Editing CS5 files in CS4

I started a project in CS5 and I now have to work in CS4.  I can't edit the files I have been working on because of the unavaliable capabilities.  How can I fix this problem?

So you already somehow opened the CS5 file in CS4?
Then look into the layers panel and see what you've got. Most probably it's either a group or a clipping path. Release it and then edit.
But you would be better off if you first used CS5 to save the file down to CS4 and then edit it.

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