Lock and unlock elements

When you lock elements, they cannot be:

• Moved

• Resized

• Rotated

• Aligned

• Flipped

You also cannot change the point of origin in locked elements. To enable these functions again, unlock the elements.

To lock elements

1. Select all elements that you want to lock.

2. Do one of the following:

   • On the Arrange menu, click Lock.

   • In the Properties Editor, set the Locked property to True.

     The selected elements appear with lock icons at their handles.

To unlock elements

3. Select all elements that you want to unlock.

4. Do one of the following:

   • On the Arrange menu, click Unlock.

   • In the Properties Editor, set the Locked property to False.

   The lock icons disappear from the handles of the selected elements.