FINAL CUT EXPRESS 4 CROSS DISSOLVE HELP

i just got final cut express 4 for christmas and no matter what i do it won't let me use a cross dissolve or any other video transition!. i tried locking the audio track's and it didn't work!
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You need to have "handles" on both ends of your clips in order for a transition to be added.
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