No blending options in layers.

I recently upped my opinion of Illustrator and was really impressed with how I could change the appearance in the layers panel.
Now unable to find it. Using a mac and CS5.5 when selecting drop down button it is not there any more. Layer options only gives silly basic options like the name of the layer etc. I just don't know what's happened.
Created a brushed metal effect and unable to save as graphic style.
Anyone know what to do with this? This layers blending options was excellent and I can't really use much of the programme without it.

Hi
With respect to Monika and Wade - who are both right, by the way - I still think that what you have seen and describe as the Layers Panel, is in fact the Appearance Panel.
The Appearance Panel does allow you to access the Transparency Panel from within it and you can apply transparency effects (blending modes) to specific attributes or to an entire object. Learning how to use it can really help streamline your work in Illustrator, so please do give it a go!
I've crudely recreated the graphic from your movie (apologies in advance - it really is crude).
The appearance - which will work as a graphic style - looks like this in the panel, and it's easy to confuse this with the Layers Panel at first glance.
The best bet though is for you to analyse the file, and it's available here: http://www.filedropper.com/forumsappearance
I hope that helps, and encourages you to explore a bit deeper into Illustrator.

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