Having trouble figuring out how to align the NexStar 6SE

I got one for Christmas and I've read through the entire paper that came with it. I even have a wifi connector for the app. I've tried One Star alignment, I've tried using the app and connecting it and telling it multiple stars its looking at, and no matter what I do whenever I tell it to go to a other object in the sky it CANNOT find it. What am I doing wrong?