Photoshop 5 for Windows bible / Deke McClelland.

Contents
Welcome to photoshop 5
Chapter 1. Getting to know Photoshop
What is Photoshop
Image-editing theory
The computer design scheme
Photoshop scenarios
etc

Chapter 2. Inside Photoshop
A first look at Photoshop
See Photoshop run
The Photoshop desk
Navigating in Photoshop
Customizing the interface
etc

Chapter 3. Shortcuts and scripts
Keystrokes and modifiers
Hiden shortcut and modifiers
The grate grandmother of all shortcut tables
Creating scripts
Batch-processing images

Part II Understanding Digital Imagery
Chapter 4. How images works
The resolution of screen image
How to open, Duplicate and save images
File format roundup
Resampling and cropping

Chapter 5. Defining Colors
Selecting and editing colors
Working in different color mode
Using Photoshop's other color selection methods

Chapter 6. Basic color management
Plunging headlong into color
The color setting commands
Atypical color-matching scenario
Color conversion central
Introducing color channels
etc

Chapter 7. Printing Images
Welcome to printing
Understanding the printing terminology
Creating color separation
Printing Duotones
Spot color separation
etc

Part III Painting and Retouching images
Chapter 8. Painting and editing
Paint and Edit tool basics
Brush shape and Opacity
Tapered line
Brush modes

Chapter 9. Filling and Stroking
Filling portions of an image
Filling an area with color
Applying gradient fills
Applying strokes and arrowheads

Chapter 10. Retouching, Repeating and Restoring
Three of the best
Cloning Image elements
Applying repeating patterns
An entirely new reversion metaphor

Includes index.