Datasheet

138 Working with Objects
This tree view greatly improves the ability to select and manage
nested objects in more complex drawings. It's also great for
visualizing your object order.
To help you locate objects more easily in the future, they can be
renamed (click and type on the name) to something more
meaningful, and can be further identified by their thumbnail
previews. Objects can also be searched for via Find Objects... on
the Edit menu.
The object on the page is selected when selection handles appear on the object
and the displayed bounding box reflects the selected layer's colour.
To select any object on any layer:
Initially, objects which are on layers that are not selected are also visible, but you
may find that you can’t select an object as it is on a different layer. This can be
slightly confusing at first as you frantically click on an object to no effect! But of
course, you can change this state of affairs.
• If View All Layers is enabled (the default), all layers set as visible
appear in the edit window, regardless of which layer you're currently
working on. Disabling this button lets you see only objects on the
current layer, as long as it's visible. (If both Visible and View All
Layers are unchecked, you won't see anything!)
• If Edit All Layers (available only if View All Layers is enabled) is
disabled (the default), you can only select objects in the current layer.