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With the red dot finders its common to have to realign it periodically (use a star/planet and go back and forth between the eyepiece and finder to hone it in...only takes a few seconds and you're set for the night). Also don't forget to turn it off! Since they don't have an external light or anything to remind you its turned on its easy to forget and pack it away still on and find a flat battery the next time you get the scope out.
The viewing image will be upside down and/or left to right depending if you are using a diagonal, the type of eyepiece you are using, the type of scope/mount you have and where you stand to look through the eyepiece. It's not a problem, its how optics work you have to get used to it yourself.
A useful tip is to put a small piece of masking tape on the scope near the eyepiece you would normally use, set everything up during the day and look at something through the scope and figure out which way is Up Down Left Right and write little U D L R letters on the tape. Comparing whats in the eyepiece with what you see in a star chart though isn't as simple as that, as things could be at any angle but it can help when you start star hopping around.
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