My CS5 has no width tool!

I got my photoshop CS5 and I need to use the width tool (more specifically the warp tool). But my CS5 doesn't have it. Do I need to install it as an add-on or something?
Please someone help me, I really need to use it.

What silkrooster said - only AI has a width tool for strokes. PS only has the various warp shapes associated e.g. with text layers and of course the freeform warps like Liquify or Puppet.
Mylenium

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