Drawing Toolbar problem

[PT]

I'm using the drawing toolbar to insert auto shapes (lines, arrows and text
boxes) into a picture box. Each time I select one of the items on the
drawing toolbar, or the Insert Menu bar, a large textbox comes up with large
lettering "Create your drawing here". I have to use Escape to get rid of it
before I can place the autoshape.

How can I prevent this annoying popup?

 

[Kate G.]

From the Tools --> Options Dialog Box -- not sure which tab... UNCHECK the
Drawing Canvas item.

Kate in MN

 

[JudithJubilee]

It's a new feature in XP and is VERY annoying.

You need to got to Tools + Options and the General tab. At the botto
untick the option for: Automatically create Drawing Canvas.

That should do the trick

Judit

 

[JudithJubilee]

It's a new feature in XP and is VERY annoying.

You need to got to Tools + Options and the General tab. At the botto
untick the option for: Automatically create Drawing Canvas.

That should do the trick

Judit

 

[sf]

From the Tools --> Options Dialog Box -- not sure which tab... UNCHECK the
Drawing Canvas item.

That sounds like

I would truly appreciate it if someone came up with the
"real" path for this process.

I abolutely HATE the drawing canvas and want it to go away.

I know it's possible because I made it go away (apparently
by accident) on a former work computer...which was stolen
last year.

Don't remember how I did it, though (it's not a toolbar).

TIA


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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

From the Tools menu, select Options and then go to the General tab and
uncheck the box against "Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting
AutoShapes" It's the last one in the list before the "Measurement units:"
item.

Is that real enough?

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[sf]

From the Tools menu, select Options and then go to the General tab and
uncheck the box against "Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting
AutoShapes" It's the last one in the list before the "Measurement units:"
item.

Is that real enough?

Yes and it works too!

<G>

I "unchecked" that option on 3 work computers today.


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