Flash: Guided object doesn't lock itself, nor does it follow the guide path

I am basically trying to make the guided object to follow the guide path. Also I want to lock its (X) mark to the guide path's starting point. I have been unable to accomplish either. What are common mistakes as I try to do these things?

(FYI, I am going over this tutorial: http://www.pixeldigest.com/writing_effect.html

The part of the tutorial that explains this reads as follows.

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