Get help with Photoshop image editing software products including:

1. Adobe Photoshop CS series
2. Adobe Photoshop CS series as part of Adobe Creative Suite Design Standard series
3. Adobe Photoshop CS Extended series (includes added features like 3D image editing, and motion image editing)
4. Adobe Photoshop CS Extended series as part of Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium, Adobe Creative Suite Design Web Premium, Adobe Creative Suite Design Production Premium and Adobe Creative Suite Design Master Collection series
5. Adobe Photoshop Elements, a replacement software product for Adobe Photoshop LE (Lite Edition)
6. Adobe Photoshop Elements & Adobe Premiere Elements (a lite edition of Adobe Premiere motion image editing software), a bundled image editing product
7. Photoshop.com, a Flickr or PhotoBucket, online image display service with online image editing features
8. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, an image management system aimed at photographers

Note that, besides versions of Adobe Photoshop, other Adobe software products that are or have been part of the Adobe Creative Suite Design family include:

1. Adobe InDesign
2. Adobe Illustrator
3. Adobe Acrobat Pro
4. Adobe Flash Professional
5. Adobe Dreamweaver
6. Adobe Fireworks
7. Adobe After Effects
8. Adobe Premiere
9. Adobe Soundbooth

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Visit the Photoshop website for tutorials and help with Adobe Photoshop resources and products

Read Adobe Photoshop guides, manuals and tutorials for help with Photoshop software products as well as Photoshop products that are part of Adobe Creative Suites.

I recommend: Read Adobe Photoshop manuals at the Photoshop website. At the Photoshop Support Center, you can access Photoshop CS video tutorials, and/or search the Photoshop CS Support Knowledgebase or the forum postings from Photoshop CS Community Help. At the Photoshop Extended Support Center, there's a separate Support Knowledgebase for Photoshop CS Extended software users. At the Photoshop Elements Support Center, you can access Photoshop video demos, and/or search their Support Knowledgebase. For Photoshop products that are part of a creative suite, Adobe Creative Suite users can access video tutorials, and/or search their Support Knowledgebase at the Creative Suite Support Center. At a general Adobe Contact Support & Customer Service page, you can get product support contact information and you can search their Support Knowledgebase to access specific Photoshop family product tutorials. There are also product-specific Adobe user forums. For Photoshop Lightroom users, see Adobe's Lightroom FAQ.

For a more hands-on approach to learning Photoshop, learn about Adobe Photoshop training

Adobe Photoshop training includes self-paced courses, intensive certification courses, and Adobe teaching events.

I recommend: Peachpit Press co-publishes Adobe Books project-based and Adobe Photoshop tutorial how-to books aimed at users. Adobe Training & Certification has training options information that includes self-paced courses, video workshops, instructor-led courses and certification instruction, as well as Adobe-sponsored online and live events and seminars.

For help with Photoshop, find Adobe Photoshop information forums and FAQs

Forums and/or Adobe Photoshop guides provide Photoshop help for users of Photoshop family products as well as for users of Adobe Creative Suite products that include Photoshop.

I recommend: At AdobeForums.com, you can find a list of links to Adobe software products forums, including Photoshop help forums for all platforms and versions of Adobe Photoshop, help forums for all platforms and versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements, forums and FAQs for Photoshop Lightroom, and forums for all platforms and versions of Adobe Creative Suite. Forums for Photoshop.com have their own site.

Get Adobe Photoshop tips and tutorials from independent websites

Some users may prefer third-party websites and blogs that may offer more unbiased perspectives when presenting Adobe Photoshop tips and tutorials.

I recommend: Smashing Magazine, a graphic design online zine, offers its extensive list of easy-to-understand handpicked Adobe Photoshop tutorials. While "You Suck at Photoshop" video tutorials at MyDamnChannel.com may seem like sophomoric (and deeply offensive to some) YouTube-style comedy bits, these pieces serve as strong Adobe Photoshop tutorials and tips at their heart. Digital illustration tablet maker Wacom offers its own comprehensive list of Adobe Photoshop tips.

Find Adobe Photoshop support programs and authorized resellers that provide upgrades and support

Adobe-authorized resellers that provide upgrades may also provide their own Adobe Photoshop support services.

I recommend: Adobe Store sells Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe Photoshop support programs and software upgrades. For Adobe Photoshop and Creative Suite upgrades, use the Adobe.com database reseller finder to find all commercial resellers including retailers, online retailers, and mail order retailers. Government agencies and educators can find reseller software discount offers at the Adobe website.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Trust Adobe Photoshop support and troubleshooting information from Adobe Systems Incorporated over third-party information even from reputable publishers.
• •  There are many Adobe Photoshop plug-ins available as freeware and shareware downloads. Note that, as with many third-party developer products, the software may be buggy.