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Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual |
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Re: very frustrating and disappointing |
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2008-02-21 12:21:45 |
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Barbara Brundage
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Response to: very frustrating and disappointing
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Hello, drbuckles. I'm sorry you're frustrated with Elements and with the book. As explained in Chapter 6 beginning on page 173, you don't need to "get photos onto layers"--that happens automatically. Pages 130-131 teach you how to change a background layer to a regular layer. Instructions for creating new layers from scratch also begin on page 131. The table tutorial on the book's Missing CD page (http://missingmanuals.com/cds/photoshope6tmm/) gives you some hands-on practice in moving layers between images.
Page 46 gives you the basics about transparency. Cutting an object out from its background is covered in Chapter 5,
beginning on page 133.
I hope that helps you find what you're looking for.
- Barbara Brundage
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"One of the beauties of the Missing Manuals is that there is always something new to discover and the research is quite thorough...I kept finding snippets of information, in the way of Tips or Notes, that would give just that bit extra."
--Graham K. Rogers, Bangkok Post
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Re: very frustrating and disappointing, April 07 2008
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susan
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Not sure what you mean by ' how much do I like the title'. In any case, I have to agree with drbuckles who wrote that the manual is very frustrating when it comes to layers. I have just spent 3 hours trying to decifer the chapter on layers and have gotten nowhere. And your response makes me wonder if you read your own book. All I am able to do with the information given is open one photo and make layers from that. When I try to open another photo as a layer it becomes the background layer and the other pictures disappear. This manual bounces around and never follows one process from beginning to end. What a waste of $40. But then, what can be expected from someone who asks how much I like a title to a response?
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Re: very frustrating and disappointing, April 16 2008
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Sarah Kim
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Hi Susan,
I'm sorry our review system was confusing for you. The message on the Respond page that asks for your Rating is in reference to the book, not the title of the review you were responding to. I've changed our wording to "How much did you like this book?" to make this more clear.
Kind regards,
Sarah
