I have own EQ since 1995 (that was EQ3). But then I have been around computer large and small for most of my life. I did jump from EQ5 to version 7 and trying to get use to the updated icons. But I can do the basics easily. If you belong to a group of quilters, you might inquire if anyone can do a show and tell with the program. Can your LQS do a show and tell?? You might just check EQ website to see if there is anything displaying the basics. Hardly a day goes by that I am not printing PP pattern or resizing a pattern. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!