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Gloria in excelsis Deo!
All my life I have had problems with the officepart of computing.
And now for once I am able to seek help with my problem.
This is the second time I write this, the first post just up and disappeared when I wanted to click "Preview"......
At least this time around I dont feel sick and nauseated.

When I open Draw I can draw a freehandline or more without a problem.
The problem occur when I have glued in a Print Screen picture and want to draw lines upon it.
I have been working with this particular picture for some time and at one point I managed to draw three freehandlines. At the moment there is none and I am unable to draw one.
I click on the line icon and it is highlighted, in the drawing sheet there is a cross with four arrows and I am only able to pull the picture around the drawing sheet.

Please help I feel so helpless.


Jesus Christ is the light of the world.

Please upload your Draw file rather than a PDF containing an image of your Draw file.

FJCC wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:20 am Please upload your Draw file rather than a PDF containing an image of your Draw file.

I tried to upload it but it is too large....
Wetransfer may help...
https://we.tl/t-7RY0HY3szL
I closed OODraw and reopened the drawing, this time I was able to draw one freehandline before I met the wall.

I do not have any problem drawing free form lines on the image. I click the free form line tool, click and hold on the drawing and drag to define the line. When I release the mouse button, the line I just drew is selected, as denoted by the green squares around the area holding the line. If I click on the free form line tool again, I can draw another line. However, if after I draw a line I click on the image so that it is selected (green squares appear on the corners and edges of the image) then I cannot draw another line until I deselect the image by pressing the ESC key.
Does any of that work for you?

May I suggest you read the Draw Guide. Click the Writer Guide link in my footer and you will see all the User Guides.

FJCC wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:54 am I do not have any problem drawing free form lines on the image... However, if after I draw a line I click on the image so that it is selected (green squares appear on the corners and edges of the image) then I cannot draw another line until I deselect the image by pressing the ESC key.
Does any of that work for you?

Yes ESC was the key.
Thanks alot!

I add the finished file if you are interested. Thanks again.