lynda.com, the leader in self-paced digital media and design training, today introduced Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training.

Covering everything from setting up the interface to optimizing photos to using tools like the Web Photo Gallery, Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training is a beginner course for anyone using Photoshop CS3 to create or edit images for the web. Instructor Jan Kabili explains the difference between web and print graphics, demonstrates how to create color swatches, discusses layers and slices, teaches how to create integral web page elements, and much more. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

 "Most people think of Photoshop as a photography or imaging tool, but it's actually the most commonly used software for web graphics on the planet. Using Photoshop for web graphics requires a very different workflow, and Jan walks newbies and experienced web designers alike through the process in a thorough and practical manner," says Lynda Weinman, CEO of lynda.com.

 Anyone with an internet connection can access Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training by subscribing to lynda.com's Online Training Library®. A separate CD-ROM version of  Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training is planned later this month.

Subscriptions to the lynda.com Online Training Library® start at $25 a month, and provide access to over 22,000 movie tutorials covering more than 320 technology career tools, software applications, and techniques. Subscribers can access any of the computer-based training courses at their convenience. Multi-user subscriptions are also available for companies and institutions seeking to provide education and training to groups.

For free online samples of  Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training and more detailed product information, please visit http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=330.

For more information on lynda.com products, please visit http://www.lynda.com or call 1-888-335-9632.

About lynda.com
Since 1997, lynda.com has provided education and technical training solutions for designers, computer graphics specialists, digital media users, and computer owners. lynda.com products include web-based training, instructional books, CD- and DVD-based video training, self-paced online learning, and events for creative designers, instructors, students, and hobbyists. lynda.com specializes in teaching fundamental design and graphics principles along with the latest computer software, digital media technologies, and techniques.

About Jan Kabili
Jan Kabili is a popular digital arts author and educator. She was lead instructor in the classroom at lynda.com, where she helped Lynda develop the Adobe training program. She's written numerous books and publications on Adobe software, she blogs professionally for the Weblogs, Inc., network, and she's a professor of digital arts. Jan's books include: How to Wow: Photoshop CS2 for the Web, Photoshop CS Complete Course, Photoshop 7 Complete Course, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 Complete Course, and Photoshop 7 ImageReady for the Web Hands-On Training (with Lynda Weinman). Jan has also written for Photoshop User, Mac Design, and the Photoshop CS/CS2 Wow! Book. In her spare time, Jan beta-tests software for Adobe.