[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Tools | Options | General: clear the check box that refers to the Drawing
Canvas.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"joy scott" joy wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a problem in MS Word. Sometimes when I select "Insert,TextBox", the
canvas which normally says "Create your drawing here" disappears almost
instantaneously and i cannot include the textbox in the document. Any
suggestions?

Thank you