Adobe PageMaker 7.0 Classroom in a Book

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Summary: Meets minimum requirements, first part of book is OK
Review: In lesson 18 pages 246,247 the picture of the file (isometr1.ai)one is supposed to use for doing the lesson is not in the cd-rom, so the lesson cannot be performed. Additionally, when one draws the rectangles(doing exactly as instructed)for doing item 8, the instructions do not work. Lesson 16 is poorly written.

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Summary: Everyone who buys PageMaker should own this book!
Review: It's true. I didn't know how to use Adobe PageMaker at all, then I ordered this book as a last resort before giving up completely. Guess what? It worked! I'm not real computer-nerd like myself, but I could certainly work the lessons in this classroom in a book. It is magnificant and doesn't get enough exposure!

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Summary: Nice way to learn the basics, but that's about it
Review: No one book is going to teach you all you need to know about Illustrator. Nice starting point for beginners. Not suited for anyone with intermediate and above knowledge. Crucial steps are left out of some of the tutorials. Writers assume too much of the readers (like they read the user manual cover to cover).

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Summary: Very limited and lacking in instruction
Review: Not good for the beginner or any user. Lessons only half complete with frequent references to the User Guide and Web Site for more information on topics presented.

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Summary: New users....beware!!!
Review: Speaking for a novice user, I really do not recommend this book. Constantly reference to the User's Guide makes this Classroom in a Book a bad option for beginners and all of us, new users. Trying to take the learning more seriously and our money well spent should simply warn us from buying this book!

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Summary: Lame Tutorial - Worst of the series
Review: The first half of this book is an exact duplicate of the tutorials that come with the program. Only useful if you are a pirate, as if you purchased the program you already have it. The second half is filled with fairly lame overview tutorials that don't do much as far as real-world, professional techniques. Instead of the project oriented approach of the other Adobe Classroom In a Book titles (which are typically very good) this one just shows what a few of the tools do by letting you complete a half-way done task. This is definitely the worst of all the Classroom-In-A-Book titles. Save your money and buy The Illustrator Wow Book which provides a much more complete and professional treatment of this subject.

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Summary: Not good for beginner or expert
Review: This book is the worst written of the series. It is vague about some steps, leaves out others, which can leave a beginner floundering and frustrated. It also assumes a fair bit of 'artistic' ability.It's good in that it can demonstrate some techniques very well, such a scaling - but it doesn't really help or encourage a beginner to 'get creative'. Which is the whole point of the application.

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Summary: PageMaker Book review
Review: This book is worth considering for those who want to learn the new features of PageMaker 7. I asked everyone in my shop to read through it when we upgraded to this ne program.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Unlike some of the other Adobe Classroom in a book guides, this one was a great disappointment. Most of the lessons leave out half of the steps required to get to the "final" result, which is pretty frustrating if you are a beginner to the program, like I was. Buyer beware.

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Summary: Best book for learning fundamentals
Review: Unlike some of the other popular Illustrator books, this book is both concise and complete. It lacks some of the "personality" of the bigger books and the special effects of others, but provides the best system to mastery of the basics that I have seen.