Welcome!
That big Grey mass may just be your attribute editor.
Try hitting (ctrl a a) on you keyboard to brake it down to the ChannelBox, alternatively you could just click on the small checker strip that runs along the top of the Attribute editor, and collapse it completely.
Good luck, and most importantly...
Have fun!!
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