Richly illustrated and full-color throughout, "Real World Photoshop 4" is entirely updated to cover the new features of Photoshop 4, including Actions and Adjustment layers. Chapters feature discussions on acquiring images from scanners, video, and Photo CD, correcting the color and enhancing the quality of scans, retouching images, preparing files to be printed and more.

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In addition to the usual approachable style and clear descriptions found in the first versions, this edition is filled with Post Script special effects, programming examples, and a wealth of tips and tricks. The author covers all the features of the new release--from FreeHand's updated user interface to its vastly expanded text-handling capabilities--and offers profuse illustrations.

An easy-to-follow guide to the latest version of PageMaker, PageMaker 4.0: The Basics will allow even novice users to quickly produce high-quality publications in the Windows environment.

Written by two leading authors in the field of desktop publishing, this authoritative work walks users through over 75 new features of Pagemaker® 4.0, as well as the basics of the program. Among the features covered are story editor, spell checker, search/replace facility, Pantone color charts and display of color images, and typographical controls. Covers all the features of a program, enabling users to be up and running in no time. Basing their treatment on real, hands-on applications from actual publications, the authors explain the basic concepts of good layout, design and typography to users who need to produce professional-looking business documents but have no training in page make-up, design or production. Also includes over 200 screen dumps.

Real World QuarkXPress is the world's best-selling reference on QuarkXPress. At many design firms and schools it’s considered required reading. With its friendly, easy-to-read style, you’ll learn QuarkXPress from the bottom up as a beginner. If you’ve had some experience with QuarkXPress, this book will help you sharpen your skills with all the new features of version 7. And if you’re an advanced user, all the tips, tricks, and techniques will turn you into a raging, inexorable QuarkXPress demon. In this book, you'll learn how to: Speed up just about every task with the new Measurements palette Apply sophisticated drop shadows to text, images, boxes, and more Experiment with transparency and image e ects Create expert tables with imported Microsoft Excel data and rich formatting Collaborate with others using the Shared Content and Composition Zones technologies Prevent sticky output problems with color setups, output styles, and Job Jackets Automate your projects with new QuarkXPress scripts and third-party XTensions For the latest updates, visit the Real World QuarkXPress site: www.peachpit.com/Quark7 "This is the book. Period. I’ve learned something from every new edition of Real World QuarkXPress since 1990.” —Jay Nelson, Editorial Director, PlanetQuark.com and Design Tools Monthly