Lady, i've dumpped so much cash into Adobe i should own stock! i've been with PS since 2.5 (yikes!) but so far every upgrade has been worth it to me. The frequency of upgrades (regardless of which developer) has held me back from taking any certification exams (you think the upgrades are costly, try staying current with certifications!!!). I too just tore the celephane off my 7.0 package but so far i like it. Not to happy with the old "let's move some tools around to keep em' on their toes" part. And the file browser is a great idea but i've had some problem with it. I'm sure everyone will be shareing their "praises" and "problems" and we can all learn something :) retrocity