I hope someone knows what i am about to ask so i can get some help. i am new to the program and i dont understand one thing. i try to select a face at the top of my object and when i do the whole triangle in the box gets highlighted. i want to be able to just highlight the top of the face but i dont know what to press to do so. When The Only Thing You Have Is A Hammer, Everything Looks Like A Nail

You need to select the ''ignore backfaces'' box under the special options section.