I am considering getting PhotoShop 7 and PageMaker 7. I want to get one of those "help" books. Anyone have any suggestions. Thanks and I'm glad I found you all!
Susan

Welcome. A good starting point for Photoshop Books is Scott Kelby's book series that he had developed. Also Adboe Photoshop Classroom in a Book is handy, but the built in help file should be pretty helpful as well.

Adobe Photoshop for Photographers (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0240516907/qid=1082876054/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-9770609-2496051?v=glance&s=books), by Martin Evening (I have the version 6.0 edition): Good general reference and theory behind digital photography in the context of Photoshop.

Photoshop Restoration and Retouching (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0735713502/qid=1082876089/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/002-9770609-2496051?v=glance&s=books), by Katrin Eismann. This is an outstanding book filled with useful techniques and expamples for dealing with specific post-shot photographic challenges.

Sorry, no book advice from on PageMaker.

Happy hunting!

James

Thanks for asking the question, I was going to ask the same thing. Anyone else have any suggestions?

I am considering getting PhotoShop 7 and PageMaker 7. I want to get one of those "help" books. Anyone have any suggestions. Thanks and I'm glad I found you all!
Susan

Good book suggestions

You might also consider a video course.
I did the VTC's Photoshop 6 course years ago and I considered it worth every penny!
Most important aspects of Photoshop were discussed and the teacher Andrew J. Hathaway presented it in a very professional way.

$99.95 for the PS 7 course: http://www.vtc.com/products/photoshop-7.htm

The page includes several sample videos.

More expensive than a book, but you learn more in a shorter time and for me the course was a lot of fun to watch too.

Follow it up with books like Photoshop Wow! (bestseller, focuses on a lot of different things), Photoshop Restoration & Retouching, Photoshop Bible (best reference book you can find), etc.

I also consider Photoshop Artistry one of the better books for photographers, but not suited for beginners.

Your local library should have a great selection.