Teach Yourself VISUALLY Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Administrators Pocket Consultant

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Adobe Photoshop Elements 7

Author: Mike Wooldridg

Covers the most important features of Photoshop Elements including: importing photos from digital cameras and scanners, retouching and repairing damaged photos, compositing great group shots, enhancing digital images, changing print size, canvas size, and resolution, editing images for posting on the Web, creating a Web photo gallery, and incorporating graphics into desktop publishing programs. Teach Yourself VISUALLY? Photoshop Elements 7 contains tasks on all the newest features of Photoshop Elements; covering new topics such as using the sharpness and curves tool, converting color to black and white images, and geographically tagging photos and viewing them as icons on a map. The associated website provides all the images used in the book so that readers can practice along with all the example techniques featured in the book. Photoshop Elements features the sophisticated tools and functionality of Photoshop but at a much more affordable price for home and prosumer users.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1 Getting Started Ch. 2 Getting Digital Photos into Photoshop Elements Ch. 3 Organizing Your Photos Ch. 4 Image Editing Basics Ch. 5 Selection Techniques Ch. 6 Manipulating Selections Ch. 7 Layer Basics Ch. 8 Retouching Photos Ch. 9 Enhancing Contrast and Exposure Ch. 10 Enhancing Colors Ch. 11 Painting and Drawing on Photos Ch. 12 Applying Filters Ch. 13 Adding Text Elements Ch. 14 Applying Styles and Effects Ch. 15 Presenting Photos Creatively Ch. 16 Saving and Sharing Your Work

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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant

Author: William Stanek

Here's the utterly practical, pocket-sized reference for IT professionals who need to administer, optimize, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server 2005 in their organization. This unique guide provides essential details for using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to help protect and manage your company's data-whether automating tasks; creating indexes and views; performing backups and recovery; replicating transactions; tuning performance; managing server activity; importing and exporting data; or performing other key tasks. Featuring quick-reference tables, lists, and step-by-step instructions, this handy, one-stop guide provides fast, accurate answers on the spot-whether you're at your desk or in the field!