Hi Wayne,

Word does use 'floating' objects/graphics but it's not used in the way some graphics layout programs are (i.e. the objects are in
Word's drawing layer, but can be 'stacked' (overlapped) separately, within that layer.

If you add Alternate Text to a graphic using Format Object/Picture's 'Web' tab then that text appears when use the Select Multiple
Object Tools to help you identify which item is which.

For example, from 'Autoshapes' on the drawing toolbar choose 'basic shapes' then the 'hexagon' and place one in a blank Word
document. Then double click the hexagon or use Format=Autoshape=Web and type in 'Hexagon'. Draw a few more shapes without adding
Web/Alt text.

When you're back in the Word document use the Select Multiple Objects tool and you should see the word 'hexagon' appear next to the
item where you added Web text (provided that none of them is formatted with an 'inline with text' layout.

A Drawing Canvas is a container that can hold additional shapes on its own. If you use the Select Multiple Objects tool inside of a
canvas it will show the list of elements of the canvas including the individual item web texts. If you use the Select Multiple
Objects Tool outside of the canvas it doesn't penetrate the canvas container, but will list the canvas.

Programatically you may be able to drill into more detail but you may want to post those questions in the Word Visual Basic for
Applications (VBA) newsgroup (link below).

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"W. Watson" wrote in message
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| W. Watson wrote:
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| Now if some could kindly tell me what having this menu item will do
| for me, I'd appreciate it. It shows a list of check boxes. If I
| select the very last one, which I presume somehow is related to the
| last figure I've drawn in the document, what effect will I observe?
| I think I've figured it out. Showing the layer # would be very
| useful, as well as being able to specify objects on a draw level.
| Another possible enhancement would be to show all objects associated
| with a given area. For example, it's quite possible to hide a drawing
| object under a canvas, which cannot be seen unless you move the
| canvas.
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