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This book is laid out in a very easy to follow format with colour coordinated chapters and lots of step by steps. It's written in an easy to grasp language with lots of help and no assumed knowledge. The step by steps occasionally do not show a final result so you're left wondering why you would bother and some of the points don't explain why you would do something. For example, in the early stages there's an explanation of preferences and one about cache, in particular, explains how you adjust it, but not why. Many of the pictures used are very amateurish family snaps, but I suppose that's what most users of Elements will have to work with so the quality of illustrations can be forgiven. Overall the book will hand-hold you through using Elements and very little is left undiscovered.