Genealogy Online or Adobe Photoshop CS4 One on One

Genealogy Online

Author: Elizabeth Powell Crow

Tracing your family history is now easier than ever with this completely revised and updated edition of Genealogy Online. Whether you are new or experienced at genealogical resources, this book gives you all the tools, techniques, and advice to quickly and effortlessly sort through all the information available on the Internet.. "In addition, you'll find a treasure trove of addresses for the best genealogy chat rooms available, where you can engage in live, online discussions with genealogists from around the world.

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Library Journal

Much has changed in the world of electronic genealogy since the last edition of Crowe's guide to genealogy in 2001, and this new edition aptly reflects that change. While still addressing the basics of beginning a genealogical project, selecting software, and connecting to the Internet, the book now includes robust discussions of online etiquette, spam and scams, and privacy and copyright. Readers will also find an informative chapter on genealogy education programs and courses, both online and offline. And since communicating with relatives and fellow genealogists is one of the driving forces behind the sea of researchers online, Crowe provides instructions for using chat, mailing lists, electronic newsletters, and newsgroups. The author then turns to the meat of the book, actual online resources, by highlighting major sites like the Library of Congress, the National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch, Rootsweb, and MyFamily.com. She also devotes a very enlightening chapter to Ellis Island Online, the electronic database of people entering the United States through the port of New York from 1892 through 1924. Crowe speaks to the benefits of accessing online library catalogs from home-an extremely useful tool when preparing for a research trip-and the chapter titled "Around the Web in 80 (or so) Sites" lists web sites worth noting. The National Genealogical Society's Genealogical Standards, a description of the forms of electronic genealogical data, a glossary of online-related terms, and a list of emoticons conclude the book. With its updated information, current topic discussions, and concise instructions for online searching, Crowe's book remains an important how-to manual for genealogists. Recommended for both public and genealogical libraries.-Elaine M. Kuhn, Allen Cty. P.L., Ft. Wayne, IN Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One

Author: Deke McClelland

Master the fundamentals of Photoshop CS4 and then some with One-on-One, Deke McClelland's unique and effective learning system. Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One includes step-by-step tutorials, more than five hours of DVD-video demonstrations, and hands-on projects to help you improve your knowledge and hone your skills. Once you read about a particular technique, you can see how it's done first-hand in the video. The combination is uniquely effective.

Whether you're new to Photoshop or a creative professional interested in the groundbreaking features of CS4, Deke's conversational style and carefully structured lessons guide you easily through the program's fundamental and advanced concepts and techniques. More than 850 full-color photos, diagrams, and screen shots illustrate every key step. With this book, you will:

• Learn at your own speed with 12 self-paced tutorials
• Master Photoshop's workflow and file handling features
• Try out techniques and best practices with engaging real-world projects
• Discover how Bridge and Camera Raw can help you optimize digital photos
• Create beautiful multilayered documents, including posters and flyers
• Test your knowledge with multiple-choice quizzes in each chapter

And more. Written and produced by a Photoshop expert with well over 20 years of experience, Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One simulates a classroom environment that provides one-on-one attention as you proceed from lesson to lesson. You'll learn to use Photoshop faster, more creatively, and more efficiently than you thought possible.

Table of Contents:

Preface: How One-on-One Works

Lesson 1 Open and Organize 3

Lesson 2 Highlights, Midtones, and Shadows 37

Lesson 3 Correcting Color Balance 65

Lesson 4 Making Selections 109

Lesson 5 Crop, Straighten, and Size 149

Lesson 6 Paint, Edit, and Heal 177

Lesson 7 Creating and Applying Masks 221

Lesson 8 Focus and Filters 259

Lesson 9 Building Layered Compositions 295

Lesson 10 Text and Shapes 353

Lesson 11 Styles and Specialty Layers 399

Lesson 12 Printing and Output 469

Index 501