Unable to adjust clip length by dragging

Please help me.. I am no longer able to drag the still photo clips in iMovie 5.0.2 to length, they just move up and down the time line. I have been able to adjust them willy-nilly in the recent past but no longer. Did i wear it out? What's the simple solution?

Hi Tedious Tom - just to add a little to Bengt's post - do not have 'Show Clip Volume Levels' activated either. Also, of course, you cannot lengthen the image beyond its originally-set duration by using this direct trimming method.

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