Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS4 in 24 Hours or More Math Into LaTeX

Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS4 in 24 Hours

Author: Kate Binder

Sams Teach Yourself  Adobe® Photoshop® CS4

Kate Binder

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you’ll learn all the fundamental Photoshop CS4 skills you need to get great results–in digital photography, graphic design, painting, or anything else! Using this book’s easy, step-by-step approach, you’ll master Photoshop CS4’s revamped interface and powerful new shortcuts. You can also learn professional techniques for repairing damaged photos, creating great composites, black-and-white images, and web graphics, and a whole lot more!

Full-color figures and clear step-by-step instructions visually show you how to use Photoshop.

Notes, Tips, and Cautions provide related information, advice, and warnings.

Q&A sections, quizzes, and exercises help you build and test your knowledge.

Learn how to…
• Master Photoshop CS4’s new tabbed interface, Application Frame, and Application Bar
• Personalize your workspace to work more efficiently
• Repair and retouch black-and-white and color images, no matter what condition they’re in
• Make “spot fixes” with Photoshop CS4’s improved toning tools
• Achieve powerful artistry with Photoshop’s filters and effects
• Master digital painting with Photoshop’s paintbrushes and other tools
• Get your colors right, in both print and web applications
• Transform your images using tools ranging from Flip and Warp to Liquify
• Master professional-level features including layers, channels, and masks
• Create outstanding typographic special effects
• Preparegreat web images for everything from online photo galleries to cellphones
• Save time and get better results with Photoshop CS4’s latest enhancements

Kate Binder is a design and graphics expert who works from her home in New Hampshire. She has written articles on graphics, publishing, and photography for magazines including Shutterbug, Publish, eDigitalPhoto, PEI, and Desktop Publishers Journal. Kate is also the author of several books, including iMac Portable Genius, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 in 24 Hours, Easy Mac OS X Leopard, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mac OS X, and Easy Adobe Photoshop 7.

Category:  Graphics

Covers:  Adobe® Photoshop® CS4

User Level:  Beginning—Intermediate

 

Table of Contents:

 Hour 1: Exploring Photoshop Basics
Hour 2: Opening and Saving Files
Hour 3: Making Selections
Hour 4: Specifying Color Modes and Color Models
Hour 5: Adjusting Brightness and Color
Hour 6: Different Ways to Paint
Hour 7: Choosing and Blending Colors
Hour 8: Drawing and Combining Shapes
Hour 9: Advanced Painting Techniques
Hour 10: Using Transformations
Hour 11: Using Layers
Hour 12: Using Masks
Hour 13: Using Paths
Hour 14: Getting Started with Filters
Hour 15: Applying Filters to Improve Your Picture
Hour 16: Applying Artistic Filters
Hour 17: Applying Funky Filters
Hour 18: Adding Type
Hour 19: Taking Advantage of Useful Tricks
Hour 20: Creating Composite Images
Hour 21: Repairing Black-and-White Photos
Hour 22: Repairing Color Photos
Hour 23: Printing and Publishing Your Images
Hour 24: Going Online with Photoshop
Appendix A: Photoshop CS4 Palette Quick Reference
Appendix B: A Quick Walk on the Extended Side

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More Math Into LaTeX

Author: George Gratzer

"Gratzer's book is a solution."

-European Mathematical Society Newsletter

For close to two decades, Math into Latex has been the standard introduction and complete reference for writing articles and books containing mathematical formulas. In this fourth edition, the reader is provided with important updates on articles and books. An important new topic is discussed: transparencies (computer projections).

Key features of More Math into Latex, 4th edition:

- Installation instructions for PC and Mac users

- An example-based, visual approach and a gentle introduction with the Short Course

- A detailed exposition of multiline math formulas with a Visual Guide

- A unified approach to Tex, Latex, and the AMS enhancements

- A quick introduction to creating presentations with computer projections

From earlier reviews of Math into Latex:

"There are several Latex guides, but this on wins hands down for the elegance of its approach and breadth of coverage."

-Amazon.com Best of 2000, Editor's choice

"A novice reader will be able to learn the most essential features of Latex sufficient to begin typesetting papers within a few hours of time- An experienced Tex user, on the other hand, will find a systematic and detailed discussion of Latex features."

-Report on Mathematical Physics

"A very helpful and useful tool for al scientists and engineers."

-Review of Astronomical Tools