Can I use PNG files in Photoshop?

[Ascension]

Those books from the bookstore are mostly for tips and tricks and I got some when I first got PS. They helped me more than the manuals because they gave me ideas and the walk-throughs explain things better. The manual left me confused. Also, by the time you do a few tuts, here, you'll know more than your wife until she gets to the end of her class

[craggles]

Hi Ascension - we always end up on the same thread sooner or later but you know me, if Photoshop is mentioned, I have to comment.

I would normally agree with you on that - but in this case, with the difficulty of opening PNG files, I don't think looking through the different ways to open a file and the labelling of the interface sections are going to hurt too much.

But yes, from then on, you can go and raid the tutes here - after all, this is what you'll be using Photoshop for anyway!

Be warned though - if you ask a question that's covered in the first few sections of the manual, I shall not answer (even though it'll take every fibber of my being to do so); unless, of course, you're referencing a passage in the manual that you're confused about and then I'll try and swoop in before Ascension says 'I told you so!'

I've got to be quick as I imagine he's already loading it into his clipboard for easy pasting as we speak!

[tilt]

I'll just throw in here that the help section of Photoshop is actually gotten pretty good. Also the classroom in a book series are good for beginners as they describe every step on the way