Drawing Explorer Window -- two questions.

[Stanley]

Hi,

I have two questions, please, regarding the Drawing Explorer Window.

I want to protect a shape from being selected. So I click Protect from
Selection in the Format command.

When I do this, I get the following message: "Shapes protected from
selection can still be selected unless you check Shapes in the Drawing
Explorer Protect Document dialog box."

Now, I know how to have the Drawing Explorer Window show up. But I
can't find a Protect Document dialog box there. Could someone kindly
tell me where that is.

Second question, please.

Within the Drawing Explorer Window, I would like to change the order in
which the shapes are listed. (I have numerous shapes on the page, and I
would like to be able to have them listed in the Drawing Explorer Window
somewhat in the order I see them on the page, from top to bottom.)

But I cannot seem to change the listing order. I have not tested this,
but I get the sense that the shapes are listed in the order in which I
dragged them onto the page. But is it possible to change that order.

Thank you very much.

Stanley

 

[Paul Herber]

Hi,

I have two questions, please, regarding the Drawing Explorer Window.

I want to protect a shape from being selected. So I click Protect from
Selection in the Format command.

When I do this, I get the following message: "Shapes protected from
selection can still be selected unless you check Shapes in the Drawing
Explorer Protect Document dialog box."

Now, I know how to have the Drawing Explorer Window show up. But I
can't find a Protect Document dialog box there. Could someone kindly
tell me where that is.

In the Drawing Explorer window, right click on the very top item,
there is a menu entry Protect Document.

Second question, please.

Within the Drawing Explorer Window, I would like to change the order in
which the shapes are listed. (I have numerous shapes on the page, and I
would like to be able to have them listed in the Drawing Explorer Window
somewhat in the order I see them on the page, from top to bottom.)

But I cannot seem to change the listing order. I have not tested this,
but I get the sense that the shapes are listed in the order in which I
dragged them onto the page. But is it possible to change that order.

As far as I know that is not possible, the shapes are, as you
discovered, in the order in which they were dropped on the page. The
only other order is the shape z-order which controls which shapes are
in front of others.

 

[Stanley]

Hi Paul,

Thank you for your answers, helpful as always.

Stanley