What is the method to lock a sublayer in the Layers panel?

What is the method to lock a sublayer in the Layers panel?

• A. Open Layers Panel. Toggle open the sublayer. Click the black space to the right of the eyeball icon to lock it.
• B. Right-click sublayer and choose Lock
• C. Use the Lock tool
• D. Double-click the layer and enable Lock

Answer: (A)

In Illustrator, locking a sublayer is done directly in the Layers panel using the lock control next to the sublayer’s visibility eye. Open the Layers panel, expand the layer to reveal its sublayers, then click the small lock area to the right of the eyeball icon for that sublayer. When you click there, it toggles to a locked state, preventing edits or selections inside that sublayer until you unlock it again. This per-subLayer locking is the quickest and most reliable way to protect parts of your artwork while you work on other areas. Other methods aren’t as precise or standard for sublayers. For example, there isn’t a separate “Lock tool” you use from the toolbar. Right-clicking to lock can vary by version and isn’t the streamlined per-subLayer control, and double-clicking a layer opens options like color and name rather than a direct lock setting.

In Illustrator, locking a sublayer is done directly in the Layers panel using the lock control next to the sublayer’s visibility eye. Open the Layers panel, expand the layer to reveal its sublayers, then click the small lock area to the right of the eyeball icon for that sublayer. When you click there, it toggles to a locked state, preventing edits or selections inside that sublayer until you unlock it again. This per-subLayer locking is the quickest and most reliable way to protect parts of your artwork while you work on other areas.

Other methods aren’t as precise or standard for sublayers. For example, there isn’t a separate “Lock tool” you use from the toolbar. Right-clicking to lock can vary by version and isn’t the streamlined per-subLayer control, and double-clicking a layer opens options like color and name rather than a direct lock setting.