Easy Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 5

This book really lives up to its titleWhen I first loaded Photoshop 5, I was totally bamboozled by the screen layout, and decided I needed help. Easy Adobe Photoshop 5 was the first book I came across that let me gain instant access to Photoshop 5. The very explicit instructions, with easy to follow diagrams let the reader immediately start doing things with this complex programme. The fact that they are in color is... Read Full Review

This book will walk you through 5.0 step by step with pictures of the tools and menu bar. Great easy to use starter book. Good for 5.5 too!

This book is very well written and organized. I have 4 other Photoshop books and this is the easiest to follow and use.

This is a great book for beginners. It doesn't go into any technical details like why things do what they do but that's fine. I don't need to know that. The steps are pretty easy to follow and understand. There were a few weak instructions but not enough to worry about. The examples are well chosen. I would have made the book more square than rectangular since it would take up less space when working. Best of all, you can't... Read Full Review

I am just learning photoshop and found this book to come in very handy. The format is easy to flip through and refer back to when in the process of working. Sometimes it's hard to tell from the small illustrations what the effect or outcome is, and it dosen't answer all questions, but in general I thought it was very useful for the begginer.