# Accessibility feature: Locking a board locks only the board

**URL:** <https://community.penpot.app/t/accessibility-feature-locking-a-board-locks-only-the-board/2448>\
**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")\
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**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")

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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.

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