Dials do rule. Especially for posing and lights. NEVER use the trackball for lights. :-) I can't imagine posing figures without using the dials. I use the move tool for the same things Patricia described, but that's about it. I have a special hatred for the paint bucket tool (or whatever it's called.) It has a habit of mysteriously becoming the activated tool...suddenly Poser wants to recolor something that you didn't want recolored. Love them dials.