I use dreamweaver mx & also bought the additional book at the same time. However I don't use it that much (but then this isn't the first dreamweaver version i've had
). The best thing is to experiment with the tool. Ideally you also need a graphics package to create your .gifs and .jpegs . Macromedia do Fireworks, which integrates with dreamweaver, but in practice you can use another package.
/Edit Take a look at 'Tutorials' under the Help Menu.