Adobe Photoshop 7.0: Classroom in a Book 1st Edition

I am not new to photoshop, I know a couple of things but I felt that I required some assistance to explore the capabilities of the programmme. This book is well written, simple to understand and very interesting. I recently purchased it and will give my self six days to complete it...It is not often that that persons can traanslate their knowledge in a form that makes in easy to understand. From my previous experiences, I was expecting boring and difficult to understand even if I based my decison on the reviews ...This is a fanatstic book.

I love these books. They come with a CD and you do tutorials for learning how to use the program. It's well worth the investment in both time and money. These programs are very robust and it helps immensely to have a tutorial teach you how to use the program to help you get the most out of the program.

A Slick, Rapid Venture Into Photoshop 7I give this book four stars because it is well thought out, efficient in its execution, clear in its verbiage and clean of misprints and mistakes. I've read Classroom in a Book for earlier Photoshop generics and I can say that Adobe has honed their teaching format down to a lean and mean science.Does the Classroom In A Book teach you everything you need to know about Photoshop 7? No. Does CIAB go into great detail on the subjects it does cover? No. Is CIAB warm and fuzzy? No.I went through the book with a fine-tooth-comb so to speak and here are some of my findings and thoughts. As a long time user of Photoshop on the PC I have started to collect some opinions on this software masterpiece, so be forewarned.Right off the bat I want to irritate all the webmasters out there in Photoshop land. I have absolutely no use whatsoever for ImageReady! I may be the exception; I don't know. However, the book is constantly encumbered with the need to announce whether the next lesson is related to ImageReady or not; and in what ways. I buy Photoshop for Photoshop and nothing else. As far as I'm concerned take ImageReady out of the package and increase the bells and whistles in Photoshop. And while you're at it get that magnetic lasso and feed it to the Battle Robots; it gives me a headache. There, I said it and I'm glad.Next a comment about the on-line Help. It appears to be quite useful and in-depth. For the most part it is of no use to me, since I never allow my business machines to come anywhere near the internet. The book contains excerpts from the on-line Help and they are quite informative.A trick I came upon helped me with each lesson. At the end of every lesson there is a question and answer section. It is concise and to the point. These review questions often bring out points that I had just `read across' and did not identify properly. Try it, you'll like it.CIAB covers the new Photoshop feature called `File Browser' comprehensively. Once I played with it I was in thumbnail heaven. This is a two thumbnails up feature in the new Photoshop. Although it was designed for the photographers who use this product, I want you to know that all of you will love it.Some more complaints and compliments about the book are:- It is inconsistent about mentioning keyboard shortcuts. Some tools, like the pen tool, are mentioned.- It takes you on a very limited journey through the subject of photo retouching- The subject of selections and using them is concisely introduced. Forget about learning any nuances.- The Layers chapter was good as far as it went. Clear, concise steps led me right along. Even Layer Sets were touched upon. An excerpt from On-Line Help explained nicely the background layer and how it is handled.- You learn to use the extraction tool.- You learn to use another wonderful tool called the `Healing Brush'. The icon for which is a Band-Aid; go figure. I would have used a little medical `caduceus' icon myself.- You learn all about the new Photoshop Pattern Maker. Great tool I might add.- The lessons on working in ImageReady were of no interest to me. You're on your own here.If you are new to Photoshop you better get this book and about 5 more. I'm a third party book user from way back. If you want `warm-and-fuzzy' when you're learning from a book, you will not find it here. Try some of the New Rider books, they have always helped me. This book will get you moving around inside of Photoshop 7. Try it, you'll like it. Paul Simone

Adobe is just a difficult program to learn. I did learn the basics but i dont think any book can fully help you comprehend the power of adobe unless you took multiple courses hands on...If i had more hands on experience i might have learned or understood the book a little better.. Wish they had color imaging for examples instead of blk and white.Who does blk and white in 2010?? :)

I have been looking for this book forever and when I did find it is was so expensive. This vendor had it for a very reasonable price and once they found out the software was damaged they reimbursed my money and gave me the book. They have excellent customer service and was on it the same day I sent the email. I will definitely order from them again if they have what I need. Please let them know. I tried to send feedback to them directly and it said the link wasn't working. I tried several times to no avail.Thank you.Edith Boyd

After trying several self-help books on the Adobe Photshop 7.0, including Photoshop 7 for Dummies, a friend recommended this title, which is the official training workbook from Adobe Systems, Inc. The title was being used as a textbook in his college graphic class and he found it to be in logical sequence and with an easy to understand format. If you are a not-every-day user of the program and want to learn specific techniques to enhance or modify your photographs - this book is for you.

Thought I was buying a new edition of this book It came wrapped, but it was not new. The accompanying disk with the lessons was not included - and there is a return label for a gentleman in Arizona on the front cover. Will be returning this item.

I'm great with computers, but know NOTHING about Photoshop. Couldn't just intuitively use it like with most things. Compared different books. This one takes you from ground zero on up to using the program. The Photoshop for Dummies seamed geared to an audience that already knew how to use it. This is perfect for a total novice and those needing to learn more. The provided exercises are extremely helpful.