I remember when I first had to use soloris on Sun workstations. It was confusing at first but I grew to like it. Having more than one desktop is very liberating I don't feel so cluttered when I have many windows open. If you have been using windows all your life and just started learning linux. To make you transition easier just remember linux isn't windows nor does it want to be.
if you have a question or problem you really can't find an answer to you can try posting here
www.linuxquestions.org. A lot of people there are helpful and quite nice as long as you follow forum edicate.