"Color Range" isn't even listed under "Select"?

"Color Range" isn't even listed under "Select"? I'm trying to isolate an image onto a white background, and the steps I'm following says
Select duplicated layer and go to Select > Color Range. Select white background with eye dropper and increase fuzziness to maximum amount.
BUT I don't even see that listed!

There's a clever trick to simulate it in PSE (credit to Douglas Nelson - third reply at http://www.clearps.com/photoshop-forum/index.php/m/283867/.
Select the color you want to select with eyedropper
Make a new solid color layer filled with the eyedropper color
Set the blending mode of that layer to Difference (everything in your original the color of your eyedropper color will now be black)
Use a Threshold adjustment layer to expand or contract the area to be selected.
Use magic wand (low tolerance, contiguous off) to select black areas
There's your color selection. You can hide or delete the layers created for this procedure as long as you don't deselect, and you'll still have your selection active.
To avoid accidental deselection, save the selection frequently.
Cheers,
Neale
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