help on Xp

hello people i just got rpg maker xp today and i can't seem to get the hang of it i mean it said it was easy to use and understand but honestly i don't understand a thing (not true i understand and figured out some) i was looking at some other forums and i think it messed me up and do we really have to use only the sprites and such they have in there cause i don't really want to and how do like connect maps so that my char can walk from map to the next you know and if someone could give me a link to a very good forum that is very very easy to understand and use that would be very helpful