Download or read book Using GIMP Enhanced Edition written by James Pyles and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than just a book! Get comfortable with the latest version of GIMP. Don't just read about it: see it, hear it, with step-by-step video tutorials and valuable audio sidebars. Way more than just a book, this is all the help you'll ever need...where you want, when you want! Learn Fast, Learn Easy! Using web, video, and audio · Show Me video walks through tasks you've just got to see—including bonus advanced techniques · Tell Me More audio delivers practical insights straight from the experts · Let Me Try It tasks break down the complex into easy-to-follow, step-by-step sequences James Pyles is a consultant, author, editor, and technical writer. He has worked as a support technician for a city government IT department, a wireless network vendor, and supported a usability lab for Hewlett-Packard (HP)—and so is familiar with technology from a hands-on perspective. His most recent book is PC Technician Street Smarts 2nd Edition (Sybex, October 2009), completely updated for the 2009 version of the A+ exams. He's also written MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Configuration Study Guide: Exam 70-630 (Sybex, March 2008) and SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide (O'Reilly, September 2007). In addition, James regularly contributes to Linux Pro Magazine and occasionally writes for Ubuntu User Magazine . quepublishing.com ISBN 0-7897-4472-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4472-2.

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