As mentioned in previous comments, you don't need to use PPM just yet. Since you are on Win32, you may want to find yourself a decent editor with Perl syntax highlighting. Open Perl IDE isn't a bad choice. It hasn't been updated in a while, but it provides syntax highlighting, and you can check your syntax by using a menu option.

As mentioned, pick up a copy of Learning Perl. It's quite helpful. I'm still learning, myself, and it's a valuable resource. This site is also an excellent resource for examples and other perl information.