mywonderchild

Hi. i am new to this game and forum. i like the idea that you are not able to jump to distant solarsystems (other stars) as well as through wormholes before you have researched the needed tec. my problem is that even though i have researched long phase jump etc. i still cannot do the jumps. is it a special kind of order you need to give? or how do you utilize these tecs? im bound to small maps until im told so i look forward to a reply. ps. am i the o