Help please! PHOTOSHOP Question for someone 'in the know'!

[tblue]

I have CS5 and a Macintosh and I am SO LOST! Need to purchase a guidebook, a la 'for Dummies', but I don't know which to get. There's several that sound right, but I can't tell, and I want to choose the best (easiest) one.

Is Photoshop 5 the same as CS5?

Titles I've found:

•"Photoshop 5 for Macs for Dummies"
•"Photoshop CS5 for Dummies"



Any help would be appreciated. Merci beaucoup!

[flamin lib]

1. Post over at the photography group. nt

[tblue]

2. Oh! Good idea.

Thanks!

[GoneOffShore]

3. Check out Scott Kelby's books and classes

I've got his
"7-Point System for Photoshop"

He's a great fan of Lightroom and hates Bridge.

Also look at Deke McClelland's books.

CS5 is the entire Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.

If you're just getting started the "Dummies" books are good.

[edbermac]

4. Scott Kelby is very good.

He has books and online tutorials. I do model shoots so I'd probably buy something like this, but he has general Photoshop stuff as well.

ONE QUICK TIP: DO NOT ALTER YOUR ORIGINAL!! MAKE A COPY AND WORK ON THAT!

[AmyDeLune]

5. +1000 ---"ONE QUICK TIP: DO NOT ALTER YOUR ORIGINAL!! MAKE A COPY AND WORK ON THAT!" n/t

[bif]

8. Or you can simply do a "Save As" and rename it

That also keeps the original intact.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

6. CS5 is actually Photoshop 12 (When you launch it, the version number appears)

My college professor always recommended we use the Visual Quickstart Guide for what ever software we were learning, and I've found them to be pretty good. Of course, you can always check the manual that came with the software, or go to the Adobe website and look up some tutorials...

http://tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop/

[bif]

7. I found the illustrated one much easier to use

I can't remember the exact title and my library is totally torn up right now. But I'm a visual person and found it easier to follow. There are color photos of every step, pull downs menus, etc.