I recently invested in the Adobe creative studio software and have been trying to figure out how to use Illustrator CS5 (having never used anything similar before). I bought a few books but I found it difficult to get started so I browsed the web to find videos and tutorials which really explained the basics so that beginners could understand.
So I decided to put my findings on this page in case other beginners need some help to start them off in the world of Illustrator. I hope you find it useful!