Export to PDF in Elements 8 ?

I need to export a project I worked up in Elements 8 to a PDF file. I am used to be able to do it in version 6, but the export option in 8 is grayed out. i see I can create a PDF slideshow, but that's not what I want. I need to be able to preserve the image and the text are separate entities and encoded separately, which I was able to do with a PDF in version 6. how do I do it with version 8? Do I need an export plugin from someone?
Thanks.
Matt

The option to export to PDF is disabled when the pdf is not installed on the system . You can try uninstalling and then installing the pdf again.

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