"Save for Web and Devices" does not highlight in my Mac CS5

I cannot even get the 'Save for Web and Devices' to work at all. It does  not come up as a highlighted choice on my Mac CS5 for any image file  format. I've tried in 64 and 32 bit. I wish I had stuck with CS4 until  CS5 worked. Anyone got any tips?

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