whenever I try to upload a picture it says…
unable to load
document not well formed
then it lists file information
line1 column 1 (fatal)
start tag expected ‘<’
unable to open file
can someone please help!!! 
You have to import a picture, not open it.
-G
oh thanks…how do i import? 
hello and welcome to the forum…
Maybe you could/should start to read a little about how to ride this savage horse that synfig is 
wiki.synfig.org/wiki/Doc:Overview
and near the tutorials section you will found what you need about importing images.
wiki.synfig.org/wiki/Doc:Cut-out_Animation
have fun!