I am trying to make a person walk in flash cs3, is there a way I could do this without using actionscript or is it much easier and faster using actionscript? I am completly new to this so any suggestions/ideas would be awesome, thanks!

It would be easier w/ actionscript, but you could probably do this with a combination of tweens for the character's legs.

If you upgrade to cs4 it has boned animation tools - i.e if you move the foot, the knee joint automatically flexes. Makes for easier character animation. I've seen a plugin for flash cs3 and earlier that offers the same facility.

ActionScript takes a bit longer at the outset, but once you understand the functions, programatically animating things is faster and more efficient. Google for some ActionScript tutorials.