How to Learn Microsoft Project 2000

Buy "microsoft project 2000" for DUMMIES?

Read the software help.

But I'm affraid that, per your post, the software itself will not be your biggest problem, but project managing concepts.

I recommend you to read a good project management book. The one I've learnt with is in portuguese and from Brazil, so will not help you. Look for someone at amazon, or maybe an inexpensive one from abebooks.com . After learning the basics, you'll see that microsoft project will look a lot simpler. And you will also figure out that, besides widely available, it may not be the best tool for you. Depending on the size of your project and your level of management, maybe you can find another solution (bigger or smaller).