# Temporary Filtering

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Certain menus and windows, such as the Patch Menu or Layout Editor, allow you to temporarily filter and search for specific terms in the grid.

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| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/tip_gray-269535.png) | **Hint:**                                                                   |
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- The filter area is displayed as a yellow row between the header row and the first row of the grid. Tapping ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_filter_15px-3d7e4b.png) in the title bar of the window enables or disables the filter area.
- The ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_keyboard_15_v1-9-d04ccc.png) in the filter area marks text input fields and the three dots (...) mark the selection fields.
- Applied filters are indicated with a yellow ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_filter_15px-3d7e4b.png) in the header of the corresponding column.
- To delete applied filters, tap ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_filter_non_15-v2-1-b7af37.png) in the title bar or close the corresponding window.

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Edit Layout - Filter 

### Example

The following video gives you an overview.

[Vimeo video](https://player.vimeo.com/video/1058605416?title=0\&byline=0\&portrait=0\&color=ffeb0f)

To select a filter in the Layout Editor:

1. Open the grandMA3 Demoshow.\
   [![](/img/grandma3/2-3/robot-icon_white-274940.png)       Paste to Command Line](#ma_cmd?LoadShow%20%22Demoshow_grandMA3.show%22%20%2FType%20%22Demo%22%20%2FSave)
2. Type Edit Layout 1 into the command line and then press Please. The editor opens. For more information about Layout Editor, see [Edit Layout](/grandma3/2-3/layout_edit/).
3. Make sure ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_filter_15px-3d7e4b.png) is enabled in the title bar.
4. Tap ... in the **Assign Type** column. A pop-up opens.
5. Select Fixture. The pop-up closes and the grid shows only the rows with Assign Type set to Fixture.

To use the text input field filter in the Layout Editor:

1. Follow steps 1-3 from above.
2. Tap ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_filter_non_15-v2-1-b7af37.png) to clear all filters.
3. Tap ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_keyboard_15_v1-9-d04ccc.png) in the **Name** column. A text input field opens.
4. Type **Wash** and press Please. The pop-up closes and the grid shows the rows with "Wash" in their name.

or

1. Tap the area to the right of the ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_keyboard_15_v1-9-d04ccc.png) in the **Name** column. A text cursor is set.
2. Start typing. The Name column is filtered as you type.

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| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/tip_gray-269535.png) | **Hint:**                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                            | If you disable the filter area (![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_filter_15px-3d7e4b.png)) while a filter is set and then enable it again, the previously set filter will still be active.  |