Difficult to start working with Midgard/Midcom

G'day all,
I am new to Migard/Midcom.  I saw it reviewed well, I like the LAMP 
model so installed in on a Debian Sarge System.  With some help from 
Piotras (thanks) I rebuilt the Apache 2 module and things work.

I have spent a fair while working through the documentation and every 
time I getback to it I seem to understand more.  However, I have to 
admit I am struggling to understand what it is and how to use it.

I want to setup our company website with a CMS for the usual reasons. 
It is not highly complex or extremely dynamic.  I am currently having 
difficult understanding how to go about this.  I would love some help. 
The documentation is great but I seem to be having difficulty getting 
over the "understanding concepts" hump.

Now I am confused re the discusion about the "old" Aegir.
How do people use Midgard/Midcom to build and maintain a website?
What is the process?  What tools do you use?
I dont understand how I create say a content page that allows a user to 
freely format it.  What is the style for that?

Currently I have fiddled around using Aegir to modify the root page but 
that is a long way from having a site managed under a CMS.

Please forgive me if what I am stating/asking is plain obvious and 
already documented.  I have tried to read what I can but it is quite 
possible I am dumb and ignorant of things I should know.

I would appreciate any pointers and help that any one can offer.  I ahve 
a deadline of end of May to get something working.  Currently that seems 
impossible.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to any help you can offer.
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Steve