EA for Dummies : How to get started

I am finally also going to look into experimenting with EA's. Can someone please be so kind to direct me to where this has been discussed in detail .... how to get started when you know nothing like I do!

I opened a FXDD account for this and I can see the 2 EA's that comes with m4 charts. I have enabled the macd one to show a smily face. Now I want to see some action ! as I am excited about seeing how it will work. My logic tells me that if i have an 1 minute chart open with the smily face, the chances are so much better to see a trade opening up soon. I am worried that I dont know where to look to see that it has actually opened a trade. I can see that I have a demo account with them.

I almost feel a bit silly to ask for this basic info. Any help will be very kindly appreciated. Thank you in advance

http://www.metatrader.info/node/34

Thanks so much for the quick response. I had a look around there its way too techical for me as I have no programming background. I simply would like to learn to how to get an EA to start making trades. I know I will not get any day soon to the point of puttering around inside an EA.

I have the macd EA on gbp/usd 5 min chart open with the smily face going... I will keep my pc running through the night to see if it does make a trade.

Will this ea work on a 5 min chart or is it set for a specific TF

The sample EAs (MACD) you work with will trade when there is a smily face.

Yes, M1 will get you more trades.

Thanks so much for the help. I got the indic's to work and to place a few trades. Now I have downloaded a EA from a thread here.

It does show up in my custom indic's. How do I get it to show up in the EA folder please help. Thanks in advance.