User Guide

Working with Objects 179

Hiding objects

You can hide objects to prevent them from being modiﬁed. Hidden objects will

appear in printed documents. You can choose View > Show All to redisplay

hidden objects. Hidden objects will automatically redisplay when you close and

re-open a ﬁle.

To hide selected objects:

1 Select the objects you want to hide.

2 Choose View > Hide Selection.

To show all hidden objects:

Choose View > Show All.

Note: Show All does not show hidden layers.

Locking objects

Locked objects cannot be edited. However, you can set preferences to allow ﬁll

attributes and text in locked objects to be edited.

To lock a selected object:

Choose Modify > Lock to lock the object or click the Lock button in the

Main toolbar.

The Lock button is dimmed, and the Unlock button is now available.

To unlock a selected object, do one of the following:

• Choose Modify > Unlock. The command is dimmed if the selection is

not locked.

• Click the Unlock button in the Main toolbar.

The Unlock button is dimmed, and the Lock button is now available.

To allow changing of fill and stroke attributes of locked objects:

1 Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Object.

2 Select Edit Locked Objects to allow the stroke and ﬁll attributes of locked

objects, including text within a locked text block, to be modiﬁed.

3 Click OK.

Note: Deselecting Edit Locked Objects prevents any changes.