Battleaxe, so far the upgrading to 8 was a lot easier than putting in 7. I bought the lesson book and will be using that daily for a while. I also plan to buy the book for the 8, when we can. I did down load the e-books which were free, but I like to have a hard copy book handy when I learn things. I was a little bit smarter this time and gathered all of the required info prior to upgrading. I’m excited about using it for finishing quilts and eventually creating my own quilts and making them. At this moment, I’m Very happy I upgraded. By the way I never figured out how to use the 7 very well. I’m told that maybe a good thing. By the way this is my Bd present to me from me.