Your original problem was the textfield inside symbol "Fuck" was Dynamic Text and not Static Text. You can view/change the type of text field by editing the symbol it's nested in, selecting the text field, and then looking at the left-hand side of the Properties palette. Hope this helps.
And don't give up on Flash, it's a great program, just sometimes a steep learning curve; there is usually a point of clarity eventually, when it all clicks together and makes sense.
