Scalable Layout

I've just started using such things as TableLayoutPanel and SplitContainer
in my WinForms apps.  However, it seems that either I can't seem to get the
right balance of Dock and Anchor properties, or that using these containers
is taking me into HTML territory, where an apparaently simple layout
actually requires several nested containers (nested tables in HTML layout)
to correctly apportion areas for various label and content controls.  Are
there any good tutorials or guides for work like this?