I don't really know, but it let me out of picture mode when I mashed lots of random buttons.
on build mode. when you click on the build mode icon, you'll see a picture of a house... click on the door and there they are.
only your video's of ur sims are in your sims folders. when you take a picture of your sims look in ur story mode and it should be in there :)
to get to buy mode you can hit F2 and to get to build mode use F3 or you could find the button on the bottom left corner that has a picture of a chair.
Firstly, you need to be on a residential lot (aka not a lot which you made your sims go to, like the grocery in plasantview). the buy mode is down in the bottom left, with the picture of an armchair and a lamp.
when you are in CAS mode (create a sim mode) just press the "C" and it will take a picture just like in game play.
go to the build mode and when you do the base of the house, there should be a small picture of stairs, if you click on that, it will bring up the stairs.
build mode click on the paper on the wall in the picture. if you want to design it click on the paint thing and click on the wall
you go on build mode and there are a picture of stairs going up to a door if you click on them you pick your stairs and place them in you house
Go into buy mode, click on miscellaneous or the picture of the three balls, go into the childrens category or the picture of the teddy bear, second from last on the row, there will be a cot.
to get a car, go on buy mode, click on the three dots and there will be a picture of a car, click on that and there will be selection of different cars.
No, unless you are in the cheat mode, then the sims would move in with you
In order to buy a car in Free Play mode in the Sims "Bustin' Out", you must first enter build mode and build a driveway, then buy it under buy mode.