Using Navigator in Writer - How to move around without choosing?

[ayselucie]

When using the Navigator in LibreOffice Writer,

• a single-click transfers the focus to the Navigator pane without modifying cursor position in the document,
• a double-click focuses in the Navigator item and immediately transfers the focus back into the document, setting the cursor at strt of the heading.

But the double-click also chooses the item and I have to press Esc each time to click elsewhere in the Navigator otherwise it Inserts it as Hyperlink / Link / Copy, depending on which is selected in the Drag Mode.

Is there a way not to choose one option in the Drag Mode?

[EarnestAl]

@ayselucie

But the double-click also chooses the item and I have to press Esc each time to click elsewhere in the Navigator otherwise it Inserts it as Hyperlink / Link / Copy,

Just double-clicking selects the object and places the text cursor there but does nothing else. It only inserts as something if you drag from Navigator into the document, see Dragging-and-Dropping Within a LibreOffice Document

Icon Drag Mode

If you drag objects out of the Navigator, you can specify in the sub-menu of the Navigator's Drag Mode icon whether to copy the object, insert it as a link or insert it as a hyperlink.

I can double-click sequentially anywhere in Navigator without affecting the document. I know this because if I open a document, double-click several different items in Navigator and then close the document, it does not ask me to save.

LibreOffice 25.2 does not list a drag mode in Navigator but gives you a selection menu when you drag from Navigator into the document