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In the Layers palette, select the layer or layers to delete. 1
Click the Delete Layer button . 2
If there are items on the layers you are deleting, the Delete Layer dialog box 3
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.
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.