PS CS4 Classroom in a Book Question

Lesson 8 > Adding a vector mask to a Smart Object.
It says to select the Title layer then click the add a layer mask button
Select the polygonal tool & set black as the forground color.
My problem is that the tool did not hold the settings from the previous use earlier in the lesson.  The part that changed is that the subtract from shape box is no longer selected and it won't let me select it.  The create new shape box is selected and no other option is selectable.  If I leave it that way, I get a black star.  If I change the forground color to white, I get a white star.   I have gone over the steps several times and can't see that I am missing any.
Has anyone done this lesson all the way through with no issues?  Clues as to where I am going wrong?

Here are the instructions: It is the second to last part of lesson 8.
Adding a vector mask to a Smart Object
The hole in each O of the title gets a star cut out of it and you can see the background.
1.  Select title layer and click the Add Layer Mask button
2.  Select the Polygon tool.  The options used earlier should still be in effect (not true - the create new shape layer is now selected)
        It says to refer back to an earlier part of the lesson where the settings were entered for a different part of the picture (subtracting shapes from a
        shape layer) But my settings match except for the create new shape layer option that won't change. 
3.  Set Black as the foreground color
4.  Click in the center of the 'O' in Toyz and drag the cursor outward. 
5.  Repeat on the small 'O'.

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