Actually I was very polite... By the way: Manuals are great because they are effective: 1.) 1 on 1 just you and the manual 2.) A little at a time or a lot.. go nuts! 3.) For specific examples. 4.)You don't have to wait for an answer! "This is really simple stuff we talking here! You don't expect someone working on a 2hr. Hollywood Feature to answer you r first few posts"- I don't expect anything from you. "This is for people roughly at my experience level, that can give a simple straight forward response!"- Actually these forums are for all experience levels. "It was stupid of you to ignore that I mentioned having the manual for a reason"- I saw you mentioned it twice and said you were avoiding using it. Your "reason" is your own. I can "say" I own the Brooklyn bridge. Does it mean I do?