Help with Photoshop

Try to be very clear and specific about what you want to do
making it nice or better is likely what you want, but there never will be software to understand that.

Learn terminology used by your software
small= crop or trim, colour= hue saturation (the tint) and brightness (the shade)

Use the User Guide, Adobe Photoshop is very good, just very down the the point.
somewhat like my information on the left of my Photoshop pages

Join a computer club and find people with understanding, communication skill and knowledge
I don't necessary mean very smart, but to be on the same wave length as you, so to speak
But if they abuse swear and push you, like it happens to me in the Canberra Apple Club, forget it.

Use Google, again use descriptive detail in its search box, to eliminate masses of seller and not needed information
I will not give many sides as there change so rapidly just a few that I have used lately

The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers. Best in it's class

Photoshop CS3  for Dummies. Recommendable for CS3

The psychology of colour our impulses influenced by hues

Designer filter patterns brush etc

Adobe Photoshop Tutorials colour to black / white, red eye, layer composition

Jay Arraich’s Photoshop Tips beginners tips

Optical Illusions Michael Bach's stimulating web side

To store my images I use Aperture
aperture