Automation tools and contact sheets

I just bought PSE 6 . In the last version I owned I could go to "automation tools " and make a contact sheet. In this version I can see "automation tools" but it won't light up... I can't access it. Why is it there if I can't use it? It is really frustrating! Is there another way to make a contact sheet? I tried the on-line help, but it only had a way I could make sheets to print on my own computer. I want to save sheets and print them at my lab.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

The plug ins are exactly the same as you probably already have in CS3. So you merely have to move them from the CS3 to the CS4 plug ins folder. John's link is another way of getting them.
On mac you never need to uninstall the previous version of Photoshop when upgrading to a new one. There are many other reasons to keep older versions installed. Most importantly due to aherm, what I assume to be 'staffing issues', and other problems - upgrades are NOT 100% RELIABLE these days. Sometimes, like in this case, changes made to Photoshop are not the most helpful. So its always good to keep old versions hanging around.

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> Be able to print a catalog of folder(s) or selected items directly from bridge. Specify thumbnail size, number of items per sheet, gutter size, text information to be included (e.g., file name, size, print size, IPTC headline, etc.). Specify new page for each folder if applicable including folder name.
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I have several issues that I hope you can help me out with. I am a professional photographer with a Mac with OS X 10.9.4:
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