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This seems to have happened all of the sudden; When I try to add any effects besides color and gradient overlay to any given layer, that action has no effect on the canvas. I've tried the opacity sliders, changing the effects' colors, and pretty much anything else I could think of, to no avail. Anyone have a suggestion?

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A screenshot of your layers palette might be helpful. Additionally, a more detailed explanation of the layers present and the blending modes and layer styles applied to each would also be very helpful. – jrista Jan 27 '12 at 5:24
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Are you new to photoshop, or experienced in CS4/CS5 and thinking there is something wrong/different with 5.5? Are you applying effects as adjustment layers or directly to a layer? – MikeW Jan 27 '12 at 9:54
First off, I solved the problem – I just reset Photoshop's preferences file (I didn't lose more than two minutes' keymapping). I am moderately experienced in Photoshop, but far from mastering it. In retrospect, this should be under Graphic Design. And finally, the layers panel looked completely normal, with the layer with styles applied displaying all said styles, on top and "Transparency shapes layer" turned off. – Jules Mazur Jan 27 '12 at 17:44
If you solved the problem, might as well post an answer as an answer, and mark it accepted. :) – mattdm Jan 27 '12 at 23:52

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Turns out that I just had to reset Photoshop's preferences file. Now everything's back to normal and working perfectly.

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