BTW, the little hand and +/- icons work in the director's view too, but be careful because if you pan too much (using the hand tool), and then use the camera forward/backward tool, it might not quite go in the direction you expect!!! once you gets past the initial "What the $$&*% is this?" reaction with the interface, hopefully you'll find that it's much more intuitive than other 3D packages! ...but you're right, the manual definitely sucks. One of my favorite pet peeves is that it's in black-and-white, yet in the Materials section all the little illustrations are referred to as if they're in color!