The steps you describe are correct. "...I'm guessing there is a small ring of copper around the pin, and then a blank area separating it from the ground plane?" You are correct but you don't need to - and as it's your money at stake in the finished PCB, you should not - guess. 1. Set the Copper Area to be Visible; 2. Do Shift+B to build the copper flood;  3. Make all but the relevant layers invisible in the Layers floating pallette then zoom in to see what's happening;  4. Generate the Gerbers;  5. Download and unzip the Gerbers;  6. Check the Gerbers using gerbv as advised in the Tutorial. This may help you: [https://easyeda\.com/andyfierman/Elements\_of\_a\_simple\_PCB\-e42c7b2a4e17449f821a97d04806aeeb](https://easyeda.com/andyfierman/Elements_of_a_simple_PCB-e42c7b2a4e17449f821a97d04806aeeb)<br> <br> If you haven't already, please ensure that you have read: [https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/How-to-ask-for-help-and-get-an-answer-71b17a40d15442349eaecbfae083e46a](https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/How-to-ask-for-help-and-get-an-answer-71b17a40d15442349eaecbfae083e46a) and the documents that it links to as this will answer most of the questions that new users post here in the forum. It will also help you get the most enjoyment out of using a new tool with the least frustration.The linked documents include essential checklists for the schematic and PCB which help ensure the correctness of your design before submitting it for fabrication.

@andyfierman Thanks Andy - much appreciated!