Thread:S256/@comment-35311329-20150716182710/@comment-30095342-20150716220739

Just make sure you're in Advanced Mode- a popup should have appeared when you first ran Gamemaker asking you whether you wanted to be in Basic or Advanced mode. You can change your preference at any time under File -> Preferences.

As for getting to know Gamemaker, it is a steeper learning curve, but when you get the hang of it it is a much faster and neater way of making levels.