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Summary: Excellent support to a complicated program!
Comment: I was well aware that PSE would require some effort to get me up to speed on its efficient use. I also knew I wasn't going to find good written documentation with the program itself. After doing a little research I selected this title by Barbara Brundage, and it was the best choice for me! I've worked my way through the bulk of the book, trying out the different procedures as I go. Every step is very clearly explained, many include screen shots, and there is enough cross-referencing that I am beginning to feel pretty comfortable with the program's myriad capabilities even though I've only had it a few days. Unlike some reviewers, I feel the index, combined with the table of contents, is quite adequate to help re-locate a concept or a procedure when I need to go back and check. In a former life I wrote a number of tips and technique sheets on much less complicated software, so I have some feel for the difficulties of communicating all that a program can do. This author is highly skilled at doing just that, and I HIGHLY recommend this guide...it's worth every penny!
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Summary: Loving It!
Comment: I am about half way thru the book and am loving it! What a well written book to take you thru all the features of PE6. The only way I have found for me to learn is by running the program and doing each lesson along the way. PE6 has so many features that unless you get a manuel/book you might never find them all. Reading this book has been enjoyable. The author certainly writes in a manner to keep your attention even when explaining all the tech stuff. I thought the Organizer area of the book was very good. Showed me what I needed to know and I do load lots of photos often.
So, if you are thinking about getting this book..I would recommend it highly.
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Summary: Thanks for an excellent book
Comment: This excellent book provides an informal, informative and creative analysis of Photoshop Elements 6. It goes far further than the Adobe User Guide which only describes various functions. The Missing Manual actually tells you how to achieve desired results. Furthermore (and unusually) the author Barbara Brundage responds succinctly and quickly to Emailed enquiries. I just hope that she does not become over-stretched in the process. The book requires patience and will take time to complete but is very readable. She deserves every congratulation for her book which I strongly recommend.
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Summary: The Missing Manual for Photoshop elements 6
Comment: Those of us that may or may not have an Attention Deficit Disorder of some kind or another may find PE6 a little too complicated for their tastes. It does require quite a bit of patience, which I am short of, and concentration, which does not exist for me in this world, yet I try to muddle through. The first book published after the release of PE6, as far as I know, was the "missing manual", which is quite well written and constructed so that reference is made to be pretty simple.
Here's the best part for me: when I bought the book, I noticed that the author gives you her email address, and oddly enough invites individual questions, something I found unfathomable, I mean, try emailing Grisham for instance. So, rather than read on, I email her, and within minutes, receive a reply from her, answering my question, and referring me to where I can read further. I didn't take advantage of her niceness once, I asked her more than a dozen questions, got similarly responsive replies each time.
I can't be the only person in America who bought this book, can I? or the only person asking the author questions? And maybe, if you read this review and buy the book, her responsiveness will go by the wayside. Or maybe, you'll buy the book and it by itself will answer all your questions for you, as it has done for me since spending time with it as I should have in the first place.
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Summary: PS Elements manual
Comment: Since there is no book included with PhotoShop Elements 6, this is a must. Quick delivery.
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