As others have said, it's easy. Most important thing is flux. Without flux, you could heat copper pipe till the cows come home and it won't work. I tend to skimp on the "bright and shiny" part. Twirl the wire brush a few of times in the female fittings and some emery cloth around the male fittings (and pipe), especially if you're working with new fittings. Just rough it up. Then brush on the flux (both fittings) put them together, heat by moving the torch around the female fitting and the solder will flow into the joint. Sometimes I'll "tin" the male piece first by melting solder on the fluxed end and then wiping it off with a rag. I do that mostly in cramped areas. If the joints you're soldering are close to other joints, wrap a wet rag around the ones you've already done and don't want to compromise with nearby heat.
And like gregger, if I'm doing repairs, I ALWAYS have a few slices of white bread (w/o the crust) handy to stop drips long enough to solder. (Dad taught me that trick over 40 yrs ago)
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