Locking Items

Locking items

It may be useful to 'lock' objects on the page so that they cannot be moved by dragging. The Locked option in the context menu (available by right clicking on a selected item) allows you to do this.

To lock at object first select it and then click on the Locked option. If an object is locked it will be shown with a tick symbol. It can be unlocked by clicking on Locked again.

Multiple objects can be locked or unlocked at the same time. Toggling the Locked option will change the locked property of all of the selected items.

Once an item has been locked it cannot be dragged on the page. It can still be moved by using the arrow keys and the size and/or position can be altered in the edit panel.

You can see which items are locked in design view. A locked item will be drawn with a small padlock symbol.