Hi Mary... I've got a Rebel with the 18-55 and a 55-200 lens. There's a little AF/MF switch on the camera side of each lens, you might want to check that yours is set to AF (Auto-focus). Set the dial at the top of the camera to 'P' (no flash) and you should be able to basically point and shoot.
When I first got the 55-200 lens, I thought I'd gotten a bum lens because just about all of my photos where just slightly blurry. Realized later on that the heavier lens was a bit much for the tripod so the camera was vibrating when I pushed the shutter button. I've since tightened all the adjustments on the tripod and now use only the remote trigger release to trip the shutter and the pictures come clear. (If I need to adjust the camera, I'll give it a slow 10 count once done before taking any pictures.) Hope this helps!!!
P.S. If you press the shutter button half-way down, the camera should beep and if you're looking through the viewfinder, the autofocus 'dots' that are activating will blink red. You can use this to see what your camera is focussing on. (this works on the on the wired remote too) Unless you manually change the settings, I think the camera will focus on the nearest contrast that's in one of those dots.
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