I'm an educated professional who cannot, for the life of me, work with this program. I bought it when EQ5 first came out and have never been able to use it. Has anyone, anywhere, had this problem? I'm beginning to think the big A is knocking on my door?

I had problems with it until I MADE myself sit down and go through the lessons. have you done that? I recommend soft music, your choice of beverage and the phone turned off.

Rose Hall

Hey, I hadn't thought about the "choice of beverage hint!"

I have a masters degree in technology and it took me awhile to figure it out, so don't stress. The best advice I can give is play around and view the tutorials when you are not sure how to do something. I would also recommend reading the manual.

I never had EQ5 so don't know how big a change it is, but agree with above, it's well worth taking the time to sit and do the lessons. It's a marvellous program and you can do so much with it. :-)

Yes, just go through the included video tutorials and that should get you off and running with it. Once you get the jist of it you'll be having a blast!

I almost have to laugh at myself when I think about the irony of it. I use a computer everyday without disaster. but this one has baffled me. I have tried the manual, but admit I get frustrated and quit. Perhaps this will be my New Years project, along with a thousand others.
Thanks for the input, and
Happy stitching!
Karen

That's what I did too. Play with it.

I got EQ years ago -- version 3 maybe? My degree is in computers and I worked as a computer professional for many years, but I admit I found the program exasperating. It was not at all intuitive for me, and I ended up abandoning it. I am sometimes tempted to by EQ5 or EQ6 but so far have not because I figure I'd rather spend my time actually making quilts than learning software.

It's nice to hear someone else with adequate IQ and computer experience found EQ frustrating!

shequilts, you have really brightened my day...someone else admits to being overly challenged by EQ...wow, I may be okay... then you admit to be very computer friendly...wahooooo, I'm feeling better since I'm not a computer whiz... and the payoff is enjoying your delightful sense of humor in spite of your frustration! I'm taking this as a lesson that we all need now and then to be reviewing...thanks for showing me how to adjust my own attitude...I owe ya' bigtime!
Now...just which of the big A's is tappin' on your door? Teehee?

I have a masters degree and still found that I needed to read the directions (somethin I tend to NOT do :))
I got my EQ6 and actually read the book and did the lessons. To reiterate what I'd taught myself I went to a beginners class. This was basically what I had ready. I also watched the video lessons. I feel I'm quite fluent, but when I do something I haven't used in a while....BACK to the books :).

You might consider upgrading to version 6, as I have heard from many that it is much more user friendly than the previous versions. Also, you might consider an online class at Quilt University. I took one 4 week class and it helped immensely. Very affordable, too. If you're more hands on, you might check with your LQS to see if anyone there teaches it. Or, maybe you know someone that might be willing to do so out of the kindness of their heart. Lastly, you can always check the EQ Help on their site. They have numerous tutorials, videos and even a user forum which I've found very helpful when I'm totally baffled.

Please don't give up, tho. Just relax, take it a page at a time... Oh, and one more suggestion, you could even look into EQ Simplified, another book that some have found very helpful, too.

Thank you for making me feel not so dumb!! I've been working with this for about 10 days and can't get beyond lesson 3!!! I'll follow all your suggestions.

Thank you again!!

I don't have a degree in computers but I use to figure out new software programs IT stuck on our computers when I worked. First I click on everything clickable and see what it does and figure it out from there. EQ is very simple to use for me. I love it.

OK ladies, at least I know I'm not alone out here. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I guess it's going to be one page at a time, one skill at a time. I can only hope to find a copy of EQ for Dummies
(Does anyone know of an ugly EQ quilt contest?)

ALZHEIMER'S!! tee hee