Indesign CS5.5 ePub export option missing

Hi there
I have just upgraded indesign CS5 to 5.5 - specifically to publish ePub books and I come to do my first one and the option isnt available under the "export for" option there is just a greyed out Buzzword option. I am probably doing something wrong but I have looked at all the options and searched the Internet and cant find an answer - any ideas?
Many thanks
Howard

For a single document, just use File>Export and choose EPUB from the pop-up labelled Format at the bottom of the Save dialogue. (That's what it's labelled on a Mac, may be slightly different if you're on Windows.) If you have a book, there's an Export Book to EPUB... command on the fly-out menu on the Book panel.
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