The original poster said that he's just gotten the software and was now faced with the task of learning how to use it. The logical first step is to read or at least look at the manuals. His post would seem to indicate that he did not so my reccomendation was to do so. I didn't say you shouldn't ever use any other books. I just said that I happend to find them mostly unnecessary. With an understanding of how the software works one only need to use it to learn its deeper aspects. Being spoonfed steps from a book results in generic output.