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I have just downloaded Prepar3d V.3.4. I'm trying to set up all my control options and get my planes to flying, but I'm having a bad time trying. One reason is perhaps I am not as computer-literate as I think I am. I need help in getting myself set up, assigning my controls (I know how I did it in FS9 and FSX, but this has me stumped. I though I had it set properly for all my flight controls, but the rudders seem to have a mind of their own. I'm running Windows 10, and it seems to be working well.But I need to resize my graphics so I can see all my control buttons. It's been a pain but I'm still trying. HELP! Please pretend I'm a total idiot and need help for even the basics and I will be eternally grateful.

The configuration of the controls are more or less identical to FS9 and FSX, so it should be easy to guess what to do, at least for the keys.
Concerning the rudder problem, you might want to perform first a calibration of your controller, within the settings of the game. There's a button for that somewhere in the interface, where it shows all the axis and their movements. Ensure all is moving as it should after to move your controller to all the extremities.
Also, use this moment to identify which axis letter corresponds to which movement of your controller.

Last thing: ensure you launch P3D by right-clicking on the icon and selecting "run as administrator", else it might not be able to "save" the settings you made properly.

Wow! Thanks. That was easy. But now, how do I reduce the size of the screens so I can access all the control buttons (LOAD, SAVE, etc) that now appear off the screen and won't let themselves be accessed?

Just like FSX: if you are in fullscreen, you can make the menu bar appear simply by pressing the key ALT.
To make it disappear again, press the key ALT again, but keep it pressed for a few seconds. The menu bar will disappear.

Thanks, but I'm afraid it still doesn't help - some of the EXE buttons are still below the edge of the screen and I can't bring them up.......HELP!

Alt - Enter ..... to enter and exit full screen