Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 320 pages
- Published by: Focal Press February 5, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0240520661
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0240520667
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Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 1.9 pounds
Reader Reviews
Having owned several versions of Paint Shop Pro and having owned several how-to books (at least 1 for each version going back to PSP 4), this book is a huge disappointment. Since my heavy usage of PSP is sporadic, I rely heavily on good documentation. Since PSP has always lacked in this area, I look for one good how-to book for whatever version I'm using. To fill that void, this book falls short. Steps are not sufficiently detailed, and often lumped into whole paragraphs. (Opening a new document, copying, and then pasting a photo are separate steps, not one.) Some techniques are only presented in photo captions and without enough detail to recreate what the author is showing. At best, the writing style is 'offhand' with more text devoted to what features are in the product and their advantages, rather than how to really apply them to a project. A similar book on Paint Shop Pro 8 was far better than this book is, which just underscores what is possible in creating a truly useful book. This book is a nice chunk of marketing, but falls short on the usable nuts-and-bolts.
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