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Nat Gertler

Complete Idiots Guide to Paint Shop Pro 7 (Complete Idiot's Guide) Paperback – October 1, 2000

by Nat Gertler (Author)

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384 pages
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English
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Alpha
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October 1, 2000
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7.36 x 1 x 9.04 inches
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078972460X
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978-0789724601
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From the Back Cover

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paint Shop Pro X provides easy-to-follow, down-to-earth advice, tinged with humor that makes sense of both technology and solutions for beginning users. You can count on finding the information you need without being weighed down by unnecessary details or information that is over your head. New additions to the book cover Paint Shop Pro's new features, including: Enhanced interface features including a visual browser with adjustable thumbnail views, custom program preferences, multiple zoom levels (32:1 to 1:24), and a Recent Colors dialog window. Picture Tubes enable you to "paint" with high-quality full color graphics in patterns as both fills and lines of objects. Improved support for layers and masks, with numerous tools for the creation, editing, and management of vector, raster and adjustment layers. Intelligent photo enhancement tools such as red-eye corrector and scratch removal make photo manipulation faster and more efficient.

About the Author

Nat Gertler is a Web site designer, a comic book creator, and the author of Easy PCs, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to PowerPoint 2000, and many other easy-to-follow computer books. His talent for putting visual concepts into words brought him a 1999 nomination for comicdom's coveted Eisner award.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alpha; 1st edition (October 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 078972460X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0789724601
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.47 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.36 x 1 x 9.04 inches

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Gut

Not for those trying to learn photo editing

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2015

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Mr. Gertler earned 5 stars for his cleverness, but only 3 for delivering on the editors' promises. Two of the three bulletpoints on the cover include photo editing guidance, but unfortunately, only a small section of the book specifically addresses the photo editing capabilities of Paint Shop Pro 7. In fact, I only discovered after receiving the book and noticing discrepancies early on between it and my software, that the copyright of my book was 2001, far outdating the program I just purchased. This was certainly my fault for not asking since I was buying a used book, and so I caution others to take better note. Notwithstanding, despite Mr. Gertler's early-on promise that I needn't read every chapter, the truth is that to utlize the program for photo editing requires that one understand and be capable of using most of the components included in design and graphics. Had Mr. Gertler made specific reference back to those important paint/design elements when he touched on the relatively small section on the program's photo editing capabilities, I might have actually come away with a positive learning experience. As it was, I was definitely entertained but just as definitely disappointed.

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andy_l

Poor book or wrong reader?

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2001

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I used to be quite suspicious of "Complete Idiot's Guide" series (and "For Dummies" as well) and would never buy a book without prior browsing it. But in this case I was fully convinced by the excellent recommendations of the reviewers and the relatively high (i.e. actually low) sales rank. So, when the book arrived, I eagerly started to look it through for selective topics and ... at once got disappointed because of the lack or even absence of the important material. For instance, just several short lines are dedicated to the Sharpen Menu, and the Unsharp Mask parameters are not explained at all. As for Histogram Functions, considered to be one of the most important tools, they are not even mentioned. Incredible! What's up? Am I a wrong reader? Not a "complete idiot"? May be. I don't know. I'm just returning the book and discouraging everybody from buying it.

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S. Adams

NOT for Corel PaintShop Pro 7!

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2015

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NOT for Corel PaintShop Pro 7! This book was printed in 2001, 13 years before the Corel version was released, it covers the Jasc Software version. Pretty much worthless for the modern version. Not worth the bother to return.

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MJH-64Top Contributor: Photography

BOOK NOT FOR: Corel, Paint Shop Pro X7...

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2015

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This book is NOT for Corel Paint Shop Pro X7...
Had to return it... It's not even close to the program,
So it will be NO help at all... Thank You.

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Stephen B. Gray

Not useful.

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2013

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The author seems to think that idiots arew defined by a love of cornball humor. Said humor actually got offensive after a while. It would be a better book if he had skipped the stupid attempts to be funny and put more detail into the book. Not very useful.

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Uncle Willy

HEADS UP BUYER BEWARE

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2015

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There are two Paint Shop Pro 7 programs. One was put out by JASC years ago and that is what this book is for. The newer program same name is out by Corel.

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Brian Murray

This is not for PSP X7 Ultimate

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015

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I was a dummy for buying a book that is 14 years old. Obviously out of print. I paid $44.00 for a book that is pre-printed $19.99 US.on the back cover. I bought Paint Shop Pro X7 Ultimate and "assumed" this book would help...my bad. Whatever.

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D.G.H.

MY BAD!!!! Very wrong version. THANKS Corel and Google!

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2015

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My bad!!!! I had just bought PaintShop Pro X7, and Amazon (with Google help, no doubt) offered me this guide to PaintShop Pro 7 - NOT X7 - just 7. When I received it and realized my mistake, I did. indeed, feel like a COMPLETE IDIOT! - Another fail for modern advertising.

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fred

PSP Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2018

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Useful reference.

bribus

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2017

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Easy to understand

TFW

wrong book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2015

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I bought this book by mistake. I have the photo editing software "Paint Shop Pro X7" . There is some useful stuff, but not what I need. My mistake.

Paul G. Brewer

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2014

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Nice item.

Drumrossie

really love it, would recommend it to one and all

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2014

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Really,really love it,would recommend it to one and all.

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