![]() Note: when filtering by Kind and Smart Object, you can click on more than one icon at a time in order to narrow down the search. The “light switch” to the right of the Filter options toggles the filtering on and off. ![]() Then, use the corresponding options that appear to the right of the Filter Type to narrow down the search. : )įiltering by Type of layer: Choose a “Filter Type” by clicking the drop down menu at the top left of the Layers panel and choose from Kind, Name, Effect, Mode, Attribute, Color, Smart Object, Selected, or Artboard. This is very convenient if you have named your layers and know the name of the layer that you are looking for. Just type in the name of the layer to quickly find it. Using the Layer name: Option + Command + Shift + F (Mac) | Alt + Control + Shift + F (Win) will toggle on “Layer Search” (in the Layers panel), and automatically select “Filter By Name”. Option + Shift + “,“ or “.” (Mac) | Alt + Shift + “,“ or “.” (Win) targets all layers that fall between the currently targeted layer to the top or bottom of the layer stack.Option + “,“ or “.” (Mac) | Alt + “,“ or “.” (Win) targets the bottom/top -most layer.Option + Shift + “] “or + “ “or + “[“ (Win) adds the next layer up or down to the targeted layer(s) (note when you get to the top or bottom of the layer stack, Photoshop will “wrap around” to continue adding/subtracting layers).Option + “” (Mac) | Alt + “” (Win) targets the layer above or below the currently targeted layer.Using Keyboard Shortcuts (Layer > Arrange): Note: hidden layers are included in this selection, however the Background is not selected with this shortcut. ![]() Using Context Sensitive Menus: With the Move tool selected, Control -click (Mac) | Right -click (Win) in the image area over the desired layer and select it from the list.įrom the Select Menu: Command + Option + A (Mac) / Control + Alt + A (Win) will select all layers. If you have layers that you do not want to be automatically selected, lock them. Otherwise, with the Auto Select feature enabled, clicking in the image area will select the first layer that you click on and begin to move it instead of selecting additional layers (because the Background is locked by default, it can’t be selected and is skipped by the Auto Select Feature). Note: you can also drag-select multiple layers, using the Move tool, which works well if you have multiple layers and a Background. ![]() If you prefer to leave the Auto-Select feature disabled, pressing Command (Mac) | Control (Win) will temporarily activate Auto-Select with the Move tool selected. Press the Shift key to select additional layers. Then, click in the image area over the desired layer to select it. With the Move Tool: To quickly select multiple layers from the image area, with the Move tool selected, enable Auto-Select (in the Options bar) and choose Layer or Group from the pull-down menu. Shift -click to select a range of contiguous layers in the Layers panel. There are several different ways to select and filter layers in Photoshop – any of which can help us to increase our productivity when working with complex documents.įrom the Layers panel: Command -click (Mac) | Control -click (Win) to the right of the layer thumbnail to select multiple, non-contiguous, layers on the Layers panel. ![]()
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