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Customer Rating:
Summary: Beautifully laid out , great tutorials, excellent many side notes
Comment:
Strengths: Beautiful layout and in color. There is no hardware CD but there is one through a website that has many files to try the tutorials and more. Helpful insight on Photoshop versus Elements and Mac versus PC for users new to either platform or Operating System/ Computer. Color screenshots are of a good size.

Weaknesses: Real novice users may find the book's tutorials a little daunting but they will learn from this book nevertheless.

Introduction

Photoshop is the premier graphic editing program for most of the Mac and Windows graphic artists. Many of those who don't require all the power of Photoshop but want most of the utilities, use Photoshop Elements which has proved to be popular. Macintosh users however have not had an updated version for two years but that has changes now. Mac users who also want to learn about the applications new features and learn as much as possible quickly look for a book to help them. If you are looking for one Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual is a excellent one.

The author, a musician by trade, , a mac expert and a Photoshop expert is the author of the Photoshop Elements Missing Manual Book. She provides insights into this new two year version of Photoshop Elements for Macintosh

The tutorials and content are provided in the 7 parts and 18 chapters. The book has color and well laid out.I like the little violet tabs on each top page side-tip that show what is on each page. The chapter numbers are on the bottom although I would have liked to have seen them on the top (which is where my eyes and most people normally start looking on each page). Color screenshots are easy to read. In several instances (like P. 302) there are red lines to indicate where in the screenshots the tutorials are relating the information.There are also a myriad of short notes (labeled Power Users Clinic, Workaround Workshop, Troubleshooting Moment, Communication Station help provide solid notes the zone in on helpful assistance.

There is no hardware CD but there is one through a website. Many of the Missing Manual series have a Missing Manual CD which has a lot of extras already available: web addresses, practice files and pieces of downloadable software that are included and mentioned in the books many sections. This not only saved money for the book being lesser in cost but also is more reliable with continual updates.

The appendix has 3 sections with nice layout of elements (menu by menu), installation and troubleshooting problems, and information about Bridge CS3, menu by menu. The index is full of items to help find information where you want in the book.

Conclusion
Beautiful book, thorough and well laid out, this book is easy to read and filled with great tutorials that will get you up and running with this new mac elements version in no time. The step-by-step tutorials are well done and help most users from the beginning to more difficult graphic endeavors. Some users may want an even more visual based clean straight forward set of tutorials.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: adobe photoshop elements 6
Comment: Great program-worth the cost. Transforms lackluster pictures to ones you won't mind spending money to print.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfect for Newbies
Comment: New to digital scrapbooking, and wanting to be more creative, I am learning Adobe Photoshop Elements. However I don't like reading instructions from my computer or on-line. This book has all the answers to all my questions, and I am reading it cover-to-cover and also using it as a reference when I need instruction on a certain technique.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Comment: A great book as is all of the books I've read in this Missing Manual series.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Essential
Comment: Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual
Photoshop Elements (the product) is an amazing product, and all you'll ever need if you are not a professional photographer. And Photoshop Elements Mac - the Missing Manual is the book you need to get the most from it. Maybe you want step-by-step instructions; maybe you haven't used that feature in a while; maybe you just need ideas. This is the book for you.

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