I agree with you, fluids arent as simple as they used to be. If you arent willing to read a bit and figure it out by all means, please, use the manufacture supplied fluids.
For this specific case, transmission fluid, there are several options. Check the documentation here,
http://content.valvoline.com/pdf/maxlife_atf.pdf If you arent willing to do that and only grab whatever is on the shelf your are taking undue risk. Nothing fancy, no expertise needed, just RTFM.
