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If the repeating group consists of a single object you can directly select that object
instead of selecting the repeating group that encloses it.

As with any other edits made to a repeating object, any edits you make inside a
repeating group are applied to all instances of that repeating object on other pages.
Locking a repeating object

You can lock a repeating object right clicking it and choosing LOCK REPEATING OBJECT.
Once locked, the object is not selectable. But editing any other copies of that repeating
object on other pages, which aren’t locked, will change all copies, including the locked
copy.
Stopping objects repeating

Right click an object and choose "REPEATING OBJECT" > "STOP REPEATING" to turn off the
repeating nature of an object, or all of its copies in your website. Choosing STOP
REPEATING from the "ARRANGE" > "REPEATING OBJECT" menu also allows this.

You’ll be asked whether you want to just stop the selected object repeating or all copies
of the object in the website. Choose the ALL option. Now the different copies of that
object can be independently edited and the next time one is changed it won’t update any
of them.

Use this if, for example, you’ve used REPEAT ON ALL PAGES to copy an object to all pages
of your website, but then you want to make those objects different on each page so that
they are no longer tied together.

STOP REPEATING is also useful if you want to make a copy of a repeating object (eg. a
footer or logo) on one page and you don’t want that copy to be updated. In this case
choose the JUST THIS COPY option when prompted.

Note that you can’t use STOP REPEATING on NavBars which have the SITE NAVIGATION
BAR option turned on in the NAVBAR DIALOG. That’s because site navigation bars always
update across the whole website. See the Navigation Bar chapter for more information
on site navigation bars.

Deleting repeating objects
If you don't want a copy of the repeating object on a page, just delete it from that page.
Xara Designer Pro X displays a prompt asking whether to delete just that copy or all
copies of that repeating object.
Pressing "Ctrl + Delete" will delete just the selected repeating object without asking
whether you want to delete all instances or just this one.