It was Reddit to the rescue: “With the move tool selected, there should be a checkbox in the top bar that says show transform options. Uncheck it. “

And that was the solution 😉

Hi, thank you. Yes the borders ’disappear’ when I select another layer but to move/nudge the layer I have to select it again. And here’s that pesky border again!

Whenever I select a layer it gets surrounded by a square with handles on all sides. Especially when the layer in question is very small the handles cover up the actual layer m making kit very difficult to move precisely. The attached photo is highly enlarged.

Question : is there a way to get rid of these ‘surroundings’ when selecting a layer?