Hello,

There are many articles online that explain this stuff... but here's a quick version:

First, you need a "Skin" (google DNN skinning). The skin defines the design and layout of your page - but, it generally shouldn't have any content.

Your skin will have "Panes" in it that tell DNN where it can put things.

In DNN, you'll tell your site to use your skin, and then it will look right, but not have any content.

Next, you'll place "Modules" (which are like little apps) into the page. You will be able to place the modules in any spot where, in your skin, you put a "Pane".

The modules each do different things - but there's a links one that helps to create simple lists of links, and there's an HTML one that does basic text. Beyond that, the rest is just figuring out what you want the site to do, and what modules best accomplish that.

Mike

Mark,
The menu items will be added when you create the Pages within DNN. It adds those automatically.
The items on the menus (vertical and horizontal) will be the same. The menu components generated by Artisteer don't allow for different items on the different menus.
It sounds like you're trying to use Artisteer to create the CONTENT for your DNN site, which isn't how it works.