Help with partitioning - urgent

[Judy & Lindsay Roberts]

I am trying to create 3 or more partitions on a drive.

the first one if I understand it right should be the primary partition, which I have done.

Fdisk will not let me set up any further primary drives, only extended partitions which it wont allow me to make active.

Please a step by step.   

I've read enough but it all seems too techy for me,   Could some one spell it out in plain newbie?   I have been to various sites and they are only making me more confused and I'd like to get this small task finished today.
Linz
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