I had a harmony...so I might have been spoiled with the ease at which things worked...(Apparently the customization I was getting with the SL was way more than I thought!)

I can't figure out macros...with the harmony I could get it to turn on the tv, go to the correct input, turn on the reciever, and make it go to the correct input...etc. etc.

I can turn on and off my equipment, but I can't make them go without going to the individual pages...

any ideas?

On the Nevo web site, there is a section of recorded training videos. These are extremely helpful when you're first learning the basics of programming. I'd really recommend that you start there, just to get your bearings.

As for macros, it's very simple. You can assign any number of commands to a button, so "Watch a Blu-Ray," for example, might Turn on TV, Turn on Blu-Ray, Turn on Receiver, Set TV Input, Set Receiver Input, etc. So on your Home Page, where you select your activities, you put these start-up macros on those buttons. (Be sure to put in the appropriate page jump.) Similar macros can be used throughout your configuration.

I use NevoStudioPro, where the commands for a button are listed & edited in the "Properties and Actions" box, along with delays, page jumps, and so forth. There must be an equivalent area in your program.

Of course you can't figure it out; Harmony is not programming ; it's merely building a configuration file based on aswering a series of questions. With other remote manufacturers (Nevo included) there is a learning curve that is evident by simply looking at the software. Online tutorials or live training classes are required to get you up to speed in order to utilize the full power of the application.