Import from Elements is not on my file menu

I'm using a trial version of Lightroom 3.2 and I would like to be able to convert my actual catalog under Photoshop Elements 6 to Lightroom. The instructions are clear but this option is not available under my menu of Lightroom?!? Is it because I'm using the trial version or is there a problem elsewhere?
Thanks for helping me

I think, a few things that have been said in this thread are not quite true:
You cannot open an PSE catalog under File/Open Catalog, as this is not an LR catalog.
Even if the "Upgrade Photoshop Elements Catalog" is available in LR:
you cannot choose the PSE catalog to be converted. All you can choose in the dialog that comes up is the name and location of the target LR catalog.
The fact that there is a PSE catalog to upgrade as well as its name and location is taken from a registry entry, which is written by PSE (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Elements Organizer\8.0, value "CurrentCatalogPath").
If you want to upgrade several PSE catalogs, you have to open each one with PSE, then shut down PSE and upgrade in LR, open the next one in PSE and so on. (I've done it)
What I don't know though is why sometimes LR does dimm the "Upgrade Photoshop Elements Catalog" option, even though PSE is installed on the system and the registry key is present I myself have one catalog which will not activate that option, and I've been playing around with different value in the registry key without success.
Patrick, I'm making wild guesses here, but you could try to rename, move, optimize or repair the PSE catalog from within the catalog manager in PSE Organizer, and see if this makes any difference. Also, try to approach Adobe Support with this problem or maybe try to send Brian Kruse a PM from here, and see if he answers.
Beat Gossweiler
Switzerland

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