MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 179

You can hide objects to prevent them from being modified. Hidden objects will
appear in printed documents. You can choose View > Show All to redisplay
hidden objects. Hidden objects will automatically redisplay when you close and
re-open a file.
Select the objects you want to hide.
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Choose View > Hide Selection.
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Choose View > Show All.
Note:
Locked objects cannot be edited. However, you can set preferences to allow fill
attributes and text in locked objects to be edited.
Choose Modify > Lock to lock the object or click the Lock button in the
Main toolbar.
The Lock button is dimmed, and the Unlock button is now available.
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Choose Modify > Unlock. The command is dimmed if the selection is
not locked.
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Click the Unlock button in the Main toolbar.
The Unlock button is dimmed, and the Lock button is now available.
Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Object.
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Select Edit Locked Objects to allow the stroke and fill attributes of locked
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objects, including text within a locked text block, to be modified.
Click OK.
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Note: