# Locking a Shape

Learn how to lock shapes and prevent user interaction with Spread Designer shapes.

## Content



You can lock a shape and prevent the user from interacting with it. The shape remains visible but cannot be moved, rotated, or changed.

Locking a cell does not lock any shapes (floating objects) over that cell. A protected sheet only means that all the cells in that sheet marked as locked are locked; it does not apply to shapes over that sheet. To lock a shape, change the Locked property of that shape. In Spread Designer, this can be done by right-clicking the shape and selecting **Properties**. This opens the **Shape Properties** dialog. In this dialog, set the **Locked** property to true. In code, set the **Locked** property for that shape to true. Lock each shape by setting the locked property on that shape. Each shape can be locked individually. Locking means that the shape can not be selected or interacted with.

For more information about locking cells on a sheet, refer to [Locking a Cell](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-interactcell/spwin-cell-focus/spwin-celllock).

## See Also

[Adding a Shape to a Sheet](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-useshapes/spwin-spd-tasks/spwin-shape-addem)

[Changing the Appearance of a Shape](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-useshapes/spwin-spd-tasks/spwin-shape-appear)

[Rotating a Shape](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-useshapes/spwin-spd-tasks/spwin-shape-rotate)

[Resizing a Shape](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-useshapes/spwin-spd-tasks/spwin-shape-resize)

[Moving a Shape](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-useshapes/spwin-spd-tasks/spwin-shape-move)

[Adding a Drop Shadow](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-useshapes/spwin-spd-tasks/spwin-shape-shadow)

[Using Keys with Shapes](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-useshapes/spwin-spd-tasks/spwin-shape-keys)