Illustrator 10 for Windows & Macintosh
Virtual Classroom covers basic program features and techniques  step by step, with helpful notes and shortcuts. Per the series,  it also includes video lessons on a CD-ROM that show and expand  on the techniques in the text. Adobe's official effort,  Classroom in a Book starts with a quick tour of common functions  and moves on to more detailed lessons on specific topics and  techniques, such as creating web graphics and working with  layers. The review questions and suggestions for further  practice ending each chapter, as well as the CD's lesson art  files, are useful self-study aids. QuickStart jumps right into  the Illustrator interface, though it does so a bit messily at  first. Other chapters, however, provide helpful illustrations  and screen shots. This is better reference than self-study  material readers can easily look up how to accomplish common  tasks. Special Edition is more appropriate for intermediate to  advanced users, spending extra time covering version 10's new  features and advanced topics like dynamic data-driven graphics.  Troubleshooting sections at the end of each chapter answer  common questions. All of these titles are appropriate purchases  for public libraries. Institutions owning version 9 guides  should upgrade for coverage of 10's new features.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.