10.1

Selecting layers
The active layer is identified in the Layers palette by the Edit icon . The active layer is
the layer where any new items you create will be put. You can set the active layer in two
ways:
• Click the layer name in the Layers palette.
• Select a single item on the page. That item's layer automatically becomes the active layer.
Only one layer can be active at a time (even if you select items on more than one layer at
a time). However, you can select more than one layer at a time (for example, if you want
to merge the layers). To select more than one layer, do one of the following things:
• Select items from more than one layer (for example, by selecting everything on the page).
• To select consecutive layers in the palette, press Shift while you click the first and last layer
in the range you want to select.
• To select non-consecutive layers in the palette, press Command/Ctrl while clicking the
layers you want to select.
To deselect a layer when multiple layers are selected, press Command/Ctrl and click the
layer you want to deselect.
Showing and hiding layers
The Visible column in the Layers palette controls which layers display at any given
time. When the Visible icon appears in the Visible column, a layer is visible.
• To show or hide a layer, click in the Visible column to the left of that layer's name. You
can also double-click a layer to display its Attributes dialog box, check or uncheck Visible
in the dialog box, and then click OK.
• To show or hide all the layers in a layout at once, select a layer name and choose Show
All Layers or Hide All Layers from the Layers palette context menu.
• To hide all layers except the active layer, select the name of the layer that you want to be
active and then choose Hide Other Layers from the Layers palette context menu.
Alternatively, you can press Control/Ctrl while clicking the Visible icon of the layer you
want to display; all other layers will be hidden.
• To display all layers except the active layer, choose Show Other Layers from the Layers
palette context menu.
When you use the Find/Change feature, QuarkXPress searches hidden layers as well as
visible layers. If a match is found on a hidden layer, QuarkXPress temporarily displays the
hidden text box or text path.
When you check the spelling in a layout or story, QuarkXPress searches all layers in the
layout or story. If questionable spelling is encountered on a hidden layer, QuarkXPress
temporarily displays the hidden text box or text path.
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