Osx/cs4: edit sequence settings of an existing sequence

Hi. Can someone give me a hint, how to edit the sequence settings (resolution, field order etc.) of an existing sequence?
Unfortunatly all options a grayed out ...
The only way I know so far is to make a new one and copy paste it. My problem is, that I use a lot of precomposed / nested sequences, so this not an smooth option.
Thanks in advance!
Greetings.

Jim thanks a lot for the answer, but as mentioned in my first post, i am aware of this 'workaround'.
To be more precise:
1.) Is it true, that a User is not able to change the sequence settings of an existing sequence (resolution, field order)?
2.) If I create a Sequence (progressive) and place a Sequence (lower field first) in it with progressive footage, will I lose quality when exporting it as progressive?
This is my fear because there is one Sequnce with a non progressive setting "in between".
Like mentioned before, i a have a couple of pre-nestings before, so I have to take care of rendering performance also.

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