides basic explanation of the key operations to be effective at a beginner or intermediate level of PSP8. The program is one of the most complicated to learn of any I have encountered, so someone relatively unfamiliar with graphics or previous editions of PSP would find this book very useful. It is much better at explaining the basics than JASC's manual, which I found quite difficult. PSP is such a complicated program, many people will need a guide to the basic functions, and this book fits the bill. Someone looking for instruction on advanced topics would probably find the text too basic. I give this an excellent recommendation for PSP beginners.

50 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Strictly for novices, February 12, 2004

By	"eagranat" (Weston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This book is VERY basic. It is written for people who have never used Paint Shop Pro and may be intimidated by the manual that comes with the program. If you want to improve your existing basic skills, this is NOT the book for you! As soon as I opened the book, I realized I made a mistake in buying it. As an example, on page 136, "Adjustment layers are beyond the scope of this book and will not be addressed." Chapter 10 on masks starts by saying, "Masking is probably one of the most powerful features of Paint Shop Pro.", yet the chapter describes only how to create a mask from a "canned" geometric shape. There is no instruction for how to create a mask from an imported graphic or an outline from a photo...which I want to do. I also expected instruction on blending several photos together (to make panoramas), but this is not covered at all.

On balance, this book is a big disappointment and I wish I'd had a chance to look inside before buying it!

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All people who have PSP should own this book, November 20, 2003

By	Judith Tramaynebarth "Author/Artist/Sculptor" (Soap Lake, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book will make learning and using PSP 8 a fun experience. I used to write computer curriculum and Ms. Koers knows her **stuff** and how to get it across using minimal words but loads of graphics with step by step instructions. Just her tips alone and the shortcuts she gives you are worth the price of this book! So do yourself a favor and buy it. I learned more in 5 minutes than the other books could teach me (Jasc manual included) in 5 months.