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In defense of all technical writers, a software manual for any program is designed to cover the functions of every button and menu in the program.  The Poser manual does a great job of that.  

WHY you want to use a button/control is not what the Poser manual is designed to do.  That's what secondary books, tutorials, and video training sites are for.  Electicacademy also offeres an on-line Poser 5 class for $25.  I took it a long time ago plus some of their other courses.  I highly recommend them for a great learning experience. 

Just got my copy of Practical Poser 7 yesterday - first flip through looks like it will be a great read - lots of goodies on the CD too!

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