VCard export shortcuts in Snow Loeopard's ( 10.6 ) Address Book

in snow leopard, i have lost the ability to drag and drop contacts from Address Book for quick vCard export ( as detailed on apple's Pro Tips site - http://www.apple.com/pro/tips/sharing_vcards.html?sr=pro.rss ).
thanks in advance for your help.
michael

Can you reproduce this problem, open the Console application, and report if you notice any Address Book messages in the console window?

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