Answers your questions about the interface adjustments and the tools in Windows 7. Whether you're new to computers or just eager to start using the newest version of Windows, this title takes you step by step through the most common Windows 7 tasks, including managing files, applications, media, and Internet access.

Photoshop Elements lets you edit and enhance your digital photographs and images with professional quality tools. This book gives you the scoop on using this full-featured photo-editing program. It offers you the tools to enhance your images, fix flaws, share pictures online, correct small problems with Quick Fix, and take charge with Shortcuts.

Suitable for digital photographers, this work helps you to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. It also helps you learn how to install and get started with Lightroom; recognize the role and function of the Lightroom catalog; manage and save files; view, organize and develop photos in the library; and, create copies and web galleries.

iPhoto '09 is packed with cool photo-editing features. This title teaches you to clean up and enhance your photos, print them or upload them to a sharing site online, create cool projects, protect and secure your pictures, and make photography fun.

Helps you dress up office documents the Apple way with iWork '09. This work also helps you explore iWork's word processing software, called Pages. You will discover how to: use this office productivity suite for your Mac; harness the creative possibilities of iWork for home or office; and, easily build presentations that include multimedia.

A guide to setting up, working with, and making the most of Photoshop CS4. It helps you find out how to create easy enhancements like adding shadows and highlights and making color natural. It enables you to learn how to use the Adobe camera raw plug-in.

InDesign is the preferred graphic design software, and InDesign CS4 is loaded with cool desktop publishing features. This title shows you how to navigate InDesign menus, dialog boxes, panels, and panes; streamline your work with templates; and prepare your creations for printing or online publication. It also offers advice for designing pages.

A Photoshop reference that contains tips and techniques. It teaches you how to crop images and increase their canvas size; tips for creating gradients and patterns; advice on resizing images; how to composite images with layers and blending modes; and, filter techniques to correct or alter images.

Design professionals rely on Adobe's Creative Suite Design Premium to deliver innovative ideas in print, Web, and mobile design. This title helps you beef up your skills with this software. It will also help you to learn about the versions of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks.

Whether you're stepping up to Illustrator CS4 or tackling Illustrator for the first time, this guide gives you the scoop on the tools, tips on color control and path editing, ways to organize graphics, and how to get your work into print or on the Web. It also shows you how to manage Illustrator CS4's many tools, commands, and palettes.

Helps you get acquainted with Flash CS4 and learn when to use this Web development tool. This title shows you what you can create, from animation to games to presentations. It can enable you to create dynamic content, adapt the program's features to suit your development needs, publish your Flash files to the Web, and showcase your creativity.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or a Web design newbie, this title shows you how to: design, build, and deploy professional-looking Web sites; use Dreamweaver's versatile preset layouts; fine-tune styles with enhanced CSS support; and learn to maximize Cascading Style Sheets and Dreamweaver's Layers features for creating fluid layouts.

AutoCAD is a computer-aided design software known for both its powerful tools and its complexity. This guide walks you through this complicated program so you can build complex 3D technical drawings, edit like a pro, enter new dimensions, and plot with style.

Google SketchUp is the exciting free software package that makes 3D available to everybody. This title helps you to create 3D models. It also helps to learn set up SketchUp, learn about edges and faces, use inferences and guides, and build your first model; and establish a basic end-to-end workflow for creating and sharing models.

A guide for Outlook users, this title comprises nine minibooks spanning more than 800 pages. It covers the Outlook interface and features, along with the Outlook tools, techniques, and tricks. Minibooks include: Outlook basics; e-mail, RSS, and news; personal information management; managing and controlling information; collaboration; and more.

Offers scores of tips, tricks, and techniques to boost productivity with the programs people use everyday - Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. This title covers such topics as: dealing effectively with e-mail, effectively managing files, using and creating templates, reusing and remixing content, and efficiently managing time and scheduling.

Features a integration with Excel[registered], a task-oriented user interface, professional-looking templates, and lots of other nifty upgrades.

Helps you learn to use the Windows 7. This book lets you know: what's on the taskbar; directions for creating and saving documents; steps for installing a printer and other peripherals; how to connect to the Internet anywhere; Backgammon and other games you can play online; and, advice on backing up documents and photos.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the Macintosh operating system. This title introduces you to Snow Leopard. It covers the cool stuff and prepares you for the quirks. From starting up your Mac to setting up a network and keeping in touch via iChat AV, it gives you the scoop on the features and improvements that help you do more work in less time.

Covers OS X basics, customizing and sharing your Mac, the digital hub, iWork, Internet features, networking, expanding your system, and advanced Mac OS X. This title shows you a little of what's under the hood, in case you're interested in doing a little AppleScript programming or learning a bit more about UNIX.