Adjusting still image duration length in iMovie 5.0.2

Hi is it possible to adjust still image duration in 5.0.2 by dragging from the end of the image 'clip'? I am sure I could do in iMovie4 and I can do it in iMovie HD 6 but a version of 5 that is on a project laptop just refuses to do it. Is this a version issue?
Thanks
Regards
Daryll Bellingham

Hi Karl,
YES! Thank you. That was it! I think I had stumbled on that previously but I couldn't remember it. Anyway thankyou. I'll be able to pass that on to all of the Digital Storytelling project participants.
Regards
Daryll Bellingham

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