Well at least that issue is an easy fix.
Thanks for your help Gilrock. I think I have a handle on the programming aspect for now, (at least enough to be dangerous). I'll just pittle around for a while and finish my songs. I'm looking forward to using xlights next year.
My next trick, I guess, is to setup my controllers and network. I have plenty of controllers but not sure what the best route will be. But I'll save that for another day.