8.5

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.
When a layer is hidden, that layer displays unchecked by default in the Layers pane of
the Print dialog box, and consequently that layer will not print (unless you click to check
the layer manually in the Print dialog box).
When you create an item on a hidden layer, that item remains visible until you deselect
the item.
Determining which layer an item is on
There are two ways to determine which layer an item is on:
• Look at the object's bounding box and handles (you may need to choose View > Guides
to see them). Each layer (except the Default layer) is assigned a unique color swatch in
the Layers palette, and the bounding boxes and handles for objects on that layer are drawn
in the layer's color.
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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.
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