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452 Page & Layer Gallery

Solo Mode

If you click any of the icons in the column next to each layer, it will 'solo' this layer
which means it hides everything else, except this layer. You can now work on this layer
in isolation. Clicking the icon again will restore everything back to how it was before.

You can also click and drag down the column of icons to quickly browse through the
layers in isolation from everything else.

To exit the Solo mode, click the button again.

Locking Layers

Clicking the open padlock icon on the right end of a layer row will lock the layer (icon
changes to a closed padlock ). Now you cannot select any object on that layer. Any
clicks on locked items will go straight through it, as if it's not there, and select items
underneath. Clicking the padlock icon will unlock that layer again. Alternatively you can
click the MORE.. button and select the UNLOCK ALL option.

Soft Groups
There is one exception to the locked rules. If an item on a locked layer is part of a Soft
Group (on page 118), then selecting and operating on that Soft Group will also select and
operate on any locked items in that Soft Group (this is the intended operation of Soft
Groups).

Show All & Unlock All

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.