I am looking for good study outline for using hand histories to aid in my play.
Can anyone direct me to beginner material that could help me learn to manage my hand history reports?
Tracking software like Pokertracker will be the best for managing hand histories. You can later find any previous game, apply filters, look up specific hands, etc.
For study, I really like ICMizer since it lets you c+p any hand history to study the ICM and replay full games including PKOs.