There are two basic types of commands. The dialogue commands and the action commands.
Dialogue Commands: This allows a character to speak while doing an action
#You could include an & symbol action command here if you want a different character to do an animation while the following character is speaking (see & action command example)
EXAMPLE (animation)
Lines of dialogue here.
Action Commands: This allows a character to do one or more actions without speaking.
&EXAMPLE is animation AND CHARACTER is animation
@.EXAMPLE is animation THEN EXAMPLE is animation
#Ignore the period between the @ symbol and the example. It is only there to remove the bold text
Syntax: (ie. @, &, AND, THEN, etc.)
The @ symbol allows an action command to take place on it’s own
The & symbol allows an action to take place at the same time as the following command (ex. If there is an action command using an & symbol on line 23, it occurs at the same time as the command on line 24)
The AND or and allows multiple animation commands to occur at the same time using only one line of code (Like having an & and an @ action command on one line)
The THEN allows an action command to occur after another action command takes place using only one line of code (Like having two separate @ action commands on one line)
I hope this helps.