You can control the following options for the selected layer in the Attributes dialog box:

• Name: The layer’s name, as displayed in the Layers palette.
• Layer Color: The color used for the bounding boxes and handles of objects on that layer.
• Visible: Controls whether the layer is visible in QuarkXPress.
• Suppress Output: Controls whether the layer is set to print when the layout is printed. You can override this setting in the Print dialog box.
• Locked: Controls whether you can manipulate objects on this layer.
• Keep Runaround: Controls whether runaround from objects on this layer applies to underlying layers when this layer is hidden.

To display the Attributes dialog box for a layer, double-click the layer’s name in the Layers palette, or select a layer name in the palette and then choose Edit Layer from the palette menu.

You can control layer options in the Attributes dialog box.

You can set the default values of the Visible, Locked, Suppress Output, and Keep Runaround check boxes for new layers in the Layers panes of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu).