LR3: Adjustment brush 'edit' option unavailable

I just downloaded a trial of Lightroom 3. Im trying to edit photos in RAW and for some reason under the adjustment brush and graduated filter the 'edit' option is unavailable. Do i need to transfer files to JPEG? Help?!?!!

Before an adjustment is made with the graduated filter or adjustment brush in only option is "new", edit is greyed out.  After you have made an adjustment you then have the choice when it is reopened to make a new adjustment( A second one) or edit any previous ones, the edit button will now be active since an adjustment exists already. If you want to edit the previous adjustment choose edit and click the gray pin for that adjustment on your image.  To make sure pins are visible make sure the toolbar below the image is showing (Keyboard shortcut T) and that "Show edit pins" in the lower right of the toolbar is set to any choice but "never" or pins from previous adjustments won't be visible. I leave it set to always, then as long as the adjustment tool is open the pins will show .
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