10.2

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Look at the Layers palette. When you select a page item, the Item icon displays in
the Layers palette next to the name of the layer that contains the selected item. If you
select multiple items on different layers, the Item icon displays next to each layer that
contains a selected item.
Deleting layers
You cannot delete the Default layer, but you can delete any other layer. When you
delete layers, you can choose whether to delete the items on the layers or move the
items to another layer. To delete a layer:
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In the Layers palette, select the layer or layers to delete.
2
Click the Delete Layer button .
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If there are items on the layers you are deleting, the Delete Layer dialog box displays.
Choose an option:
• If the layers include items that you want to delete, check Delete items on selected
Layer(s).
• If the layers include items that you want to move to another layer, uncheck Delete
items on selected Layer(s), and choose a destination layer from the Move items to
Layer drop-down menu.
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Click OK.
To delete all unused layers in a layout, choose Delete Unused Layers from the palette
menu.
Changing layer options
You can control the following options for the selected layer in the Attributes dialog
box:
• Name: The layer's name, as displayed in the Layers palette.
• Layer Color: The color used for the bounding boxes and handles of objects on that
layer.
• Visible: Controls whether the layer is visible in QuarkXPress.
• Suppress Output: Controls whether the layer is set to print when the layout is printed.
You can override this setting in the Print dialog box.
• Locked: Controls whether you can manipulate objects on this layer.
• Keep Runaround: Controls whether runaround from objects on this layer applies to
underlying layers when this layer is hidden.
To display the Attributes dialog box for a layer, double-click the layer's name in the
Layers palette, or select a layer name in the palette and then choose Edit Layer from
the palette menu.
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