Operation Manual

Working with layers | 261
You can also enable or disable the printing and exporting of a layer by right-clicking the layer in the Object manager docker and
clicking Printable.
To set the editing properties of a layer
1
If the Object manager docker is not open, click Object Object manager.
2 In the Object manager docker, click the name of the layer that you want to edit.
The layer name appears in a red bold font to indicate that the layer is active.
3 Perform a task from the following table.
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To Do the following
Lock or unlock a layer
Click the Lock or unlock icon beside the layer name.
Allow editing on all layers
Click the flyout button , and click Edit across layers.
Allow editing on the active layer only
Click the flyout button , and disable Edit across layers.
If you disable editing across layers, you can work only on the active layer and the Desktop layer. You cannot select or edit objects on
inactive layers. For example, if you use the Pick tool to marquee-select multiple objects on the drawing page, only the objects on the
active layer are selected.
You cannot lock or unlock the Document grid layer.
You can also allow editing on all layers by clicking the Edit across layers button in the Object manager docker. Editing across
layers is enabled when the button appears pressed. Clicking the button again restricts editing to the active layer.
You can also lock or unlock a layer by right-clicking the layer in the Object manager docker and then clicking Editable.
To rename a layer
1
If the Object manager docker is not open, click Object Object manager.
2 Right-click the layer name, and click Rename.
Layer names may not be preserved when you save a CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 file to a previous version.
You can also rename a layer by clicking the layer name twice and typing a new name.