Hey PW, I understand your frustrations, it's quite a learning curve for the newbie.

There's some tutorials that were made by Ray Thigpen (who has since passed away) but their still on the forum somewhere...can't remember who it is that has them available so you'll have to ask around, or maybe someone else can chime in and tell you who it is.

There a little dated but still have a lot of good information to get you started.
I used them when I first started and there done very well, I highly suggest you give them a try.

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Rusty