Prevent or allow changes to shapes

Prevent or allow changes to shape attributes

1. Select a shape.

2. On the Format menu, click Protection.

3. Select the shape attributes that you want to lock, or clear the check boxes for the attributes you want to unlock, and then click OK.

   Note: As long as an ink shape can be selected for editing (with one of the available pen tools), ink strokes can be added to or erased from the ink shape even when various shape attributes are selected in the Protection dialog box. To prevent any changes to an ink shape, lock the shape against selection.

Lock or unlock shapes from selection

1. Select the shape or shapes that you want to protect.

2. On the Format menu, click Protection.

3. Select the From selection check box, and then click OK twice.

4. On the View menu, click Drawing Explorer Window.

5. Right-click the name of the drawing, and then click Protect Document.

6. Under Protect, select Shapes, and then click OK.

   Note: To unlock shapes from selection, follow the previous steps, but clear the Shapes check box, and then click OK.