Every once in a while I run into a problem and some Google searches don’t help me.
When that does happen, I like to post the eventual answer I find so I hopefully can help one of you poor souls out there.
I was working on a logo design for a client and wanted to use some various layer effects.
After playing with different ones for a while I found the combination that made me happy.
My objects were on various layers and I need to merge them to one for the effects to look right.
During this process I must have inadvertently clicked something. When I tried to re-apply my effects they didn’t show up. I checked my blending options, clicked on the little eye, tried saving and opening again.
All looked normal, but no effects?
WTF!
I Googled and read. Googled and read. Googled and read.
After finding nothing I created a new file and drug my layers there – the effects showed up. I could have just been on my way, but I wanted to know why. During this step I noticed the little eye was darker in the new file. So I guess my eye was grayed out in my ‘broken’ file. I Googled some more on a grayed out effects eye to no avail.
Now I was certain the problem was with my file and not the layers themselves I started clicking around the PS menus to see what I could see.
Finally I found it – Layer -> Layer Style -> Show All Effects
After clicking it all my styles where there. The text changes to “Hide All Effects” when clicked and the layers effects all vanish – as expected.
Who knows what the hell shortcut I did to make them hidden, but I’m glad to have them back and know where to find the answer if it happens again.
Good luck to you 
