addressing PR feedback

Author: andy7i

README.md

@@ -157,10 +157,14 @@ sbt test
 ```
 
 #### Run tests in intellij
-In `Run` -> `Edit Configurations...`, make sure the ScalaTest template has `VM Parameters` filled in with:
+Set up ScalaTest Template:
+
+You need to set some default VM parameters for ScalaTest run configurations. In IntelliJ, go to `Run` > `Edit Configurations...`, select `ScalaTest` under `🔧Templates`, and add these VM parameters:
 ```
 -Dpostgres.host=localhost -Dpostgres.port=5432 -Ddirectory.url=ldap://localhost:3389 -Ddirectory.password=testtesttest
 ```
+Then you can run unit tests within IntelliJ by clicking the green play button on a unit test.
+
 
 #### Cleaning up after tests
 ```

automation/README.md

@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ See [firecloud-automated-testing](https://github.com/broadinstitute/firecloud-au
 
 #### Render configs
 
-##### Against dev fiab Sam
+##### Against a fiab Sam
 ```bash
 ./render-local-env.sh
 ```
 
-##### Against local UI pointing to dev fiab Sam
+##### Against local UI pointing to a fiab Sam
 ```bash
 LOCAL_UI=true ./render-local-env.sh
 ```
 
-##### Against local Sam pointing to the dev live env
+##### Against a local Sam
 Run `./render-local-env.sh` and then update `samApiUrl` in application.conf to:
 ```
   samApiUrl = "https://local.broadinstitute.org:50443/"
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ Run `./render-local-env.sh` and then update `samApiUrl` in application.conf to:
 All test code lives in `automation/src/test/scala`.
 
 #### From IntelliJ
-It is recommended to `Open...` IntelliJ to the `automation` folder directly and import from SBT.
+To run tests from IntelliJ, it is recommended to load the project from the `automation` folder instead of the `sam` root folder.
+To do this, go to `File` -> `Open...` and navigate __into__ the `automation` folder, click `Open` to accept, and then import from SBT.
 
-First, you need to set some default VM parameters for ScalaTest run configurations. In IntelliJ, go to `Run` > `Edit Configurations...`, select `ScalaTest` under `Templates`, and add these VM parameters:
+You need to set some default VM parameters for ScalaTest run configurations. In IntelliJ, go to `Run` > `Edit Configurations...`, select `ScalaTest` under `🔧Templates`, and add these VM parameters:
 
 ```
 -Djsse.enableSNIExtension=false