In people's defense, "read the manual" is sometimes code for "do you really have a legit copy of the program?" No one wants to help a pirate.
I love the ones who write, I own Sonar, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, Waves Platinum bundle, Wavelab, and Sound Forge. Can someone tell me how to use them to create kickass music.
As regards your track layout question, I'm not sure I understand exactly what you are asking. My tracks are laid out end-to-end, like:
Track1111111111111111Track2222222222222222Track33333333333, etc.
When you run the Magic Wand tool, it places the spaces inbetween the tracks (as well as the starting space, etc), so you end up with:
Track1111111111111111 Track2222222222222 Track333333333333, etc.