thanks for the attempts guys.... it was my dumb ass forgetting to break
the text apart..... got it figured out... thanks anyway....

I am pretty new to flash, so please excuse my ignorance if this is a
stupid question.... I am having problems with text transforming.... I
put the text on the page, then transform it to the look I wan't (
either before or after I convert it to a symbol, problem happens either
way ). I then convert it to a symbol and copy the frame farther down
the timeline. I was using the alpha function to fade the text with a
motion tween, but for some reason when I render it out, the text is no
longer transformed, just cut off where the transform lines were placed.
And the fade isn't visable either. Is there a setting, or something
simple I might have hit??? I have done this in the past and the effect
worked fine, so I am a bit puzzled. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.... thanks...

It sounds like you didn't convert the text to a movie clip or graphic before
you tweend the transform. I found that text objects on their own without
converting them to a symbol don't animate properly or sometimes at all (the
orators can correct me if I'm wrong). Just convert the text to a symbol and try
again.

nope.... it's not that.... in fact, it previews fine in my scene window.... it
just dosen't render right when I export it?!?!?!? go figure... the problem
happens regardless of wether I apply the tansform to the text before it's a
symbol or after, but I am converting it to a symbol either way.....

Hi, got answer for you. Creat your text--but choose STATIC TEXT rather than Dynamic. Counterintuitive, but works.

Additional Info: Further research shows that it may not be necessary to choose
Static Text . . . As far as I can tell the problem is in the Publish feature
of Flash for animated gifs. I can't get it to work trying pretty much every
adjustment of settings and changing text to symbol etc. (note: if you create
text, then use tween, it becomes a graphic anyway). The GOOD news is that if
you skip the publish feature and go to File/Export/Export Movie/ and choose
"Animated Gif" for Save As type, you end up with a gif that works just fine.