I have to agree with Joe. Learning Photoshop is difficult. (One of the hardest things I've ever done.) I've been using version 7 for a good while now & haven't even made a dent in learning all it will do.
I've used the demo version of PSP & while there were some things I liked about it, I prefer Photoshop & I think I'll stick with V7 for awhile.

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