Can't convert Lossless files to iPod version

I know this has been asked and answered for iTunes 9. I hope there is an easy solution for 10.5.3
I have imported hundreds of songs at Apple Lossless, I'm a stickler for sound quality. My iPod classic has plenty of room to load them.
My wife got a 16gb iPhone and wants tio use it as her only iPod.
I need to create lower quality versions of the songs I already have, say 128 or 160 versions. When I highlight songs and go to Advanced, the option to create an iPod or iPhone version is grayed out. I used to be able to convert and store two versions. Is this no longer doable?

Yes it is possible.
iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1550 - including information about different formats and discussion about compression.
Topic: Need to convert mp4 to mp3 - Zevoneer's post on converting songs - http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9244740
I don't think the "convert to ipod" format is presented unless you are actually synching to a device at the time, but you can convert to 128k AAC at any time if you don't mind ending up with a lot of extra copies in naother format.

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