# Accessibility feature: Locking a board locks only the board **URL:** \ **Category:** Help us improve Penpot\ **Created:** [February 4, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/accessibility-feature-locking-a-board-locks-only-the-board/2448 "2023-02-04T03:25:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pmabdullah87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@pmabdullah87](https://community.penpot.app/u/pmabdullah87)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/accessibility-feature-locking-a-board-locks-only-the-board/2448/1 "2023-02-04T03:25:35Z")
Currently, when one locks a board, it locks all the elements inside the board. The reason one might lock a board is to avoid accidentally selecting or moving it when selecting elements inside of it. I know with nexted boards and flex layout this is going to be a challenge. But, is there a way to lock all the elements in a board with a different shortcut. We can decide on the default locking behavior but a way to bypass that and lock only the parent container. ---
**Author:** ![pmabdullah87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@pmabdullah87](https://community.penpot.app/u/pmabdullah87)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/accessibility-feature-locking-a-board-locks-only-the-board/2448/2 "2023-02-04T03:31:19Z")
Nver mind. I found out that, either right clicking and selecting lock option OR clicking the lock on layers panel locks the parent and child elements, but using a short cut, CTRL+Shift+L locks only the element selected. This feature is already available, but it was not evident or clear to begin with. Is there a way to make it more evident / discoverable and clear for the users. Like for example, right clicking shows both Lock parent and child and also lock selected. Add a shortcut key for locking all similar to locking the selected elements. ---
**Author:** ![carolina.portugal](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/carolina.portugal/32/36_2.png) [@carolina.portugal](https://community.penpot.app/u/carolina.portugal)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/accessibility-feature-locking-a-board-locks-only-the-board/2448/3 "2023-02-06T14:08:10Z")
Thanks for letting us know @pmabdullah87, we will take a look into it and see how we can improve it ---
**Author:** ![pmabdullah87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@pmabdullah87](https://community.penpot.app/u/pmabdullah87)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/accessibility-feature-locking-a-board-locks-only-the-board/2448/4 "2023-02-07T07:22:42Z")
Super. Thanks. That would really be useful đź‘Ť ---
**Author:** ![uglyeoin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/uglyeoin/32/2992_2.png) [@uglyeoin](https://community.penpot.app/u/uglyeoin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/accessibility-feature-locking-a-board-locks-only-the-board/2448/5 "2023-06-08T14:59:03Z")
God I HATE it when I select the board. Once it’s made I hardly ever need to move it and if I do I would click the name of the board usually. I can’t get it to lock the board only. When I right click I don’t have that option and when I press CTRL + Shift + L it doesn’t seem to work. Can you expand further? For reference, I don’t know if this makes a difference. I have a board within a board. The reason being I want a grid on the internal board not the full screen (the container) ---
**Author:** ![Sundari\_Soundar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/sundari_soundar/32/3613_2.png) [@Sundari\_Soundar](https://community.penpot.app/u/Sundari_Soundar)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/accessibility-feature-locking-a-board-locks-only-the-board/2448/6 "2023-09-11T15:24:30Z")
How to open board in penpot ---
**Author:** ![carolina.portugal](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/carolina.portugal/32/36_2.png) [@carolina.portugal](https://community.penpot.app/u/carolina.portugal)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/accessibility-feature-locking-a-board-locks-only-the-board/2448/7 "2023-09-12T10:36:33Z")
Hi @Sundari_Soundar maybe this can help you: > **[03· Workspace basics](https://help.penpot.app/user-guide/workspace-basics/)** > > Design freedom for teams.