Featured Content Slider

I'm using the free version of Catch Responsive. I've got a few questions for you: 1) How do I change the images on the featured slider on the homepage (the top primary images) options without using the featured page slider option? So basically, I don't want my images duplicated on the featured slider at the top of the page as the same ones as the "featured page image" beneath it. I've tried changing the top images in the demo featured slider and replacing it with other images but named the same. It works but something tells me that's not how it's intended to be used, especially in the case of an update where my images would be wiped out. 2) Along the lines as the above question, if I am supposed to use the Demo Featured Slider option and just replace the images but use the same image name...how do I get the carousel to show more than 2 pictures? 3) Different topic: How can I get a page to not show up in the menu but still allow it to be selected for the featured content section on the homepage? I can't currently find an option to not show a page in the menu structure. 4) Different topic: How can I create a submission form with this theme? 5) Different topic: How do I remove the search bar from the top of the homepage? 6) Different topic: I'd like to not have the social media icons at the top of the page but instead in a widget on the right sidebar. But, when I enter the information into the social links section, it automatically adds them to the top of the page and then pulls that information for the widget. How can I use the social links information for the widget without having them show up on the top of the page? Sorry for all the random topic changes. Thanks in advance for your assistance.