Photoshop is the world's most widely used photo-editing and graphics program. But with all its fantastic new features and options, the CS4 version can bewilder even the most seasoned professional. That's where Photoshop The Missing Manual comes packed with tips, tricks, and lots of practical advice, this visually rich four-color guidebook teaches you everything you need to know to edit photos and create beautiful documents in Photoshop. Whether you're an absolute beginner or a power user ready to try some advanced techniques, author and graphics pro Lesa Snider King offers crystal-clear, jargon-free instructions to help you take advantage of these powerful tools--not only how they work, but when you should use them. You'll quickly get up to speed on new CS4 features such Photoshop's completely revamped workspace Smoother image display and quick zoom, including the new pixel grid view New Masks and Adjustmen
This is a valuable addition to the Missing Manual series. This edition, like many others in the series, is best utilized by its owner by the hands-on, doing-is-learning approach.
Owners will get the most out of their purchase by downloading the sample files to practice what is preached. The index and tutorials are of great assistance in learning to use just some of the capabilities of the software program, Photoshop CS4.
This book helped show me the ins and outs of Photoshop. I highly recommend this book for learning Photoshop as opposed to the other "learn to" books because this one goes much more in depth and is (I feel) laid out and categorized better.