Creating titles on FCE

Can anyone help me figure out how to create titles on Final Cut Express? I have read my FCE book but I am still not getting it.
Thanks!!

Go to the generators button in the lower right of the viewer. For basic text go to Text>Text. Edit your text into the timeline. Put the playhead over the text in the timeline and double click on the text in the timeline to open it into viewer. Go to the Controls tab. Change the text, color, font, whatever.

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