Lock or unlock objects, Hide objects, Duplicate objects – Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual
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Select nested or overlapping objects
Lock or unlock objects
You can use the Lock command to specify that you don’t want certain objects to move in your document. Locked
objects stay locked when a document is saved, closed, and then reopened.
As long as an object is locked, it cannot be moved. However, you can select locked objects if you turn off the Prevent
Selection Of Locked Objects option in General preferences. When you select a locked object, you can change attributes
such as color.
1 Select the object or objects that you want to lock in place.
2 Do any of the following:
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To lock the objects, choose Object > Lock.
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To unlock an object, click the lock icon.
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To unlock the objects on the current spread, choose Object > Unlock All On Spread.
You can also use the Layers panel to lock or unlock both objects and layers. When you lock a layer, the positions of all
objects on a layer are locked, and the objects cannot be selected. See “
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Hide objects
Hidden objects are not printed or exported, and they cannot be selected.
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Do any of the following:
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To hide an object, select it and choose Object > Hide.
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To show hidden objects, choose Object > Show All On Spread.
Duplicate objects
You can duplicate objects using a number of different methods.
Duplicate an object using the Duplicate command
Use the Duplicate command to replicate a selected object instantly. The new copy appears on the layout slightly offset
down and to the right from the original.
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Select an object or objects, and choose Edit > Duplicate.