I feel a bit stupid for asking but I don't want to mess up my phone. Step by step instructions would be absolutely great. I hope it's not to much to ask.
Look through the link that I posted first. Read up on rooting in the general FAQ section and then go to the Verizon link and read through it as well. It's very much step by step AND there's a video where the writer takes you through the procedure. I read the instructions first and then watched the video. Then I re-read the instructions just to make sure I knew all of the steps and how it would go.
I would do the Odin part on a Win7 machine if I were you. Some have reported issues on Win8, but it's unclear whether that was their issue. Some may have already tried other methods that didn'twork previously and the Win8 was just a coincidence (no way to tell without more info). I did it on a Win7 machine with no issues and while I had tried with Kingo previously, I never got very far because the website itself was having issues. Never even got as far as Odin.
I'd be happy to help, but I'd just parrot what's on the website. You really need to get some background in the basics of rooting before you take the step. You should know what the advantages AND limitations are. You need to know how to get back to stock (or when it might not be possible to). You need to know the differences between recovery methods (you can't mix them, for instance). You need to know the two types of ROM categories and what makes them different.
This is stuff that's all covered in the FAQs at that site (and many other rooting sites as well - this one explains the ins and outs pretty well and it is specific to the Note 3).
You might find that you wouldn't even benefit from rooting. It's not for everyone. And there are moments in the process where you'll hold your breath and ask yourself, "Have I bricked my phone?" There's one point in the process where even I, who have rooted three phones, did just that. But it happens with every rooting. It's just human nature because the phone doesn't seem to be doing anything.
Rooting used to be an iffy thing. In the very old days, you really could brick your phone. Not so much now.
If you search on this forum, there's a guy who will help you root your phone through messaging. But I'd suggest going through the learning process first. If, after reading the FAQs and watching the video and reading through the instructions before and after watching the video, you still are unsure, seek out that guy (I can't remember his screen name off the bat). He's helped a lot of people. I still think that you should bone up on the process first.
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