Trouble using a textbook to learn a language on my own?

I have a textbook for french and i have no idea how to learn its contents. Like should i just scribe out the book by hand or what? I have no idea how to start. Thnx.Trouble using a textbook to learn a language on my own?
If you have a textbook it's most likely designed for a class, or has an explanation written in it. DON'T use only a textbook for learning French- it'll only teach you basic polite conversational phrases you'd only use in set situations such as "It's lovely weather out, isn't it?" and "Do you have spinach?" So...yeah. You need to learn the REAL language, not textbook language. There's a big difference.