Help with mixing my first song in Logic Pro X

Hi everyone,
I am a newbie with regards to Logic Pro X but I feel I am finally in position to mix my first song and I just wondered if anyone had any tips on how I can go about mixing my very first song?
Step-by-Step instructions would be perfect. As this would allow me to learn in a structured way. It would also be helpful if you could give me a brief definition of each effect for example EQ, Reverb, Compression etc and what they are used for in the mixing process.
I would also love to know what volume levels other users use for each specific track when mixing a song.
What volume levels do you use for these tracks/instruments when mixing?
1) Lead Vocals
2) Background Vocals
3) Drums
4) Synthesizer Chords
5) Synthesizer Riffs
6) Strings
7) Horns
8) Guitars Riffs
9) Guitar Solo`s
10) Percussion
And lastly I would love to know with regards to the 10 different instruments above how I should pan these individual items/tracks? I have heard so much about Panning vocals to the left side and right side for example but I am unsure why musicians do this or what effect it is supposed to have?
Many thanks.

As octopi mentions...
There is no "magic bullet" here. Everyone has their own way of doing this... mixing is truly an art, like painting, you choose the canvas or medium (sidewalk, building...etc.) and you choose you subject, and colors, brushes, palette knife... give everyone the same tools and subject and you will have as many individual paintings as participants... and when you think about it, isn't that what you want?  There are rules and there are no rules, only when you fully understand this paradox will you have reached mixing nirvana, grasshopper.
You are correct, fundamentals first. If someone tells you to set a compressor with certain settings... you won't know why those settings were chosen. Take the times to learn the basics.. for effects you want to first learn Equalization, Compression and Reverb.
In your listing you didn't mention Bass.
Traditionally, a mix starts with mixing Drums and Bass.. be careful not to get them as loud as possible, you will need headroom as you add instruments. Traditionally, every instrument in a mix needs to have it's own space, this is done with panning and equalization. If you have a solid bass part.. you don't want the guitar chords to have so much bass they conflict with the bass instrument.
Sound on Sound has had some good mixing articles.
http://www.soundonsound.com/

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