tyv_white.eps

Photoshop® CS6

jwsinctitlepage.eps

Trademark Acknowledgments

Contact Us

WileycopyrightLogo.eps

Sales | Contact Wiley at (877) 762-2974 or fax (317) 572-4002.

Credits

Senior Acquisitions Editor

Stephanie McComb

Project Editor

Terri Edwards

Technical Editor

Dennis Cohen

Copy Editor

Scott Tullis

Editorial Director

Robyn Siesky

Business Manager

Amy Knies

Senior Marketing Manager

Sandy Smith

Vice President and Executive Group Publisher

Richard Swadley

Vice President and Executive Publisher

Barry Pruett

Project Coordinator

Sheree Montgomery

Graphics and Production Specialists

Ronda David-BurroughsJennifer MayberryJill Proll

Quality Control Technician

John Greenough

Proofreading and Indexing

Debbye ButlerPotomac Indexing, LLC

Vertical Websites Project Manager

Rich Graves

Vertical Websites Associate Producer

Rich Graves

About the Authors

Mike Wooldridge is a writer and web developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has authored dozens of books for the Visual series. For more information about him and his books, visit www.wooldridge.net.

Brianna Stuart is an author and busy mom based in the Seattle area. She is also the author of Teach Yourself Visually Photoshop Elements 10 and Creating Web Pages Simplified.

Authors’ Acknowledgments

Mike and Brianna thank Terri Edwards, Scott Tullis, Dennis Cohen, and everyone else at Wiley for their help on this book. Mike dedicates this book to his wonderful wife and son, who also love digital photography. Brianna thanks her wonderful extended work family for their support and good humor, even when they are repeatedly subjected to her silly image editing hijinks. She dedicates this book, with lots of love and giggles, to the goofiest twins in the world: Beckett and Owain.

How to Use This Book

Who This Book Is For

This book is for the reader who has never used this particular technology or software application. It is also for readers who want to expand their knowledge.

The Conventions in This Book

001 Steps

This book uses a step-by-step format to guide you easily through each task. Numbered steps are actions you must do; bulleted steps clarify a point, step, or optional feature; and indented steps give you the result.

002 Notes

Notes give additional information — special conditions that may occur during an operation, a situation that you want to avoid, or a cross-reference to a related area of the book.

003 Icons and Buttons

Icons and buttons show you exactly what you need to click to perform a step.

004 Tips

Tips offer additional information, including warnings and shortcuts.

005 Bold

Bold type shows command names or options that you must click or text or numbers you must type.

006 Italics

Italic type introduces and defines a new term.

9781118196670-fm01.eps