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• 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.
You can control layer options in the Attributes dialog box.
You can set the default values of the Visible, Locked, Suppress Output, and Keep
Runaround check boxes for new layers in the Layers panes of the Preferences dialog
box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu).
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