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Filtering Photoshop Layers

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

When Kind is selected in the menu, you can use the When Mode is selected, you can use
associated buttons to show only certain types of layers the secondary menu to fi nd only layers
(adjustment layers, smart objects, etc.). to which a certain blending 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 fi eld to
fi nd layers with names that include the
text you enter in the fi eld. The defi ned
text string does not need to be at the
beginning of the layer name. For When Smart Object is selected, you can use the buttons at
example, typing “r” would return both the top of the panel to fi nd linked layers, layers with modifi ed
Sunrise and Tornado layers in the fi le source data, layers with missing source
for this project. data, or embedded layers. These
buttons are nonexclusive, which means
When Effect is selected, you can use you can select more than one option at
the secondary menu to fi nd only layers a time (for example, all layers with
with a specifi ed effect (applied using missing and modifi ed source data).
the Layer>Layer Style submenu).

The Selected option shows a subset of layers that exist in
When Attribute is selected, you can Isolation mode. To create a subset, select one or more layers
choose from a number of layer in the Layers panel, and then choose Select>Isolate Layers.
attributes (visible, linked, clipped, The Layers panel automatically shows a subset of only the
masked, etc).. selected layers, and Selected appears in the Filter By menu.

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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