Unlock all layers

[Fede G]

Hi everybody.

i recieved a illustrator file with thousands of layers/sublayers, one of them is locked, and illustrator don't let me replace a font because says that "layer is locked".

there is a command to unlock all layers?

or to force a replace font without unlocking?

Thanks

[Mike_Gondek]

Layers Palette Flyout Menu >> Unlock All Layers

[Fede G]

i don't have it in cs4

[Larry G. Schneider · Accepted solution]

Try locking one of your top layers. It will be available then as here

When I had no top layers locked it looked like yours.

[Jnz77]

Thank you.

Except the fact that it doesn't work.

Although it unlocks all layers, but won't unlock locked paths.

There is
Object -> Unlock All

for that in the menu.

[Larry G. Schneider]

Unlocking all objects wasn't the question; unlocking all layers was.

[uiarchitects]

I've tried locking a layer to get the Unlock All Layers menu item and tried that, but there are still two fonts I cant Find/Replace because I continue to get the dialog:

Maybe a corrupt file?

[Larry G. Schneider]

What are the fonts you are having trouble with?

[pipalomino]

I'm sure this problem has been fixed by now, but I ran into the same issue and discovered that the font wasn't on the active artboard. It wasn't technically locked. It just wasn't active. Strange issue.

[Guest · Accepted solution]

After some research I managed recently this :

1. First you have to show all objects : Main menu Objects > Show all (alt+ctrl+3)
2. Then create a top level layer, and drop all your others top layers inside, and proceed as Larry G. Schneider said...

[CarmaJeanine]

This is years later, but thank you for this! This worked.

[default5gn0nr6bpsht]

Just came across this and it worked for me as well. The other suggestions did not work. I'd say this is weird that its still happening 6 years later but really its not lol 🙂

[Alex_Cissokho]

Thanks for this - also had the same issue. Nothing was locked on any of the layers but when I went to Objects > Show all a couple of elements appeared on the artboard. Deleted those and the 'missing font' issue is no longer there! Thanks again