Smart Objects out of LR 2.6 to PS CS4?

It looks like you can hold the Shift key down when you click the Open button in Camera Raw and that takes the image into Photoshop as a Smart Object. I am looking for something similar when using Lightroom 2.6. Normally, I use the Export command command to send my LR images to PS for custom editing. I tried holding down the Shift key in that dialog box, but it didn't do anything new.
Is there a way to open a RAW image into PS as a Smart Object while working in Lightroom?
Thanks in advance,
M Jackson

M,
Yep. In LR, right click on the image, then in the "Edit in" submenu, choose "Open as smart object in Photoshop..."
Hal

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