Photoshop 7 Killer Tips

I think Photoshop is a software that is best explained with tips and tutorials. And this book does exactly that. It gives you lots of screenshots and lots of tips. And that makes it different from other books. I think it is one of the must have books for photoshop user. New Riders have other Killer Tips series for other softwares, but I think among them Photoshop KillerTips is the best.

But buy this book - the concept is fun (sidebar book), it is well written and easily understood. Photoshop 7 is a monster of a program and unless you are one of those that was born knowing computers or are some kind of Photoshop Rainman, well, you need some help. This book is like having a friend to ask everytime you get stuck in Photoshop or wish you knew a shortcut for something. I don't need to know how everything works, I just want to do my work faster and better and this book helped!

All we can say for Photoshop 7 Killer Tips is... GET IT NOW! Do not hesitate, do not wait. Just go out and buy it now - PERIOD!This book will teach you tips that will save time on your very next project. The book is for both beginners and advanced users, however advanced users will be heard frequently saying "DOH!" while reading, as the book covers things we now do the hard way (aka bad habits) every day in Photoshop.

If you are looking for a 'How To' book, you may want to pick up one of the other fantastic Photoshop books recently published (my current favorite is Bert Monroy's - Wow! a must have for anyone looking for in depth Photoshop tips!).This book is a real treat! Even advanced users will find tips in here that will make them slap their heads and say 'Jeesh, I wish I had known that years ago!'I admit that at first, going through the very first few pages, it seemed there would not be much for someone already familiar with Photoshop. Then I read a tip about finding the center of any document. This is something that can be done fairly easily, but it takes a few minutes and time wasted is money lost! It turns out (as some of you probably know) all you have to do is have snap to guide turned on, create a new layer, fill it with your foreground color, drag a guide from the horizontal ruler - it automatically will snap to the center - and finally, drag a vertical guide - it too will snap to the center. Time saved and a perfectly positioned center of your document has been created in less then 30 seconds!Photoshop 7 Killer Tips is FULL of what I call Golden Nuggets just like this. It is a lot of fun to pick up the book and open it randomly. It never takes more then turning two or three pages before one of those slap your forehead tips presents itself.Have fun while you build your PS skills! Leslie

I think software books are often set apart by the quality of their authors, and scott kelby has impressed me with his passion for Photoshop in previous releases.The tips books are just crammed full of useful tips tricks and techniques, its is ideal for dipping in and picking up some goodies every now and again. As a very experinced photoshop user im usualy familiar with the tips and shortcuts which have been in the product for a long time, but occasionally theres one im amazed i didnt know, the real benefit is the insight it has given me to making Photoshop 7 work for me. Im amazed how many of the production shortcuts ive already incorporated into my own Photoshop work.I have read enormous ammounts of Photoshop and design books, this one definately rates a place on any level of Photoshop users shelf.Very nicely designed as well.