About Skinning and something else

I would like to ask you gamers around here, how do you import a skin. I have gone to the tutorials and there they talk about a mpq2k dir. I would like you to tell me the best you can how to import the skin, even because when I use the import manager and put the file name in the model name, it does not go right (a cube appears). I have the image viewer2.

I would like to know also how could I attach a imported model to a unit (let´s say a sword or armor)

I thank you in advance and this information will help me finish my maps

1) There's a skinning forum, which answers this.
2) There's also at least 3 tutorials on attaching items, through triggers and abilities.

Well that should do it. Thank you