Teach Yourself Visually Adobe Photoshop CS3

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something - and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 150 Photoshop CS3 tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including:

• Finding images and video clips.
• Changing size and resolution.
• Using the Quick Selection tool.
• Adjusting hue and saturation.
• Applying Smart Filter effects.
• Creating a contact sheet.
• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks.
• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task.
• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step.
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules.

Order your copy today and master Photoshop CS3.

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Mike Wooldridge is an amateur photographer and user interface designer. This is his seventeenth book in the Visual series. Linda Wooldridge is a former senior editor at Macworld. This is her fourth book in the Visual series.

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Chapter 1: Getting Started.

Work with Images.

Understanding Photoshop.

Start Photoshop on a PC.

Start Photoshop on a Mac.

The Photoshop Workspace.

Find Images for Your Projects.

Set Preferences.

Save a Workspace.

Get Help.

Open an Image.

Browse for an Image in Bridge.

Sort and Filter Images in Bridge.

Display a Slideshow in Bridge.

Create a New Image.

Exit Photoshop.

Chapter 2: Understanding Photoshop Basics.

Magnify with the Zoom Tool.

Adjust Views.

Change Screen Modes.

View Rulers and Guides.

Undo Commands.

Revert an Image.

Chapter 3: Change the Size of an Image.

Change the On-Screen Size of an Image.

Change the Print Size of an Image.

Change the Resolution of an Image.

Crop an Image.

Crop and Straighten Photos.

Trim an Image.

Change the Canvas Size of an Image.

Chapter 4: Making Selections.

Select with the Marquee Tools.

Select with the Lasso Tool.

Select with the Magnetic Lasso Tool.

Select with the Quick Selection Tool.

Select with the Magic Wand Tool.

Select with the Color Range Command.

Select All the Pixels in an Image.

Move a Selection Border.

Add To or Subtract From Your Selection.

Invert a Selection.

Grow a Selection.

Create Slices.

Chapter 5: Manipulate Selections.

Move a Selection.

Copy and Paste a Selection.

Delete a Selection.

Rotate a Selection.

Scale a Selection.

Skew or Distort a Selection.

Feather the Border of a Selection.

Extract an Object.

Create Vanishing Point Planes.

Copy between Vanishing Point Planes.

Chapter 6: Paint and Draw with Color.

Select the Foreground and Background Colors.

Select a Web-Safe Color.

Select a Color with the Eyedropper Tool.

Select a Color with the Swatches Palette.

Add a Color to the Swatches Palette.

Using the Paintbrush Tool.

Change Brush Styles.

Create a Custom Brush.

Apply a Gradient.

Using the Paint Bucket Tool.

Fill a Selection.

Stroke a Selection.

Using the Clone Stamp.

Using the Pattern Stamp.

Using the Healing Brush.

Using the Patch Tool.

Using the History Brush.

Using the Eraser.

Replace a Color.

Fix Red Eye in a Photo.

Chapter 7: Adjust Colors.

Change Brightness and Contrast.

Using the Dodge and Burn Tools.

Using the Blur and Sharpen Tools.

Adjust Levels.

Adjust Hue and Saturation.

Using the Sponge Tool.

Adjust Color Balance.

Using the Variations Command.

Match Colors between Images.

Correct Shadows and Highlights.

Create a Duotone.

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