General comment:
Not wishing to be harsh in any way Reading the manual should be mandatory.
Its surprising how few users seem to read or refer to the manual at all after purchasing the product and just as difficult to understand why few ever seem to search the forums and read completely everything there is published here about a subject they may have a question regarding - thats if it exists.
The benefit of doing both is that a user will gain a much better understanding and one which they are more likely to remeber next time around when a problem crops up again by digesting into their grey matter the content therein.
We all know theres no better way to learn than by experience but few want to do that in practice.
I include myself in that category so dont flame me
I do however try and find a solution and try only to ask when I am really stuck and in such instances I must say users have been very helpful when they can be.
I know that the search box is at the bottom of the page and it has been suggested it might be placed more prominently - however I have no doubt it would not make the slightest bit of difference.
"I am and forever will be your friend"
