I have EQ7 and love it. I used to belong to a EQ club and that was great because we had members who were really good and we did a challenge each month. That way, you had to check the manual to know what you were doing. I basically go to EQ when I want to do a new quilt and need to know how many block of this type; that type, etc. It is great because you can change blocks, colors really easy and find out what looks the best. Also use it a lot when I need to add borders, i.e. size, how many. etc. I really do not think it is complicated and believe me I am not a computer expert. There are times when I still have to check to manual and I have had it for five years,