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Welcome. Firstly you have to align your finderscope with your telescope - aim at a distant street light and get the same light in both finder and telescope.
Then look up at the sky, find the Milky way and look for some fuzzy patch. Aim at the fuzzy patch or brightish star near that fuzzy patch with your straight through finder and, counter-intuitively, do it with both eyes open. You'll be amazed how much quicker you find things with two eyes open compared to only having one eye open (though you close one eye, after I've found what I want in the finder).
After you learn the major constellations and the brightest stars, you'll be able to use maps and your finder to see all sorts of interesting things.
Regards,
Renato
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