How long has your bp been off feed?
yep, do those tutorials and browse some books and just jump right in. the very best way i have found to learn any of those programs was to just sit down and start using them. the more you use them the more you will learn. yes at first you will get stuck here and there and have to go back to the books and tutorials for help, but it's all just a part of getting the hang of it. and i agree with carson when he says to check the libraries for books--there are a ton of them out there but many won't take you beyond the very basic stuff so they really aren't worth buying. you read through them once and that's all you need.