No Export to Motion Option in FCP

I've got a problem.
I'm trying to get this function to work... Export to Motion. I have FCP 5 (5.0.4), and Motion 2 (2.0.1) ... I upgraded a year or so ago from individual titles to the Studio Upgrade. I just can get the Export to Motion (even to show up/grey out...nothing) as an option in File>Export>Export to Motion. It just is not there. Nothing.
Any ideas? Update Preferences? Anyone? Anyone?
Thanks,Phil
G5 Dual 2, PB G4 17"   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   FCP 5, Motion 2, DVDSP 4

Welcome to the forum trourneestudio!
Probably not there in anyone's version of the software. Control click on a clip or set of clips in the Timeline window, and select Send to... that's where the command is!
Jerry

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