The best way is to simply drop them into the level and see what happens. You will notice the start marker defines where you start, the sound zone makes a sound when you enter it, trigger will likewise make a trigger sound and the story zone will show you a video if you specify one. You can specify properties for all markers by selecting PROPERTIES from the widget and editing the values, then clicking Apply Changes. If you have specific questions, the community will be happy to guide you.
PC SPECS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Intel Core i7 920 (PASSMARK:5008), NVIDIA Geforce 9600 GT GPU (PASSMARK:752) , 6GB RAM