easiest way to start, go to new, source file, and start typing your code in the main window as you would, when you want to see if it works go through the toolbar at the top (i forget which menu its in) but you want compile and/or run. you have to compile it before you can run it but you can compile and error check (aka debug) without having to run it if you wish, although when learning initially it helps to see what you're output is and try to spot a problem that may be correct code wise, but not what you want it to do (with numbers always think things like what if they entered 0.. or a negative) this will develop your ability much faster.
good luck and happy programming
