@DanoShanter go to either the contacts menu, or the galaxy map, and find the empire you want to trade with, then click on their flag (on galaxy map this will be beside names of the systems that at least have a colony or an upgraded starbase). That will open communication menu. On the left of the window, bellow the visual representation of said nation, you'll have a scrollable menu of available diplomatic actions, Offer Trade Deal being one of them.
IYes, I've found that, and I can figure out how to offer the other empire something (the left hand list, what I give to them). What I am having trouble figuring out is how to put something in the RIGHT HAND list, what I want them to give me in return. And I see the flame from another user was deleted, but no I do not belong to sme pretty special breed of fool to not know this, I'm just someone who hasn't played the game as long as all of you have and hasn't yet learned what to you is foolishly obvious but to a beginner ISN'T. And the person who wrote that flame might want to check and make sure they understand what it is that I'm asking before they insult me on the forum again, because they too thought that I couldn't figure out that "Offer trade deal" is the way I offer a trade deal. Again, I wasn't asking how to offer the trade deal, I know that, I was asking about the mechanics of what you do next to get the other empire to give you something in return for what you're offering.
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