Paint Shop Pro 5 &ndash The SAMS Teach Yourself in 24 Hours Seri (Catlett, VA)

Paint Shop Pro 5 &ndash The SAMS Teach Yourself in 24 Hours Seri

Local pick-up preferred (please call first) but will ship at the buyer s expenseKingston Books 15 IMG_8089Author T. Michael ClarkPublisher SAMS A division of McMillan Computer PublishingIllustrated ForewordAccess the Artist Inside I don t know much about art but I know what I like. Sound familiar Sure we can all appreciate the beauty of Claude Monet s water lilies or Ansel Adams breathtaking landscapes. But most of us probably feel the creation of images ART really belongs to a highly trained artistic elite. The rest of us should just be happy with a box of 64 (Note A reference to a box of Crayloa Crayons).Wake up and smell the mouse Art isn t just for artists anymore. The arrival of affordable personal computers and software has opened up a host of areas that used to belong to the experts such as typesetting tax preparation and creating and editing visual images. Now with the advent of digital imaging programs such as Paint Shop Pro you don t need special training to make your own artistic vision come to life.Making great solutions accessible to everyone is at the heart of what we do at JASC Software. Our company was started in 1990 by Robert Voit an airline pilot and computer enthusiast who passed the time between flight assignments writing game and database software for his friends. The first version of Paint Shop Pro appeared in 1992 when it was offered as shareware on electronic bulletin boards (ancestors of the web).From these simple beginnings we ve grown into a company with nearly 100 employees worldwide. But we ve stayed true to our roots. As the proud publisher of Paint Shop Pro JASC Software is still committed to making technology that s widely available affordable and easy to use. Unlike expensive professional graphics programs that you need a lifetime to master we like to think of Paint Shop Pro as image and photo editing for the rest of us. That s why we re excited about this book Sams Teach Yourself Paint Shop Pro 5 in 24 Hours. We believe this guide makes Paint Shop Pro already one of the easiest image and photo-editing programs around even more accessible.No matter what your level of experience this book will help you get the most from your Paint Shop Pro. In a few short sessions you ll be able to create eye-catching business and communications that get noticed design great web site graphics build handy digital photo archives for work or home share photos electronically with family or friends and much more.I m confidant that Sams Teach Yourself Paint Shop Pro 5 in 24 Hours will open a whole new world of artistic possibilities for you. Get ready to access the artist inside Kris TuftoChief Executive OfficerJasc Software Inc.OVERVIEW ( in brief)Introduction ..1Part I Getting Started in Paint Shop Pro ..3Part II Editing Your Images ..57Part III Tools to Work Efficiently ..137Part IV Advanced Paint Pro Tasks ..207Part V Paint Shop Pro for the Web ..281Appendix A. Paint Shop Pro Resources ..337Index ..339360 pages ISBN 0-672 31362 - 6