Best Tutorials to get an old Legacy User up to Speed with Creative Cloud 2023?

[VitalizeRx]

Hi Folks,

I'm so old school that I actually started using Photoshop when it was first released on a 3.5 floppy disk (no lie). 

I've been using an old legacy desktop version for ages and stuck in my antiquated ways. It was all good because I was just creating graphics for my own business. But since life likes to biach slap you every so often, I've now found myself in a position that I need to seek freelance design work to supplement my income.

I got a new computer system and switched from my old version to Adobe Creatine Cloud. $@# I feel like I was just released from a time capsule...

Can someone recommend a organized tutorial series (preferably FREE) that can get an old proficent user up to speed with the modern versions and features?

I know there are tons of free tutorials on YouTube but, I prefer a series that can do the job efficently in the shortest amount of time possible. Thank you so much in advance!

[Peru Bob]

Linkedin Learning is a great resource and has a 30 day trial:

https://www.linkedin.com/learning

[Stephen Marsh]

Don't forget to RTM:

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/user-guide.html

There IS useful stuff in there when you hit a bump in how something is different to the old version.

[Conrad_C]

One thing Adobe had changed since the old days is that they have added a large number of tutorials you can open from within Photoshop itself. Some of these are hands-on, which means you get files for practicing the lesson.

Home screen, Learn category. When you start Photoshop, the Home screen has a category called Learn. Click that, and you get a screen full of tutorials.

Search. Choose Edit > Find. That opens the Discover panel. Currently, the Discover panel has a Video Series category at the top. Those are tutorial videos. The second category is Hands-on Tutorials, and the third category is Tutorials.

Help > Hands on Tutorials. Choosing this command leads to the same Hands-on Tutorials as above.

Short tool tip tutorials. If you pause the pointer over a tool, most have an illustrated description and a button you can click to watch a short tutorial video. If you want to know more, you can find a longer tutorial in one of the sources above. (This won’t work if Rich Tool Tips are disabled in Preferences/Tools.)

 

So, Adobe has gone to a lot of effort to put training inside the application itself. Because it’s not just you, everyone is challenged by the Photoshop learning curve.