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Many of our clients are at least dangerous in Photoshop and I get almost weekly requests to teach a Photoshop class.  As flattering as that is, the truth is, anyone can learn how to use photoshops tools just by picking something you want to do and reading the topic in Photoshop help.  That will get you started but once you learn the basic tools it really takes a great deal of time, dedication and daily use to become proficient and efficient with the tools.  It took me 3 years using it 30-40 hours per week to become an expert.  I would recommend learning the tools you need to get minor things done first. One of the tools that is not well known but can be very useful is the actions palette. This tool is most useful for processing a large number of images without doing the same process on each individual image.  Let's say you have a folder of 100 images you photographed with your digital camera and you want to re-size them down to put them on your website.  You can record an actio

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