The thing is that while we can guess at the issue and try to help, new folks usually don't understand the program and terms well enough to splain things properly. Heck,,,, after 4 years I still don't.  

Ultimately, you have to learn it for yourself and it seems that is what you're doing..... that;s the way to do it. We can try to help when you hit the brick walls. 

So dig in.... explore, experiment and have fun.