Newbies but an Oldie !

I am fascinated with Freenet and the multitude of information there is to  browse but as an older person I am finding one or two basic elements to be very stressful. I don't want personal tuition and realise the service is staffed by volunteers mainly but a nod in the right direction might help open the door a wee bit further for an old guy ! 
I find there are no simple "how to" answers on Freenet to what are simple things on the open net. And I bounce around in circles . Is there a Freenet user guide  for dummies that can help me ? 
For example. I try to search... in the search Freenet box , it says  library plugins must be loaded . Where do i get these ? Even when i think i have it cracked and press search i get bumped to a screen saying the localhost page isn't working. This i can't solve. Also when i download  a file i do not know where it is or how to open it after it is done. Easy if you know how but i don't. I also would like to use Firefox but it opens in Chrome and the only other option is IE ? 
At 69 I'm not too bad with my laptop, iPad, and smartphone but I am deaf and  reading stuff on line is my greatest pleasure in life now and Freenet takes me beyond the norm and it is a thrilling world for me. There was a page about Depression that was so on the ball that I wanted to forward it to everyone but had't a clue how to , outside Freenet,  or whether I should not even think about that . i don't know anyone else on Freenet.  
There's me , knockin at the door but  I only have half the get to get in ! Thanks for what you have given us ! 
Sincerely 
Terry 

Sent from my iPad
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