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title: What are the locks in the layer panel and what do they mean?
description: Locks allow Admins to limit users' editing capabilities to maintain brand integrity and content compliance.
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# What are the locks in the layer panel and what do they mean?

## Locks allow Admins to limit users' editing capabilities to maintain brand integrity and content compliance.

**Yellow lock: Warning Lock**  
if text box or image is not edited, user will be notified to double-check.

**Blue Lock: Text in place Lock**  
User can edit content, but not move the text box.

**Purple Lock: Move Lock**  
Users can move or resize but not edit or delete.

**Red Lock: Admin Lock**  
Only Admins can unlock

*Note: This is ideal for disclaimers, logos, and compliant-locked content.*

**Grey Lock: Users Lock**  
Users can unlock in the layer panel. 

 

To unlock, go to the Layer Panel on the left side of the screen, and select the layer or layer group you'd like to unlock. You can also right click to quickly lock elements.

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