Locking objects
You can lock an object using either the Layers palette or the Lock command. You cannot select or edit artwork when it is locked. You can quickly lock multiple paths, groups, and sublayers by locking their parent layer.
To lock or unlock an object or layer: Do one of the following: - Select the object you want to lock, and then choose Object > Lock > Selection.
- To lock all objects that overlap the area of the selected object and that are in the same layer, select the object, and then choose Object > Lock > All Artwork Above.
- Click the edit column button (to the right of the eye icon) in the Layers palette for the object or layer you want to lock. Click the lock icon
to unlock the item. - Drag across multiple edit column buttons to lock multiple items.
- Double-click an item name in the Layers palette, or select an item and choose Options for "Layer name" from the Layers palette menu. In the Layer Options dialog box, select or deselect Lock, and click OK.
- To lock all layers in the Layers palette other than a selected layer, choose Lock Others from the Layers palette menu.
- To lock all layers other than the layer that contains a selected item or group, choose Object > Lock > Other Layers or choose Lock Others from the Layers palette menu.
- To lock all the layers, select all the layers in the Layers palette, and then choose Lock All Layers from the palette menu.
- To unlock all layers in the Layers palette, choose Unlock All Layers from the palette menu.
To unlock all objects within a group: - Select an unlocked and visible object within the group. (See Selecting groups or an object within a group using selection tools.)
- Hold down Shift+Alt (Windows) or Shift+Option (Mac OS) and choose Object > Unlock All.
To unlock all objects in the document: Choose Object > Unlock All. All objects are unlocked and objects that were previously locked are selected.
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