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# Precision Filtering
Shade allows you to filter by many different attributes including metadata you create link, EXIF, and IPTC data. These filters can be accessed from the top of any asset page as shown below. Filters can be combined to find the the assets that match all the attributes you have selected.
## Generating Filters with AI
Instead of building filters one by one, you can describe what you're looking for and let Shade create the filters for you:
1. Click **Filters** at the top of the page.
2. Select **AI Filter** and describe the filters you want, for example "Images uploaded in the last 30 days" or "Files greater than 10GB". You can also type your description straight into the filter search box and select **Generate filters with AI**.
3. Press `Enter`. Shade turns your description into filters and applies them. You can then adjust them like any other filter.
If Shade can't create filters from your description, try rephrasing it, or check that the attributes you mention exist on this drive.
## Saving Filters as Views
Views let you save and reuse combinations of filters, sorting, and display settings. To create a view:
1. Set up the filters and display you want, then open the view menu (**Select view**) and choose **Save as new view**. You can also hover over **Views** under your drive in the sidebar and click **+**.
2. Give the view a name and icon, and adjust **Display** and **Sort and filters** if needed.
3. Under **Advanced settings**, you can optionally turn on:
* **Lock this template:** Other drive users cannot publish changes to locked views.
* **Set to private:** Private views can only be seen and used by you.
4. Click **Create view**.
Your views appear under **Views** for that drive in the sidebar. If you change the filters on a view, click **Save changes** and choose **Save to current view** to update it, or **Reset view to original** to discard your changes. Creating views requires edit access to the drive.
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