MAPS VTT 101 Guide for Total Idiots Wanted (er, Needed!)

I am a total idiot and am finally ready to admit that I need help! I am more than halfway through my D&D Beyond Master Tier annual subscription, but I still haven't managed to get a single VTT encounter up & running.

I read the FAQ, I tried my best and clicked around within Maps VTT every place I could to learn as much as I could. (I am visual-verbal. I prefer to read & experiment, so if it turns out I need to go watch the YouTube videos to learn what I need, I'll try to find the transcript first or instead.)

Early successes:

• I purchased a small library of books (physical & digital, core & expanded rule books, adventures, …)
• I'm sharing all my content with my players.
• All my characters are shared with links to be assigned by any player to any available campaign.

Even Quick-Play defies me. (I didn't have much luck with the quick-play prebuilt campaign, Intro to Stormwreck Island, but that was immediately after its feature released. I think if I try again I might succeed?) I've created my own campaign using Maps VTT in a browser on my laptop, but still haven't managed to play-test (Rather than run a pre-built quick-play session, I prefer to run my own game despite my arduous journey of repeated failed attempts to learn what I need to succeed.)

My Maps VTT journey is comprised of me performing DM character & campaign creation using my main account on a laptop (browser), and play-testing via an alt-account on a tablet.

Are there any Step-by-step HOW-tO Guides available? Is YouTube where I must go to look for guidance?

Thank you in advance. Sincerely,

• An Idiot

Awesome, thanks. I'm so glad I asked!