I need to know some things.

Hello all! I'm new here and went looking for a game maker that used an instances system that I could use. Here I am! 
Now, I know the basic stuff like how to make your character move left and right and stuff, but I can't figure this stuff out:
How to rotate a sprite?
How to make the view follow the character? I saw the tutorial but I couldn't make it work T.T
Change the size? I suppose I have to do this myself in image editors, but is there a way in Game Editor?
Fade effects. I'm pretty positive on how to do this one, but I just wanna make sure.
That's it for now, so when I need to know anything else I'll give you a call

Now, I know the basic stuff like how to make your character move left and right and stuff, but I can't figure this stuff out:
How to rotate a sprite?
How to make the view follow the character? I saw the tutorial but I couldn't make it work T.T
Change the size? I suppose I have to do this myself in image editors, but is there a way in Game Editor?
Fade effects. I'm pretty positive on how to do this one, but I just wanna make sure.
That's it for now, so when I need to know anything else I'll give you a call
