Don't feel bad about your difficulty learning EQ7.
I used to write requirements and user guides for billing and ordering systems, so consider myself a bit more than computer literate. EQ7 is just not very user friendly. I have figured most of it out, but even after reading the manual umpteen times, it was difficult. One of the reasons is what you pointed out - it doesn't use common, almost universal, (at least on Microsoft computers) commands when it seems to makes sense to use them.
Perhaps there are copyright issues which forced EQ7 creators to design the software the way it is. In any case, I've figured most of it out and can design a quilt with it.
I was very disappointed with one feature, though. It's the one where you print the cutting instructions. It shows you how to cut one of the blocks, how much yardage you need, but it doesn't suggest a way to rotary cut for multiple blocks. That would be a huge improvement!
Good luck and know that it will get better!