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jaynewilson
jaynewilson
Participating Frequently
July 28, 2020
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What happened to the Layer Styles?

  • July 28, 2020
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In PSE 2020, I was surprised to see that when I click on the Layer Styles pane, there is nothing there.

 

I clicked on Load Styles and there are all my bazillion of layer styles from older versions.  So I loaded Drop Shadows and Bevels to keep it simple.

 

The Layer Styles pane is still empty, but now there is a drop down menu at the top with the words Bevels, Drop Shadows, and Show All.

 

But clicking on any one of those does absolutely nothing.  The pane is still empty.

 

I did find that I could go to Layer > Layer Style > Style Settings and add a drop shadow that way, but nothing ever appears in the styles pane.

 

Apparently I'm missing a vital step, if someone would care to enlighten me.

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Correct answer 99jon

I suggest you re-install.

After uninstalling, run The Adobe CC Cleaner tool, selecting PSE 2020 from the list of applications. That should get rid of all components.

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop-elements/kb/elements-installation-error-CC-cleaner-tool.html

Download and install the application again and activate/licence with your serial number.

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/photoshop-elements-downloads.html

 

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99jon
99jonCorrect answer
Legend
July 30, 2020

I suggest you re-install.

After uninstalling, run The Adobe CC Cleaner tool, selecting PSE 2020 from the list of applications. That should get rid of all components.

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop-elements/kb/elements-installation-error-CC-cleaner-tool.html

Download and install the application again and activate/licence with your serial number.

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/photoshop-elements-downloads.html

 

jaynewilson
jaynewilsonAuthor
Participating Frequently
July 30, 2020

Yay - that seems to have worked.  Thanks!

99jon
99jon
Legend
July 29, 2020

Are you saying that all of the built-in styles are unavailable?

jaynewilson
jaynewilsonAuthor
Participating Frequently
July 30, 2020

That's right - nothing there at all.  When I click on Load Styles at the top I see them, but when I load them it just adds the name of the style to the drop down, but nothing populates to where I can use it.

 

Ditto for Effects.

jaynewilson
jaynewilsonAuthor
Participating Frequently
July 30, 2020

Here's a screen shot of that side of the page.  You can see I'm clicked on the Styles, but nothing is there.

 

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