Overview

This quick, easy reference text to Photoshop tools, menus and features is a must-have purchase for all Photoshop users: students, professionals and amateurs. It is one of a kind - giving an easily accessible visual guide to all those vital Photoshop terms. Keep it next to your computer screen as a constant reference, ready to save you hours of frustration when the meaning of that term or specific word is on the tip of your tongue. Updated to cover the latest features from Photoshop 7.0 this new edition includes many more colour images and step-by-step examples to make this an even more comprehensive guide. Its full colour images provide numerous examples which show you exactly what to expect and full details on how to achieve it. Still deciding if it's worth upgrading to Photoshop 7.0? Pete Bargh provides a unique cross-reference chart showing the different features added in each Photoshop update to help make that decision. The extra appendices also include comprehensive visual listings of Photoshop fonts, useful shortcuts, Photoshop related Web sites and record data sheets that you can use to record your own techniques that work well so you can benefit from them again and again. This is a must have reference for every Photoshop user.

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Reviews of previous editions: 'As the name suggests, this is a handy and easy to use reference for all things Photoshop. Designed in an index format, Bargh's informative book is well-illustrated and a valuable asset for all getting into digital imaging.' Better Digital 'The book provides a visual representation of various features within Photoshop accompanied by succinct, punchy text, which enables you to learn fast and efficiently. Whilst many Photoshop books are tomes difficult to read and understand, this book, with its easy and intuitive layout makes learning a breeze... Overall, this book is an invaluable reference tool that should adorn every desktop when working in Photoshop. Highly recommended.' John Shaw, Digital Photo and Practical Photographer. '... this handy and simple-to-use paperback ... is a perfect adjunct to ... any other technique book dealing with Photoshop.' Professional Photographer 'There are stacks of guide books on Photoshop and I'd feared this would be another that is useful but impossible to navigate. The reality was a pleasant surprise, with the author honestly appraising some of the more esoteric features ... of all the Photoshop self-help guides I've come across, Peter Bargh's book is the easiest to use.' Amateur Photographer 'The book makes an excellent visual reference guide and should prove very useful for the beginner through to the advanced user.' Digital PhotoFX, five star rating

Reviews of previous editions: 'As the name suggests, this is a handy and easy to use reference for all things Photoshop. Designed in an index format, Bargh's informative book is well-illustrated and a valuable asset for all getting into digital imaging.' Better Digital 'The book provides a visual representation of various features within Photoshop accompanied by succinct, punchy text, which enables you to learn fast and efficiently. Whilst many Photoshop books are tomes difficult to read and understand, this book, with its easy and intuitive layout makes learning a breeze... Overall, this book is an invaluable reference tool that should adorn every desktop when working in Photoshop. Highly recommended.' John Shaw, Digital Photo and Practical Photographer. '... this handy and simple-to-use paperback ... is a perfect adjunct to ... any other technique book dealing with Photoshop.' Professional Photographer 'There are stacks of guide books on Photoshop and I'd feared this would be another that is useful but impossible to navigate. The reality was a pleasant surprise, with the author honestly appraising some of the more esoteric features ... of all the Photoshop self-help guides I've come across, Peter Bargh's book is the easiest to use.' Amateur Photographer 'The book makes an excellent visual reference guide and should prove very useful for the beginner through to the advanced user.' Digital PhotoFX, five star rating

Author Information

Peter Bargh was technical writer for 'Practical Photography' magazine and Editor of 'Buying Cameras'. He launched 'Digital PhotoFX' magazine in 1997 and edited it until recently, when he left to set up his own company, Magezine Publishing Ltd. Peter is now publishing ePHOTOzine, a web based magazine, that will increase Internet presence for photography.

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