Need Help on Buying Book for PSE 7

I bought Photoshop Elements 7 several months ago. I am not that savy with the program and was looking to buy a book to help me learn it. I've tried the on-line tutorials but didn't like them. I thought about "PSE 7 Ultimate Guide for Dummies", but the reviews say that it is not really for beginners. The reviews state that you need a good understanding of PSE 7 frist. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good beginners book on PSE 7?
Thanks.

Hi
My second suggestion would be Scott Kelby's book......"Book for Digital Photographers" I have an earlier version which i use besides the Missing Manual
I think you'll find that there isn't one book for all. It takes one or two, some practise and some free on line tutorials
cheers
Neil

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> 1) Does the “Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously” option
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                    try {
                         BufferedReader inStream = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
                         System.out.print("Please enter your option and hit <ENTER>: ");
                         choice1 = inStream.readLine();
                         int c1 = Integer.parseInt(choice1);
                         System.out.println("\nYou have entered choice number: " + c1);
                         inputCorrect = true;
                    } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
                         System.out.println("You did not enter a valid choice number: " + "\""+ choice1 + "\" is not in the list!!");
                         inputCorrect = false;
                    return choice1;
     public String inputNumber2() throws IOException {
          boolean inputCorrect = false;
               while (inputCorrect == false) {
                    try {
                         BufferedReader br2 = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
                         System.out.print("\nPlease enter another number you want to do the calculation with and hit <ENTER>: ");
                         num2 = br2.readLine();
                         double n2 = Double.parseDouble(num2);
                         System.out.println("\nThe second number you have entered is: " + n2);
                         System.out.println("\nYour numbers are: " + num1 + " and " + num2);
                         inputCorrect = true;
                    } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
                         System.out.println("You did not enter a valid number: " + "\""+ num2 + "\" is not a number!!");
                         inputCorrect = false;
                    return num2;
     public int Calculator() {
          int choice2 = (int) Double.parseDouble(choice1);
          switch (choice2) {
                    case 1 :
                         Add();
                         System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " + " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         break;
                    case 2 :
                         Subtract();
                         System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " - " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         break;
                    case 3 :
                         Multiply();
                         System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " * " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         break;
                    case 4 :
                         Divide();
                         System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " / " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         Modulus();
                         System.out.print(" and the remainder is " + decimals.format(answer));
                         break;
                    case 5 :
                         maximumValue();
                         System.out.println("The maximum number between the numbers " + num1 + " and " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         minimumValue();
                         System.out.println("The minimum number between the numbers " + num1 + " and " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         break;
                    case 6 :
                         Squareroot1();
                         System.out.println("The squareroot of value " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         Squareroot2();
                         System.out.println("The squareroot of value " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         break;
                    case 7 :
                         absoluteNumber1();
                         System.out.println("The absolute number of " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         absoluteNumber2();
                         System.out.println("The absolute number of " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         break;
                    case 8 :
                         octalEquivalent1();
                         System.out.println("The octal equivalent of " + num1 + " is: " + octalEquivalent1());
                         octalEquivalent2();
                         System.out.println("The octal equivalent of " + num2 + " is: " + octalEquivalent2());
                         hexadecimalEquivalent1();
                         System.out.println("\nThe hexadecimal equivalent of " + num1 + " is: " + hexadecimalEquivalent1());
                         hexadecimalEquivalent2();
                         System.out.println("The hexadecimal equivalent of " + num2 + " is: " + hexadecimalEquivalent2());
                         break;
                    case 9 :
                         Round1();
                         System.out.println("The rounded number of " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         Round2();
                         System.out.println("The rounded number of " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
                         break;
                    case 0 :
                         if (choice2 == 0) {
                              System.exit(1);
                         break;
               return choice2;
          public String anotherCalculation() throws IOException {
               boolean inputCorrect = false;
               while (inputCorrect == false) {
                         try {
                              BufferedReader br3 = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
                              System.out.print("\nWould you like to do another calculation? Y/N ");
                              more = br3.readLine();
                              String s1 = "y";
                              String s2 = "Y";
                              if (more.equals(s1) || more.equals(s2)) {
                                   inputCorrect = true;
                                   while (inputCorrect = true){
                                        inputNumber1();
                                        System.out.println("");
                                        calculatorChoice();
                                        System.out.println("");
                                        inputNumber2();
                                        System.out.println("");
                                        Calculator();
                                        System.out.println("");
                                        anotherCalculation();
                                        System.out.println("");
                                        inputCorrect = true;
                              } else {
                                   System.out.println("\n" + nameSurname + " thank you for using this program, you have used this program for: " + decimals.format(programRuntime()) + " seconds");
                                   System.out.println("the program will now exit, Goodbye.");
                                   System.exit(0);
                         } catch (IOException ex){
                              System.out.println("You did not enter a valid answer: " + "\""+ more + "\" is not in the list!!");
                              inputCorrect = false;
          return more;
     public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
          Project p1 = new Project();
          p1.insertNameAndSurname();
          System.out.println("");
          p1.inputNumber1();
          System.out.println("");
          p1.calculatorChoice();
          System.out.println("");
          p1.inputNumber2();
          System.out.println("");
          p1.Calculator();
               System.out.println("");
               p1.anotherCalculation();
               System.out.println("");
{code}
*Can you please run my code for yourself and have a look at how this program is constructed*
*and give me ANY feedback on how I can better this code(program) or if I've done anything wrong from your point of view.*
Your help will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance

Smirre wrote:
Now my question is this: How can I restrict the user to only enter 'letters' (and spaces of course) but allow NO numbers for his/her surname??You cannot restrict the user. It is a sad fact in programming that the worst bug always sits in front of the Computer.
What you could do is checking the input string for numbers. If it contains numbers, just reprompt for the Name.
AND you might want to ask yourself why the heck a calculator needs to know the users Name.

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