Re:New to joomla, is there a guide
 

template is layout only not content. content is controlled by DB and has nothing to do with template itself

Re:New to joomla, is there a guide
 

That I can understand but with other templates I have, I have only needed to upload the files into the template dir. I didnt have to do anything with db. I am sooooooooooooooo confused on getting this up and running.

Re:New to joomla, is there a guide
 

ok I will try this again, default Joomla already has some content and yes you are right changing the template will still keep that content, but to have a site look like our demo you need OUR content and that is why you need to alter DB

Re:New to joomla, is there a guide
 

The best place to get information about Joomla, is the Joomla website itself. There you will find manuals, videos, books, tutorials etc. Try checking out the videos in the link below, they might be a good place to start.

Joomla Quickstart Videos
http://help.joomla.org/ghop/feb2008/task167/index.html