The instructions for the Nottingham Tables are legendary bad. I can't believe they haven't done something about it. They were even grilled in an Absolute Sound review recently for it.
Your cueing device should not be affected by the VTA (height of the back of the arm) Just drop the whole assembly into the armboard and set it so the armtube is roughly parallel to the surface of the record when it is sitting on it. The cueing has a small adjustment screw as well, but I've never had to mess with that. If your cartridge is already aligned then you shouldn't have to mess with that, but it is a good idea to double check it.
The amount of side to side play can be adjusted to your liking so that the far stops of the arm are where you want them. This shouldn't affect cartridge alignment either.
Then you adjust the VTA to suit your liking. Slightly down in back from parallel is a good starting point. Raising the back will bring out the highs more and lowering it the opposite generally.
Your cueing device should not be affected by the VTA (height of the back of the arm) Just drop the whole assembly into the armboard and set it so the armtube is roughly parallel to the surface of the record when it is sitting on it. The cueing has a small adjustment screw as well, but I've never had to mess with that. If your cartridge is already aligned then you shouldn't have to mess with that, but it is a good idea to double check it.
The amount of side to side play can be adjusted to your liking so that the far stops of the arm are where you want them. This shouldn't affect cartridge alignment either.
Then you adjust the VTA to suit your liking. Slightly down in back from parallel is a good starting point. Raising the back will bring out the highs more and lowering it the opposite generally.