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Adobe 'Classroom in a Book' Series

Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Classroom in a Book
Rating -  
Pros  •  Clear and concise
•  Easy to follow lessons
•  Well written with good images
Cons  •  None
The Bottom Line - If you can only afford one book when you start learning a new program from Adobe you should consider this series. Easily understandable, well written, and informative--these are some of the best books for home-based learning.

 
Product Description
•  These books are the official training workbooks developed by Adobe's staff.
•  The beauty of this series is that they assume you know nothing and work from there.
•  Step-by step lessons are very detailed with impressive fine-tuning and complicated features explained well.
The books come with a CD-ROM that has all files required to complete each example.
Both the start and end files are provided so you know what you are working toward as you go along.
Each lesson has screen shots of the example so you have that as a guide to keep you on track.
Other useful information related to the projects is provided.
Recommended by Adobe as study guides for all Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exams.
A Classroom in a Book is available for most of Adobe's software titles including Photoshop, Illustrator, LiveMotion, Acrobat, InDesign, and more.
All books are 7 1/2 by 9 inches, paperback.
 
 
Reviewer's Comments
Official Training Workbooks by Adobe Staff
You may have wondered where the tutors and teachers get the information that they use when they teach Photoshop and Illustrator. It is usually the Classroom in a Book series that is used. The reason for this is obvious if you have a look at the product. The examples used are not just exercises but useful things that you can adapt now to your own projects to make them look really professional right from the start. Although other books may cover more complex examples of how to do things, the Classroom in a Book series is one of the best to learn from when you don't have a clue.
~ By Tim Skyrme
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