Updating an old classic program to OS 10.4

I am trying to help my sister, who is very resistant to change. She has been using "Easy Grade Pro" for years, running it through the classic environment. But she was forced to upgrade her computer and printer, and is now having problems printing from this program. I am trying to convince her it's time to buy a new version of the program, and stop mucking around with classic. She isn't interested unless all of the data can be converted to the new version. (Understandable!)
According to the Easy Grade Pro manual, after loading the new version, we just start the new program, open the old data, and it will ask if we want to convert. No problem. But I know with my sister, it will become a problem. Something will go wrong, and I'll be to blame.
Since I haven't used classic in a million years, it's been hard for me to try to help her with this. Plus, I'm trying to troubleshoot over the phone, so I can't see what's going on. Anyway, here's my question (finally!)
After we load and start the new OSX version of the program, and we try to open the data file from the old program - how do I find that file? Is there a folder labeled classic, that has all the applications and stuff in it? I will need to be able to give her very good instructions on finding that file.
If this seems like I'm overreacting to something that's probably very simple, I'll just say my sister has a big temper, and it would be a shame for that new mac laptop to go flying across the room when she gets ****** at it.
Thanks,
JoAnne

Sisters eh? Glad I never had one, but I know lots of people who have several!
It seems from this web site
http://www.knowplay.com/teacher/easy-grade-pro.html
that Easy Grade Pro has been available for Apple OS X for ages, in fact ever since OS 10.2.
She could have updated years ago.

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