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Filtering Layers number of criteria. Filter for:
When you work with complex files, you might find yourself
PHOTOSHOP FOUNDATIONS still have to scroll through the panel to find what you need. Shape layers
Use this menu to
with dozens — or even hundreds — of layers. Descriptive
filter layers by a
Smart objects
names can help you navigate through the layers, but you
Type layers
Layer filtering, available at the top of the Layers panel,
Adjustment layers
allows you to narrow down the panel to only layers that
Pixel layers
meet certain criteria — making it much easier to locate a
specific layer.

When Kind is selected in the menu, you can use the
the secondary menu to find only
associated buttons to show only certain types of layers
layers to which a certain blending
(adjustment layers, smart objects, etc.). When Mode is selected, you can use
mode has been assigned.
Use this switch
to turn filtering
on and off.
Only layers matching
the applied filter
appear in the panel.

When Name is selected, you can type in the attached field
to find layers with names that include
the text you enter in the field. The
defined text string does not need to When Smart Object is selected, you can use the buttons at
be at the beginning of the layer name; the top of the panel to find linked layers, layers with
for example, typing “r” would return modified source data, layers with
both Sunrise and Tornado layers in the missing source data, or embedded
file for this project. layers. These buttons are non-
exclusive, which means you can select
When Effect is selected, you can use more than one option at a time (for
the secondary menu to find only layers example, all layers with missing and
with a specified effect (applied using modified source data).
the Layer>Layer Style submenu).
The Selected option shows a subset of layers that exist in
Isolation mode. To create a subset, select one or more layers
When Attribute is selected, you can in the Layers panel and then choose Select>Isolate Layers.
choose from a number of layer The Layers panel automatically shows a subset of only the
attributes — visible, linked, clipped, selected layers, and Selected appears in the Filter By menu.
masked, etc.

When Color is selected, you can
choose any of the built-in colors from
the secondary menu. (These colors,
which appear around the layer’s
visibility icon, can be assigned to
individual layers in each layer’s
contextual menu.)

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