Hmm looks like I've got things figured out I think. I'll pick up that book you recommended. I saw some reviews saying you might struggle a bit if you don't know layers, which I dealt with a bit on Fireworks MX a long time ago but not much more than the tutorials it had. I just found out though at work I have access to a Photoshop 7 training course online as part of our paid applications training package. It includes things like layers so I'm going to work through the course and that should prep me for anything used in the book that's not covered at a beginner level hopefully