If it makes you feel any better, a lot of this we all needed help with when Poser 6 and 7 came out. I remember getting Poser 6 (from Poser 4). I was so totally confused with the render settings and the materials...lol. Seemed like it took forever to learn it all, but in reality it all comes pretty quickly ;). It's a bit of a shock from Poser 4 to Poser 7.

Laurie