Services Menu for a Newbie...why are the things i want to do, gray?

I transitioned from windows to Mac not too long ago and never figured out how to use the Services Menu in OS X application menus. Whenever I tried to say, mail the current page I'm looking at in Safari; I do what feels natural and choose Safari, Services, Mail and then wanting to chose Send To, but it's grayed out. I have searched Help and the Forums but I'm striking out. Can someone point me to a tutorial or something to help me get the most out of OS X in using the tools in the Services Menu? thanks for your patience.
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The Services Menu changes depending on the features of the app you're using. If you choose Mail from Safari (as in your example) Send To and Send Selection will be grayed out. However, if you choose some text and then repeat the process, your selection will open and be pasted in Mail.
David Pogue, The Missing Manual is an excellent comprehensive manual on Leopard.
I would also suggest you take a look at Mac 101 and Switch 101. There's a wealth of info there. There are a couple of additional references to Services Menu, here and here.
-mj
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