In Word 2010: Styles in Depth, author Mariann Siegert shows how to use Word styles to help save time in creating consistent and well-designed documents. The course demonstrates how to create, apply, and modify styles, as well as how to format documents with styles. It also covers generating tables of contents, building Quick Styles and style sets, and restricting styles in protected documents. Exercise files accompany the course.

In Photoshop CS5: Portrait Retouching, professional photographer and instructor Chris Orwig uses his extensive experience with Photoshop to focus on the specific tools every user needs to adjust images and keep them looking genuine. This course explores this program?s deep resources for portrait retouching and inspires photographers to do their creative best with everything from blemishes to backdrops. Exercise files are included with the course.

In this final installment of Photoshop CS5 Extended One-on-One, Deke McClelland creates a total of seven 3D type effects from scratch. This project-based course shows how to create and modify 3D type, craft hand-drawn effects, and design complex character extrusions. The course also explains how to color-correct and post-process 3D type in Camera RAW. Exercise files accompany the course.

In this final installment of Photoshop CS5 Extended One-on-One, Deke McClelland creates a total of seven 3D type effects from scratch.

Join David Gassner in Dreamweaver CS5 with PHP and MySQL as he explains how to add dynamic data to a PHP-enabled web site in Dreamweaver CS5.

In this final installment of Photoshop CS5 Extended One-on-One, Deke McClelland creates a total of seven 3D type effects from scratch.

In Acrobat X Tips and Tricks, Anne-Marie Concepcion uses her intimate knowledge of Acrobat to reveal the application s hidden gems.

In the Douglas Kirkland on Photography series, well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland explores a variety of real-world photographic scenarios, sharing technical insights and critiquing the results.

In this course, author Nigel French covers the ins and outs of creating professional designs and artwork using crisp, scalable vector graphics in Photoshop. The course demonstrates the fundamentals of drawing and manipulating shapes; achieving various artistic effects using blend modes, layer effects, and Smart Filters; and combining shape layers with pixel-based imagery and photographs. The course also showcases practical applications for shape layers, including posters, logos, and web buttons, and includes tutorials on building custom shapes and making modifications with vector masks. Exercise files accompany the course.

In 3ds Max 2011: Particle Effects , Steve Nelle Shows How to create a Wide Variety of Special Effects Including Particle smoke, water, and Explosions.