Hi Kent,
Actually there's not really an order to them (with a few exceptions) because different people want to do different things with the software. For a rough order, you can look at them in the order they've been done (eg. using the list on the "sticky" thread at
http://www.notation.com/vb-forum/showthread.php?t=3609), but even then you may not need to look at all of them (eg. if you're only going to be entering your own notes, you don't necessarily need to review Transcription Options so much).
ttfn,
Sherry