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Click OK. 4.
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).
Moving items to a different layer
The Layers palette provides three methods for moving existing items to a different
layer. Using the Item tool , select the items you want to move, and then do one of
the following things:
Click the Move Item to Layer button , and then choose the target layer in the •
Move Items dialog box.