Photoshop 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

The book looks brand new and arrived in record time. Thank you so much!

OK you're still using PS7 and want to get up to speed. You want all the technical details and tips and even some background on print design. You want a couple of exercises and clear examples. You want to go from beginner to a confident intermediate level. And you want a shelf reference to PS7. Note: You also acknowledge PS7 to be the greatest image editor this side of the milky way(!) Get this book.

If you are just starting out in Photoshop then don't buy this book, it will confuse you. But, if like me, you've dabbled about in Photoshop and really wanted to get to grips with the basics through to intermediate then definitely buy this book. I've been using Photoshop for several years ( self taught) in the beginning a friend showed me how to use layers etc but I got lazy and tried to cheat. A few weeks back I decided to get a book and start from the beginning.I already know all the tools etc so I didn't want a complete learners book.This was perfect, I'm more than happy and I've learnt tons.Right now I'm reading Real World Photoshop 7 which is fantastic.Anyway, as I said, this is NOT a book for the absolute beginner.Hope this helps

I had been using PaintSho Prop, but I knew I needed to use Photoshop. I bought this book because I wanted to know how to use the majority of the tools, I didn't need to know how to "WOW" or do special effects. I read every chapter and did every example. I immediately uninstalled paint shop pro. I don't claim this to be the best book in the world. But if you just need to learn how to use Photoshop, this is the book for you. This is not a "WOW" book, it shows you how to use the tools and that is how you want to start out. This is worth every penny. TRUST ME! I don't usually give good reviews!

I like how the Visual Quickstart series features a plethora of images, and I truly enjoyed how they had pictures for all the filters. This book covers many aspects of photoshop and is great for reference, or if you want to find out how to do something, but there are many better books out there, and this book is just average at best compared to others. It doesn't really TEACH the program as much as it explains it. I do think the book is useful and is a great quick reference and is good for those who are just learning photoshop.