Beaming notes in 6/8 time.

I have sections of a score where there are one eighth note followed by one eighth rest followed by one eighth note. I want to beam the two eighth notes, but the beam tool does not let me do this. Is this because of the rest separating the notes? If so, how can I accomplish the beaming? Many 6/8 scores beam notes in this fashion.

Thanks for your help.

Ralph