Relinking project files on imovie 9.0.9

I have some projects i want to go back to and re-edit (which wasn't expected before). As it wasn't expected, i deleted the event that contained the original video files and now i have the yellow triangle with '!' on all of my projects. there is a page in the help section about relinking project files and this seems to be what i need. However, step 1 is to select the files i want to relink (Done), then step two it to 'chose file > Relink project files' but i can't find this option?!?! This is then meant to bring up a box containing all the files that need relinking and i can  do it from there. Need help with step 2 please!

Also, I tried re-importing the original files to iMovie but this has made no difference. If anyone has any other suggestions to get around the relinking issue - help!

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