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Protecting objects from change

You can prevent objects from being changed, edited, moved, or deleted from a layout by locking them.

To lock objects on a layout:

1.	In Layout mode, select the objects you want to lock.

For more information, see Selecting objects.

2.	Click Lock in the Arrange palette.

If you don’t see the Arrange palette, click Arrange in the layout bar.

The handles of each selected object turn gray to indicate that the object is locked.

To unlock objects:

•	Select the locked objects, then click Unlock in the Arrange palette.

Notes

•	Locking a field in Layout mode does not prevent changes to the information in Browse mode. For details on securing data, see Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets.

•	When you copy or duplicate a locked object, the copy isn't locked.

•	When you group objects that include a locked object, the grouped object is locked. For more information on grouping objects, see Grouping and ungrouping objects.

•	Locking doesn't prevent changes to the stacking order. For more information, see Moving objects forward or backward on a layout.

•	You can lock tab controls. Objects on tab controls won’t be locked unless you select them.

•	Locked objects can’t be set to automatically resize when the window is resized. For information, see Setting auto-resize options for layout objects.