: In Photoshop, how do you find the name of a layer by clicking within your psd? You used to be able to do this by right clicking on the psd, and it would only show you the names of the

@Jessie844

It was always the same, but when you have Layer Groups all groups are displayed and it makes a mess.

You should just use Auto Select Layer.

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@Reiling762

You asked if there is another way to do it. I personally never use right click, because if you have groups it shows a lot of unnecessary layers (it's not the brightest system). What I do is Ctrl + left click (no auto select and layer in the drop down menu) and check the layer in the LAYERS panel. If there is something in the way (an effect on top of everything, for example, like a texture or something like that) I block that layer so it won't get in the way.

It's not as clear as having the names in a list, but it's quite effective (the mouse is very precise). I guess it helps if you have good layer names and a good group structure.

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