I can no longer access Layer Styles, Blending Options

Something has happend to my Photoshop application. I can not get access to the Layer Styles for any layers. I try double clicking on the layer strip on the Palette area, or choose Layer Styles, Blending Options from the upper menu, and the Layer Styles box does not open up. Instead, the curser jumps over and highlights the "hand" tool in the tool palette. It is very bizzare. This has never happened before today. I tried rebooting, as well as reimstalling Photoshop, but to no avail. This is affecting both old and new images I try creating. No way to get to the Blending Options in the Layer Styles. I cannot find any report of this issue by searching the web. Any ideas? Thanks,

ParkWalk wrote:

Something has happend to my Photoshop application. I can not get access to the Layer Styles for any layers. I try double clicking on the layer strip on the Palette area, or choose Layer Styles, Blending Options from the upper menu, and the Layer Styles box does not open up. Instead, the curser jumps over and highlights the "hand" tool in the tool palette. It is very bizzare. This has never happened before today. I tried rebooting, as well as reimstalling Photoshop, but to no avail. This is affecting both old and new images I try creating. No way to get to the Blending Options in the Layer Styles. I cannot find any report of this issue by searching the web. Any ideas? Thanks,

Well….Problem solved. In continuing to cruise the web, I found a site recommending I trash the preference files, which would be reconstituted automatically upon restarting of Photoshop. I did, and it did. Fixed! Back to normal! Back to work! Whew! Wasted 4 unproductive hours on that one. Why doesnt Adobe have that answer pop up when typing "trouble" in the help file, or at least on their web site? Would save many people a lot a time and aggravation I am sure.

ParkWalk wrote:

ParkWalk wrote:

Something has happend to my Photoshop application. I can not get access to the Layer Styles for any layers. I try double clicking on the layer strip on the Palette area, or choose Layer Styles, Blending Options from the upper menu, and the Layer Styles box does not open up. Instead, the curser jumps over and highlights the "hand" tool in the tool palette. It is very bizzare. This has never happened before today. I tried rebooting, as well as reimstalling Photoshop, but to no avail. This is affecting both old and new images I try creating. No way to get to the Blending Options in the Layer Styles. I cannot find any report of this issue by searching the web. Any ideas? Thanks,

Well….Problem solved. In continuing to cruise the web, I found a site recommending I trash the preference files, which would be reconstituted automatically upon restarting of Photoshop. I did, and it did. Fixed! Back to normal! Back to work! Whew! Wasted 4 unproductive hours on that one. Why doesnt Adobe have that answer pop up when typing "trouble" in the help file, or at least on their web site? Would save many people a lot a time and aggravation I am sure.

It’s in the FAQs on the Adobe site.

Anyway, now you know. When Photoshop starts acting weird, trashing prefs often fixes things.

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Not many people seem to know this, but the easiest way to reset the prefs file is to start photoshop and then IMMEDIATELY press control-alt-shift (as PS is starting up). (It’s safe to try as this produces a dialog box asking if you want to reset them).

I only use CS2 – not sure if this works with prior versions.

"edjh" wrote in message

ParkWalk wrote:

ParkWalk wrote:

Something has happend to my Photoshop application. I can not get access to the Layer Styles for any layers. I try double clicking on the layer strip on the Palette area, or choose Layer Styles, Blending Options from the upper menu, and the Layer Styles box does not open up. Instead, the curser jumps over and highlights the "hand" tool in the tool palette. It is very bizzare. This has never happened before today. I tried rebooting, as well as reimstalling Photoshop, but to no avail. This is affecting both old and new images I try creating. No way to get to the Blending Options in the Layer Styles. I cannot find any report of this issue by searching the web. Any ideas? Thanks,

Well….Problem solved. In continuing to cruise the web, I found a site recommending I trash the preference files, which would be reconstituted automatically upon restarting of Photoshop. I did, and it did. Fixed! Back to normal! Back to work! Whew! Wasted 4 unproductive hours on that one. Why doesnt Adobe have that answer pop up when typing "trouble" in the help file, or at least on their web site? Would save many people a lot a time and aggravation I am sure.

It’s in the FAQs on the Adobe site.

Anyway, now you know. When Photoshop starts acting weird, trashing prefs often fixes things.

it is by far the most popular solution to so many issues on this NG the second one being CAPS LOCK key to fix your brush preference display

—
Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html

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"edjh" wrote in message

ParkWalk wrote:

ParkWalk wrote:

Something has happend to my Photoshop application. I can not get access to the Layer Styles for any layers. I try double clicking on the layer strip on the Palette area, or choose Layer Styles, Blending Options from the upper menu, and the Layer Styles box does not open up. Instead, the curser jumps over and highlights the "hand" tool in the tool palette. It is very bizzare. This has never happened before today. I tried rebooting, as well as reimstalling Photoshop, but to no avail. This is affecting both old and new images I try creating. No way to get to the Blending Options in the Layer Styles. I cannot find any report of this issue by searching the web. Any ideas? Thanks,

Well….Problem solved. In continuing to cruise the web, I found a site recommending I trash the preference files, which would be reconstituted automatically upon restarting of Photoshop. I did, and it did. Fixed! Back to normal! Back to work! Whew! Wasted 4 unproductive hours on that one. Why doesnt Adobe have that answer pop up when typing "trouble" in the help file, or at least on their web site? Would save many people a lot a time and aggravation I am sure.

It’s in the FAQs on the Adobe site.

Anyway, now you know. When Photoshop starts acting weird, trashing prefs often fixes things.

it is by far the most popular solution to so many issues on this NG the second one being CAPS LOCK key to fix your brush preference display

—
Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html

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