learned? who says?..;) I've had Poser 4 over a year..and am just now starting to play with it..seriously, that is..;)
I found the manual..uh..actually I've lost the manual..actually, it's in storage..somewhere..;) I'm a technician, so if you see one of us actually crack a manual..be afraid..be very afraid..;) Really simple things I know..
10 things I know about Poser..or not
1)Pose first, clothe later
2)you can click on the numeric part of a dial's readout, type '0', and undo the 'pretzle people'..;)
3)downloads- go in Runtime directory; obj goes in Runtime Geometries, cr2 and some rsr go in Libraries/characters, pp2 goes in librariesprops, jpgs go in textures..except when they don't..;)
4)render as high a setting as you have patience for (anti-alias helps, but takes longer..but remember, it takes much longer in Bryce..;)
5)focus the eyes on something, dialate them slightly, use the face to convey emotion (eyebrows and smiles), and you'll have a more interesting-looking character
characters and clothes don't have to match (caveat-it helps if you have 'item x for Mike', or Maya Doll [free, and a lot of clothes for her, at Studio Maya], but it shore helps with a good fit..;)
6)lighting can make all the difference (in any package, not just Poser..;)

7. uh..I guess I am a newbie..that's all I know..;) hope this helps..

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)