Copy files on import greyed out

Hi I am testing PSE10 on Mac Lion before buying and one thing is stopping me buying it at the moment. I want my original files to stay where they are and not copied into the PSE library. Upon getting photos from folders option there is a "copy files on import" which is ticked, aha I thought just take the tick out but it is greyed out - can anyone help ?
Thanks

If you are also using iPhoto; Elements will make copies to your hard drive to prevent corruption of the photo Library. The choice is Organizer or iPhoto to manage your images or you can use iPhoto together with the Elements Editor; in which case you need to set Elements as your external editor within the iPhoto settings.

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