Reveal and Unhide Hidden Elements

Take a temporary look at hidden elements or unhide them.

  1. On the View Control Bar, click (Reveal Hidden Elements).

    The Reveal Hidden Elements icon and the drawing area display a color border to indicate that you are in Reveal Hidden Element mode. All hidden elements display in color, and visible elements display in half-tone.

    Example

To unhide hidden elements

  1. Select the element.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Click Modify | <Element> tabReveal Hidden Elements panel (Unhide Element) or (Unhide Category).
    • Right-click the element, and click Unhide in ViewElements or Category.
    Note: The Unhide Element and Unhide Category options become active when you select an element that was hidden by element or, a category that was hidden by category.
  3. On the View Control Bar, click to exit Reveal Hidden Elements mode.
    Note: This procedure only reveals elements hidden using visibility and graphics controls and filters. Elements may not be visible in a view for other reasons and additional techniques may need to be used in order to show the elements. See Objects are Not Visible for additional ways you can show or hide elements in a view.