22 L
AYERS
P
ALETTE
What It Does
The Layers palette lets you view, create and alter layers. You can also add
the following to individual layers, or layer groups:
• masks
• adjustments
• procedurals
Layers Palette
Fields
Control
Type
What it does
Notes
dropdown,
switch
Filter bar function that gives the choices: Name,
Type, Attribute, and Color Tag. Depending on
which filter option you choose, the filter bar shows
one of the following:
•
- filter for the type of layers by
clicking on the associated icons.
•
- filter for the
attributes of layers by clicking on the associated
icons.
•
- filter for the color
tags of the selected color icon.
Both Type and Attribute provide
icons that allow you to set the
parameters for your filter.
Quickly clear the entry box by press-
ing the
icon.
dropdown
Click to select from the blend mode options avail-
able for individual layers. To adjust the blend
amount, enter the value into the entry box, or
adjust the slider located to the right of the blend
mode menu.
•
- adjusts
the blend mode amount.
This list does not include the
advanced blend mode options.
button
Opens the Advanced Blending menu, which gives
options for blend modes and components, blend
amount, and whether the blend applies to only the
selected layer.
icon
Click to toggle the selected layers’ visibility on the
canvas.
