AutoCAD 2008 User's Guide > Create and Modify Objects > Change Existing Objects > Select Objects > Prevent Objects from Being Selected > 
Prevent Objects from Being Selected
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To lock or unlock a layer

  1. On the Layers toolbar, click the Layer Properties Manager button.
  2. In the Layer Properties Manager, click the padlock for the layers that you want to lock.
  3. Click OK.

    If the padlock is closed, the layer is locked and objects on that layer cannot be selected.

 Toolbar: Layers 
 Command entry: LAYER