Illustrator CS4 has many new features that will enhance your work flow from the changes to the interface to multiple artboards and smarter smart guides.

The Photoshop CS4 upgrade has better across-application support, making it much easier to work on a project within several of the Creative Suite programs. Any changes that you make to an image is recognized in all the programs without loss of information, saving you time and work.

Photoshop CS4 has two new panels and many enhancements that will make your work easier. You will especially like the new brush previews.

As you would expect, there are some new features and refinements to the Photoshop CS4 interface. The first thing that you will notice is the new tab-based layout of image windows and the OpenGL rotating canvas.

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One thing that makes Photoshop Elements 7 by Adobe different from other consumer-based photo editing software is the way Elements is built to work hand-in-hand with Adobe´s Photoshop.com.

If you have been experimenting with 3D digital art, you will be glad to hear that Photoshop CS4 Ext now has totally integrated 3D tools and features. You can use these 3D tools just as easily as the Photoshop 2D tools and features, right inside the same workspace.

Photoshop Elements 7 gives you several options for how you wish to use the editing features, based on how much help you want from Photoshop Elements.

The Visual QuickStart Guides are a popular way to get started with a new software or get up-to-date with the latest upgrade of your favorite software. This QuickStart Guide by Jeff Carlson covers Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 and there is a lot of information packed into this book.

One of my favorite things to do in Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 is to create photo projects such as greeting cards or photo books. Elements has several features that make this easy. Adobe has built the photo projects feature so that even the novice can have success the first time.