Thank you especially to nc501c who finally explained that the linked tutorials for electrum are outdated and tab names and steps have been changed for some reason. Makes me wonder if few people check the tutorials, does anyone actually check the code of electrum?
I had one additional question if someone could please help another gen x who is even less computer capable. What if I want to use the “signing offline with electrum” method but want to send from one paper wallet to multiple new addresses at once? When I follow the linked tutorials, electrum seems to only allow me to send from one wallet to one wallet. Granted I could just repeat the steps sending smaller amounts out of the original wallet each time. Once I sign for a transaction offline and then transmit that transaction with the online computer, does that mean the original wallet’s private key is now insecure? If so, how do I safely transmit from one paper wallet to multiple wallets - preferably using electrum? Thank you all so much for taking the time to explain these complex procedures.