How do I remove the pink dots around an image that pop up every other time you click on the image. I’m constantly clicking on the image to move it and suddenly the dots are there and not the boxes. How do I make it so the pink dots never show up?
I only want the boxes. I will never use the pink dots.
If you click an object once then you will get the square handles (to move and change dimension).
If you click on it a second time you will get round handles which move, skew and rotate.
A third click will revert to square handles. A fourth back to round, etc
If you accidentally click frequently then you might find it easier to click once and then use the arrow keys (Shift+arrow for larger steps, Alt+arrow for smaller)
In your screenshot, you show a pink background square. To prevent accidental movement of that you could:
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You document looks very text heavy. Have you considered using Writer for layout and text instead of Draw? Use Draw for drawings and paste those into Writer where the shapes in Writer are insufficient or inadequate.
RemovePinkHandles121781_EA.odt (55.8 KB)