Decking Direction

[Elovia]

Welcome to the forum. As far as I know (and I could be wrong), the Deck tab only applies to Architectural Home Designer, Home Designer Pro or Chief Architect, not Home Designer Suite. As suggested, double check to make sure the tutorial you were following applies to Suite.

However, that said, you still have some minor control over your deck. You can change railing options in the Railing Specification dialog, and you can rotate the flooring texture by following the linked tutorial: http://www.homedesignersoftware.com/...?faqNumber=863