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Sams Teach Yourself Paint Shop Pro 8 in a Snap [Paperback]

Jennifer Fulton (Author)
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These days, nobody really needs to learn everything there is to know about software product like Paint Shop Pro. And even if you did, who has the time to endlessly tinker and play with it until you figure everything out?

You just want a book that will quickly show you how to do things with Paint Shop Pro ¿ things that aren¿t already covered in the docs, and things you can¿t just figure out on your own.

Paint Shop Pro in a Snap is designed specifically for today¿s computer user:

  • Somebody who is new to Paint Shop Pro, but not new to computers.
  • Somebody who doesn¿t have time for long-winded, mind-numbing explanations ¿ and certainly no time or patience for bad jokes.

Organized into a series of well-organized, bite-sized, quickly accomplished tasks, this book lets the reader zero right in on the one particular task he or she wants to accomplish, quickly figure out what to do, do it, and then get back to work.

About the Author

Jennifer Fulton, iVillage¿s "Computer Coach," is a consultant, trainer, and best-selling author of more than 80 books covering areas of computing, including Windows, Office, and computer repair.

She is a self-taught computer guru ¿ if something can happen to a computer user it has happened to her at one time or another. After working with computers all day, she brings what is left of her sense of humor to her many books.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
It's a snap 1 May 2004
Format:Paperback
I had browsed a number of PSP8 books before settling on this one. It provides a good mix between basic, intermediate and advanced. I primarily wanted to work with photos, digital and scanned in and this book really goes to town on addressing this aspect. I found it an easy enough book to dip into and yet read whole chunks at a time.

Part 1 of the book has 6 chapters dealing with the fundamentals, ranging from getting images into PSP, basic and not so basic adjustments, saving images etc. Lots of useful tips and notes in the margins. In all running to some 197 pages.

Part 2 has another 6 chapters and goes into more detail than the fundamentals did, pitched at what I took to be an intermediate to advanced level. Good step by step description of how to do some quite complex tasks. It would have been nice if some of the images in the book were available on CD or a web site to undertake the same tasks but that is a relatively minor gripe. What there is part way through this section is a colour gallery showing before and after pictures, around 16 pages worth. Part 2 is around 163 pages long with a similar format to Part 1, plenty of tips and notes in the margins to help break up the chapters.

Part 3 has 4 chapters and is entitled Advanced Skills. This is about 94 pages in total and lives up to its title, addressing in some detail managing multiple layers, creating and using masks, creating visual effects and creating artistic photos.

Last but by no means least is a 19 page index that enables you to find most things fairly quickly. There is also extensive cross-referencing throughout the book by way of "Before You Begin" notes in the margins and "See Also" references. These link you to the basics that the current technique relies on just in case you've skipped ahead or forgotten.

After reading this book you'll never look at a photo in the same way again. Overall this takes you from beginner to advanced in nice easy stages with lots of detailed explanations along the way. Did all I hoped of it and more.

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
only half the story 19 Feb 2004
Format:Paperback
Paint Shop Pro is an excellent programme and Sams Teach Yourself books are usually equally good. Unfortunately this one is not. It deals only with the photographic content of the programme. Paint Shop Pro is also about graphics and the book misses this point completely. Choose something else.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Only for photographic editing 24 Nov 2003
By Joseph T Reinckens II - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
In A Snap is *totally* about manipulating photographic images. If you want to learn PSP basics, pass this up. I have used Paint Shop Pro 3 and am totally confused by version 8. I bought this book and Paint Shop Pro 8 Fast & Easy by Diane Koers because even the basics were confusing me, e.g., selecting a font to put on a blank background.

Obviously, I am not qualified to give a detailed review of In A Snap, but if you want to learn editing of photographic images, you probably want this book. For basics such as creating buttons and banners for websites, check out Koers' book.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Limited use, sloppy writing 25 May 2004
By TheCafeWriter - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I agree with a previous reviewer: this book is extremely limited in its scope, given that it's some 450 oages. It assumes that ALL you want to do is clean up or enhance your family photos. There's almost nothing on creating original graphics. For example, there's absolutely NOTHING on doing such basic things as resizing an image, using the Picture Tube function, or applying backgrounds. It's a shame because I've had SAMS books about previous versions of Paint Shop Pro that were far more useful.

As a technical writer and editor by profession, much of the writing style in this book is just downright lazy - such as this example buried in a paragraph:

"You can change this on the Units tab of the Paint Shop Pro 8 Preferences dialog box (choose File, Preferences, General Program Preferences)."

A better version would be in the order the user would actually complete the task: "To change this, click the File menu, point to Preferences, and click General Program Preferences. On the Units tab, choose the Disply Units from the list."

This book was a major disappointment, considering the publisher. If all you will ever use Paint Shop Pro 8 for is creating an online family photo album, this book is for you. If you really want to get the most out of this powerful program for other projects as well, this book is no help at all.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A Treasury of How To Information 31 Jan 2005
By Michael Haddad - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
As a lifelong amateur photographer and digital image user for 8 years, I thought I knew a great deal about enhancing photos. I was pleasantly surprised to learn much more from this reader-oriented, consistently-detailed "how to" book. Especially useful were tricks for sharpening images, eliminatng blemishes, and improving portraits. Tips giving suggested parameter values were also valuable.

I thoroughly enjoyed the author's personal style of exposition. After renewing the book three times from the library and studying nearly every page, I am now purchasing it as a reference. (Yes, I have PSP 9, but 8 and 9 are similar enough to justify purchase.) Be advised that it does not stray from the subject of improving photos, so if you are looking for help in creating graphics, look for a book on that subject. If it is photos you want to enhance, and you want to really understand how PSP can be used, this is a great book for you.
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