Hi Rick, thank you for your questions!
I am sorry to hear that there are some frustrations customizing your website and our team is happy to help in any way we can.
If your buttons were created inside widgets in your header then that might explain why you can’t see them when editing your page content. Can you send us some screenshots of your website showing off the buttons? Having those will help us figure out exactly why you are having some difficulty seeing them.
You can link buttons and images on your website using the link button available in the editing interface. Highlight the element that you want to link and then supply the URL of the page that you want to link to. This will work with any page element including text, buttons, and images.
I hope that helps you get your links working as expected and please let us know if you have any additional questions!