This product consists of a three-month premium subscription to Photoshop training on the lynda.com training website. Learners can view video tutorials from any web-connected computer and also from iPhones with the lynda.com app. The premium subscription allows learners to download the same files the instructor uses in the videos. They can then practice the skills on their own computers.

The lynda.com website offers 132 Photoshop courses. Adobe recommends starting with the Photoshop CS5 Essential Training course, which covers all the basics from the use of Adobe Bridge to sharing images.

The courses apply to both the Windows and the Mac version of Photoshop. Instructors demonstrate on one platform and note any differences from the other one.

After the donation request has been approved, the user has two years to activate the subscription. The training is then available for three months from the date of activation.

Benefits for Organizations

This training can help an organization maximize the value of its Photoshop donation. Staff can learn how to more efficiently edit and improve the quality of digital images.

Previewing This Product

Each course on lynda.com has a few video tutorials that anyone can watch, subscriber or not. In the course's table of contents, these tutorials are shown in blue type; the rest are shown in gray.

Licensing

This subscription licenses one user to access the lynda.com training videos and exercise files for a period of three months.

Open to New, Current, and Former Subscribers

With this donation, new lynda.com users can subscribe, current subscribers can extend their subscriptions, and former subscribers can renew.

Support

Support on the lynda.com site includes an FAQ, an email form, and the comprehensive video How to Use lynda.com.

Choose Carefully

The administrative fee for this product is not refundable, and the product cannot be exchanged.

Obtaining This Product

When your donation request has been approved, TechSoup will send a message to your organization email address with instructions for obtaining and activating this product.

• Hardware:
• 1024x768-pixel (or higher) display recommended
• Software:
• Windows XP with SP3; Windows Vista; Windows 7
• Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
• Media player: Windows Media Player 10; QuickTime 7.5; Flash Player 9
• Web browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled: Internet Explorer 7.0 or later (32-bit only); Firefox 3.0 or later; Safari 4.1.2 or later; Chrome 11.0 or later
• Other:
• Internet connection with a downstream bandwidth of 1 Mbps; 1.5 Mbps or higher recommended

• Donated products will be distributed under this program to qualifying organizations only, not to individuals.
• Eligible organizations may request up to two training subscriptions per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). These requests do not affect the product-request limits for the regular TechSoup Adobe donation program.
• Only organizations with annual operating budgets of $10 million or less are eligible to receive this donation.
• This donation is available to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) designation and to public libraries. Public libraries must either have valid 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or be listed in the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) database.
• Religious organizations without a secular community designation are not eligible to participate in this program. A secular designation is defined as an organization separate from the church or religious organization that provides services to people regardless of their religious beliefs and does not propagate a belief in a specific faith.
• Donated products will not be made available to fraternities or sororities, Boy Scouts of America, computer refurbishing programs, legislative and political (except voter education) organizations, or advocacy groups.
• Recipient organizations must be willing and able to provide information to Adobe for the purposes of creating a case study or testimonial on this program.
• Organizations that advocate, support, or practice discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability, race, size, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background are not eligible to participate in this program. Organizations must be willing and able to attest that they do not discriminate on any of these grounds in order to receive donations.
• Adobe products may not be transferred or resold.
• Adobe products may not be used for raffles, door prizes or any other fundraising activities or individual awards.