# Starting with Elements is hard

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/starting-with-elements-is-hard/54515>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [February 19, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/starting-with-elements-is-hard/54515 "2026-02-19T14:02:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/starting-with-elements-is-hard/54515/1 "2026-02-19T14:02:53Z")

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One of the complaints that comes up routinely is that Elements is hard to get going with

The paradigm is different from Classic and other apps

You could do a lot to get users past that first hump … and reduce support overheads.

examples

Tooltops - you don’t have any. They help explain to beginners - hover over a tool and you get a brief explanation

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/2/5/255337940a431de8683e77e9d328bde0d477764e.png)

… or do it like in Classic …

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/6/d/6dc4d392c5b05b88abbb1f70c303da54d911e39b.png)

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**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/starting-with-elements-is-hard/54515/2 "2026-02-19T14:18:22Z")

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Jol not disagreeing with you here, but I joined with Beta in 2024 and it was less of an app than it is is now. I have this knack of playing and destroying and trying to do things I want to do is my way of learning. It might not be everyone’s starting point but it has stood me in great stead over my IT years with vsroiuos programmes. I had to introduce a full ERP system from scratch for a medical company, set up a new computer set up and join three warehouses over 300 miles apart. I dint have a clue were to start so I just tried, broke everything and learned how to do things and in the end I succeeded by failing.

Thats perhaps thats why I like a demo project to wreck and learn. There are lots of these hidden in the old posts. Also found this community great for unsticking my walls as I hit them.

We’re all here to help so don’t be afraid to ask as we’ve all been there on our journeys.