Photo Shop Elements.
It's cheaper and still does a lot.
There are lots of tips on line, but i found what helped me learn the best was having projects that made me learn. Like making business cards, greeting cards and having fun playing with photos.
when using the clone stamp tool, and if you double click while holding down the Alt, Align turns on automatically. It drives me completely nuts!
I have no idea what moron would program it to do that. I'll be flying along, cleaning up a picture and all of a sudden Align comes on and messes up my...