flash (macromedia): I am making a game with just little circles, but i want them to do various
command via the keyboard, i know how i would access the commands using
actionscript, but i need to know how to make the happen using buttons on the
keyboard

Ultimara, try this:

Place this code on the movieclip you want to move.

On(keypress "a")
{
_x+=10
}

This will move the movieclip 10 pixles right everytime the a button is pressed

Flash will give you code hints to buttons like left and right arrows or the
enter key.

You can also put all the key functions on a single movieclip for multiple
objects.
on(keypress "1")
{

_root.ball._x+=10

}

on(keypress "2")
{

_root.ball._x-=10

}
Hope this helps