Video basic

I am looking fo a very basic tutorial on using the video linear editor–i have searched the net and blender turorials but cannot find one–i understand basically what it does but need more on how to add fortage to another and how to shrink the timeline to see the entire footage and applying effects–something realy basic would be helpful

and help rally appreciated
peter

http://blenderdiplom.com/index.php/en/tutorials/item/45-tutorial-introduction-to-the-blender-video-sequence-editor-vse