Invisible titles in iMovie HD 6.3

We're trying to insert titles (using various effects) into a movie created in iMovie HD 6.3 -- but nothing appears. It makes no difference what color the font or background is, what style, what effect, etc. The timeline of clips at the bottom of the screen shows that something is being applied, but then nothing appears in the preview or playback. Many thanks for any suggestions!

/your shift keys stick… you should fix that /
… most titles in iM have sliders to set speed, pauses, whatever.... some titles show a hair-cross, when you click in the tiny preview window, which allows to set the position of some titles…
to teach iM new tricks, the usual suspects are:
www. geethree.com
www.stupendous-software.com
www.imovieplugins.com
happy shopping……………………

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If you see above, I read the iMovie support.
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/your shift keys stick… you should fix that /
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