Lost Gradient editor

I have added some new gradients, and now the gradient editor won't come up.  I was working on a tutorial file with one of their images supplied on a disc, and discovered the editor wouldn't work, so I then tried one of my own thinking it was the image, and it still won't come up.   REALLY need help and I'm VERY new at PS!!!

John Joslin wrote:
While most of your posts are helpful some are just guesses – it is always better to check a solution before posting it.
And in cases of uncertainty, or where I have nothing concrete to say, I don't post anything.
In responding to posts in almost all cases there IS UNCERTAINTY.   In many cases the OP describes the problem inadequately,  incorrectly,  in a confusing manner, and you don't know how hardware/software problems affect the reported problem.   So yes, most posts are just guesses, otherwise there would be just one answer to each thread, and we don't usually see that.  In addition, in many cases the poster can not check out the solution before posting it as they don't have the problem on their screen.
In many cases it takes at least 6 posts by different people to get the problem solved, and each poster is offering a guess as to how to solve the problem.   This guess may trigger another thought, which brings up another guess.  If you have ever worked in real life that is how problems are solved, you take an idea, see if it works and then it if does not move to another idea.
Since there are so many variables in computers, users abilities, and ways of doing things in photoshop, there rarely is ONE single answer that is obviously correct.   Even a correct answer may not work for a user as the technique is too advanced for his level.  More simple, and less "correct" methods my work better for him.  Some of my answers fall this this category.
If no one posted because of uncertainty there would be no posts.  Even the smartest guy on the forum, or at Adobe, can answers the questions with certainty.  Otherwise we would have bug free software for every release.

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