Importing Video Clips Issue

This is a very basic thing that I just cant wrap my finger around.

I am building a new web site in Flash 8 from a template i purchased from TemplateMonster.com
I figured out how to completly custimize the site add with no experience of using flash.

Now I have a page in the site that is a menu on diffrent video clips for my acting reel.
I would like the user to be able to click on one of the buttons I have set up and the video to play in the middle of the page.

I have already designed all the buttons and the page but I do not know how to link the button with a video clip and how to make it play etc...

I know nothing about action script, instance names etc....

I have already encoded my video files in flash and tried to import them in but the only way I can preview the file is if I choose to embed it in the timeline. Which I do not want to do. I have also checked out many tutorials on importing clips but I cant seem to figure them out due to my newbee knoledge of flash.

Will someone be able to take me step by step on how to acomplish this ?