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I've been browsing the forums, found this thread and decided to have a read - I'm always keen to read up on Lightroom - it's such a big and powerful beast!
I know it's been a while since the original post, but thought I'd add this...
As for setting the black and white points; in the Basic section of Develop module
I hold the shift key and double click on the word White (or Black). The sliders will jump and Lr will [usually] stretch/spread the histogram accordingly. If parts are burnt out, for example the edges of clouds, then it may reduce the Whites (negative number) (and converse for blocked out Blacks). It's then that I either undo the setting or adjust accordingly.
If the image is genuinely under-exposed I usually sort that first. Also, I find that the Dehaze can have an impact so will usually apply that before the White and Black points.
richw mentions the little arrows in the top corner of the histogram. Hovering the mouse over them when they're lit up is a quick way to show where in the image it's clipping.
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Steve Neal