Filter layers in CS6

CS6 has a new way to help you sort through your layers: filtering option. Located at the top of the Layers panel is a pop-up menu with 6 options to choose from to filter your layers. 

When you select one of the options, Photoshop only displays the layers that fall into that category and hides the others. Each item in the pop-up menu also presents you with different options to choose from to narrow down your search results. These options include:

1. Kind. When you select the Kind option, Photoshop displays 5 buttons allowing you to filter your layers by: pixel layers, adjustment layers, type layers, shape layers, or smart objects.
2. Name. When you select the Name option, Photoshop displays a text box for you to type in the layer name so you can easily search for a layer by name.
3. Effect. When you select the Effect option, Photoshop displays a pop-up menu with a list of layer effects to filter by, such as Drop Shadow, Bevel & Emboss, etc.
4. Mode. When you select the Mode option, Photoshop displays a pop-up menu with a list of layer modes to filter by, such as such as Multiply, Screen, etc.
5. Attribute. When you select the Attribute option, Photoshop displays a pop-up menu with a list of layer attributes to filter by, such as such as Visible, Locked, etc.
6. Color. When you select the Color option, Photoshop displays a pop-up menu with a list of colors to filter by, such as such as Red, Blue, etc.