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FIVE STARS Buy it now Support the Designers' Bookshelf and get Amazon's discount Special correspondent Judy Spencer reviews: CorelDRAW 10: The Official Guide by Steve Bain with Anthony Celeste, Nick Wilkinson, & Michael Cervantes CorelDRAW has a fine tradition of user-friendly software that allows users to obtain high productivity quickly for pros and newbies alike. This has allowed the software and its users to gain respect in the graphics community. Home users, students, production artists, graphical designers, multimedia creators, technical illustrators and engineers-their needs and concerns have been met here! Among the Corel user community, the recent software releases have a declining reputation for sufficient hard-copy documentation and online help files. In CorelDRAW 10: The Official Guide great help is offered. ___ To the rescue, Steve Bain and his team have taken great care to present CorelDRAW 10 and prepare users to shift their productions into hyperdrive An immediate benefit is the eight page tear-out presenting toolbar attributes and keyboard shortcuts. KEEP THIS IS ONE HANDY! ___ In 29 chapters and 878 pages, is shown a clear and logical presentation and explanation of concepts. When subject areas get a little murky, guidance is provided like a lighthouse. This book is a multiple-solution book for a variety of users. But it never forgets its most important mission-TO EDUCATE, not just present information. Take a look at this! * Program operation and feature use WITHOUT TECHNICAL JARGON! * COVERS BOTH MAC AND WINDOWS * Print prepress and print engine issues * Web graphic design, variable file compression levels, rollover buttons, creating animated sequences * Color management instruction Adventures with Scripts and VBA The Official Guide has seven sections: ___ Part I-Quick Start Guide, Part II-Getting Started, Part III-Working with Object Tools Part IV-Organizing Objects and Applying Effects, Part V-Working in 3D, Part VI-Working with Digital Images and, Part VII-Beyond the Basics. Scorecard: Title CorelDRAW 10: The Official Guide authors Steve Bain with Anthony Celeste, Nick Wilkinson, & Michael Cervantes rank FIVE stars: outstanding, the best Also see: * Corel WOW Book ___ How official is CorelDRAW 10: The Official Guide? The president and CEO of Corel, writes the forward himself! Steve Bain is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer, writer and software instructor. His work has appeared in CorelDRAW Journal, Inside Illustrator, and Inside QuarkXpress. Anthony Celeste is a computer programmer, designer and writer. Nick Wilkinson is a most knowledgeable core VBA script expert. And, Michael Cervantes is a freelance graphic artist, a Corel-Certified Expert, instructor, and a Corel print engine expert. "Highly recommended for CorelDRAW users!" Judy Spencer Graphic Designer Ms. Spencer is a Graphic and Layout Designer, Educator, Musician, and Singer-songwriter. She has used Corel products, including Corel's Ventura Publisher, in magazines, programs, technical applications, and military project designs.