Locking the size and position of an object

You can lock the size and position of an object. This preserves it from getting accidentally moved by you or by other authors working on project.

The object will be locked in size and position within Edit mode.

Items that are locked will not be clickable and will not show the selection rectangle if clicked in the work area. If they are selected in the Project Explorer, they will show the selection rectangle.

To lock the position and size of an object:

1. Do one of the following to display the Position & Size ribbon:

   • In the Project Explorer, double-click the graphic of the object.

   • In the Project Explorer, right-click the graphic and select Properties.

   • In the work area, double-click the object.

   • In the work area, right-click the object and select Properties.

2. Click the Position & Size ribbon.

3. Click the Lock graphic in the Position & Size group so that the locked padlock . graphic is displayed.

The position and size of the object is locked.

You can also lock the size and position of the object by right-clicking on the object within the Project Explorer (or within your work area) and selecting Size/Position (Unlocked) from the right-click context menu. When the object is locked, a check mark will appear to the left of the Size/Position Locked option within the menu.

See also: Locking and unlocking objects

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