Optimal audio format and settings for syncing?

Hello,
I was wondering whether MP3s or WAVs would be better to avoid syncing issues. Also, what audio stream settings would be best?
I was also wondering if you can manually play the audio track by moving the play head over it. I've tried multiple times with multiple settings to no avail.
Sorry if I sound stupid, I'm still pretty new to Flash.

mp3 is better - it's more compressed for a given sound quality.
for beginners, it's easiest to attach the sound to your timeline and in the properties panel assign sync to stream, not event.

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