Page 188 - Xara Designer Pro X17

188 Page & Layer Gallery

These two controls on the top of the PAGE & LAYER GALLERY are a short-cut to show all
items on the current page or unlock all items. They are a temporary override of all the
individual object and layer settings. Clicking the controls again will restore the previous
state. So this is a quick way of showing or unlocking everything, on all layers, performing
some operation, and then restoring the previous state.
The Unlock all button is useful if you have a locked object on the canvas that you want to
unlock, without having to first locate it in the Page & Layer Gallery. Turn on ‘Unlock all’,
then right click on the object on the canvas and choose the Unlock option from the
context menu. Then you can turn ‘Unlock all’ off again.

When either button is selected (the buttons are shown pressed in), then it's not possible
to change the state of individual items. Un-select the buttons to enable the normal
operation of the layer visibility and locking state.

Clicking the MORE button will display menu options to SHOW ALL ON PAGE and UNLOCK ALL
ON PAGE.

Moving Objects Between Layers

There are several ways to move objects between layers. First select the object or objects
you want to move, then;

• CUT the object ("Ctrl + X" or right click and CUT). Ensure the target layer is the current
layer (shown with , click the layer if it's not) and then right click and choose PASTE or
PASTE IN PLACE. Note that if you cut or copy multiple items that are on different layers,
the layer structure is preserved when you paste. Items are pasted to the same layer
they were copied/cut from, instead of being pasted to the current layer. If you want to
paste all such items to the current layer, ignoring the layer structure, use the PASTE IN
CURRENT LAYER option instead. If you want to retain layer structure, choose PASTE IN
PLACE IN CURRENT LAYER. These paste options are also in the clipboard fly-out bar on
the top bar, as well as the EDIT menu.
• Right click and choose ARRANGE then MOVE TO LAYER IN FRONT / MOVE TO LAYER
BEHIND to shift the selected objects one layer up or down.
• Ensure the target layer is selected as current, then find the selected item in the PAGE &
LAYER GALLERY (click the LOCATE button), right click and select MOVE TO CURRENT
LAYER.