Blending options, fx, effects, copy, CS4

Hi. In PS CS4
In my layers palette, I used to be able to have an effect (ex. drop shadow) on a layer & drag that effect onto another layer so the layers would have the exact same effect.
In CS4 when I drag an effect, I lose that effect from that layer & it is put on the layer I dragged it to only. It will not let me copy it anymore.
Is there some key I should be holding down now?
I am wondering what else I will be running into with CS4. Maybe that wizard will pop out & yell at me.
Thanks.

Alt-drag. Bad apprentice.

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