Hi Sally,
I see you are using a D40 so perhaps I can help a bit.
I know nothing about Elements 5 but you can convert Nikon RAW files ( NEFs ) using Nikon View NX. I would think that this came on a disc with your camera.
View NX is a very basic prog unlike Nikon NX which is the full thing. In View NX your raw adjustments in the Camera Settings Box are limited to Exposure adjustment +/- 2 stops, White balance and Picture control. If you do not have a disc with View NX then you can download for free from Nikons site.
I only use this as a tranfer job for Stevies camera so I have not really played with it. Attatched is a screen grab to show the conversion path that I hope helps.
Don
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