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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.
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: