The Faster, Easier, and More Complete Way to Learn Adobe Photoshop 2025

The Step-by-Step book series is the best and most successful educational material, offering what no other book or training program does – it is an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe experts.

Adobe Photoshop Step-by-Step (version 2025) includes 15 lessons covering basic and advanced Photoshop functions, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with Photoshop. You can read the book from start to finish or select only the lessons that interest you.

The accompanying CD contains the lesson files you'll work with in this book.

What you need to use this book: Adobe Photoshop software (version 2025), for Windows or Mac OS. (Software not included.) Note: The Step-by-Step does not replace documentation, support, updates, or any other benefits available to registered Adobe software users. This book covers versions of Photoshop for macOS and Windows. It does not cover the Photoshop application for other platforms such as iPad OS or web browser.

Learn how to create and improve images using the professional tools of Adobe Photoshop. Easily remove backgrounds from images, replace skies, and repair photos. Select subjects with complex outlines, such as hair. Use Adobe Firefly generative AI to retouch difficult images or create new images from a text message. Create compositions with multiple images and combine them with text. Use a timeline to create animated graphics and text, and combine them with video and sound. Automate repetitive tasks. Edit raw images from cameras. Export your work for the web, mobile devices, video, and printing.

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