Using Pages?

I am clueless about how Pages works...I want to make like title page for my school portfolio and I don't know how to add a background or how to get started...any tips?
Can you use a layout from keynote in pages?

Thanks!

Have you tried Page's Help files? There's some good tips in there.

Here's a great place to start:
Apple - iWork - Find out how to use Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.