Adobe InDesign Layers and Object Management 2

Question 1

In the Layers panel, what does clicking the empty box to the left of the eye icon column add to a layer?

Accepted Answer

A lock that prevents editing

Answer

The square to the left of the eye icon toggles the lock state for the entire layer.

Question 2

Which keyboard modifier do you hold while dragging the small colored square (proxy) in the Layers panel to COPY an object to another layer instead of moving it?

Accepted Answer

Alt/Option

Answer

Holding Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) while dragging the proxy duplicates the object onto the target layer.

Question 3

What happens to objects on a layer when you delete that layer in InDesign?

Accepted Answer

They are deleted along with the layer

Answer

Deleting a layer removes all objects placed on it across all pages.

Question 4

Which command combines two or more selected layers into a single layer?

Accepted Answer

Merge Layers

Answer

Merge Layers, found in the Layers panel menu, consolidates selected layers into one.

Question 5

When you merge layers, which layer's name and position does the resulting merged layer take?

Accepted Answer

The target (last-clicked) layer

Answer

The merged layer adopts the name and stacking position of the target layer where the layers were merged.

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Adobe InDesign Layers and Object Management 2