# Show or hide a graphic object on a graphic display

You can use the check box in front of a graphic object in the Object Explorer to show or hide the object on the graphic display.

## To show or hide a graphic object on a graphic display

- In the Object Explorer, select the check box in front of the object you want to show, or clear the check box in front of the object you want to hide.

  Tip: | By default, all check boxes in the Object Explorer are selected and all objects are shown on the graphic display. If you select or clear the check box in front of a group in the Object Explorer, all objects in the group are shown or hidden on the graphic display. If you select or clear the check box in front of the root node, Display in the Object Explorer, all the objects on the graphic display are shown or hidden. At runtime, the visibility state of a graphic object depends on the expression. The Object Explorer visibility state of a graphic object has no effect on the default visibility state of the object at runtime.

## See also

Object Explorer

Select a graphic object on a graphic display

Deselect a graphic object on a graphic display