Adobe InDesign Layers and Object Management 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which keyboard shortcut selects the next object beneath the currently selected one in the stacking order?
- Ctrl/Cmd-click
- Alt/Option-click with the Selection tool (Correct answer)
- Shift-click
- Double-click
Correct answer: Alt/Option-click with the Selection tool
Alt/Option-clicking with the Selection tool selects the next object below in the stack.
Question 2: What does the Object > Arrange > Send to Back command do?
- Moves the object behind all others on its layer (Correct answer)
- Moves it to the bottom layer
- Hides the object
- Locks the object in place
Correct answer: Moves the object behind all others on its layer
Send to Back places the object at the bottom of the stacking order within its own layer.
Question 3: How do you lock the position of a single selected object so it cannot be moved or edited?
- Object > Lock (Ctrl/Cmd+L) (Correct answer)
- Edit > Freeze
- Layer > Protect
- Object > Anchor
Correct answer: Object > Lock (Ctrl/Cmd+L)
Object > Lock (Ctrl/Cmd+L) locks the selected object in place.
Question 4: Which command groups multiple selected objects so they move as one unit?
- Ctrl/Cmd+G (Correct answer)
- Ctrl/Cmd+J
- Ctrl/Cmd+K
- Ctrl/Cmd+B
Correct answer: Ctrl/Cmd+G
Object > Group, or Ctrl/Cmd+G, combines selected objects into a group.
Question 5: To select an individual object inside a group without ungrouping, you should use the:
- Selection tool single-click
- Direct Selection tool or double-click into the group (Correct answer)
- Gap tool
- Gradient tool
Correct answer: Direct Selection tool or double-click into the group
Double-clicking enters the group, or the Direct Selection tool can target a single member.
Question 6: What does the Distribute Spacing option in the Align panel control?
- Equal edges between objects
- Equal amount of empty space between objects (Correct answer)
- Object rotation
- Object opacity
Correct answer: Equal amount of empty space between objects
Distribute Spacing creates equal gaps of empty space between selected objects.
Question 7: When using the Align panel, what does the 'Align to' setting determine?
- The reference frame: selection, margins, page, or spread (Correct answer)
- The text alignment of the objects
- The object's stroke weight
- The layer the objects sit on
Correct answer: The reference frame: selection, margins, page, or spread
The 'Align to' dropdown sets whether objects align relative to the selection, margins, page, or spread.
Adobe InDesign Layers and Object Management 3
Which keyboard shortcut selects the next object beneath the currently selected one in the stacking order?