Then Microsoft changed Word so shapes could be inserted directly into a document or email. Good question … nearest we can tell, the short answer is ‘History’.īack in the dim dark past of Microsoft Word, a Drawing Canvas was needed to add any kind of shape. All the shapes are pasted but the connections are lost. Pasting direct into a document or email only partly works. If you have connected shapes in Excel, PowerPoint or Publisher they can be copied into Word or Outlook email but only if you paste into a Drawing Canvas. The Drawing Canvas can be resized and wrapping changes Copy / Paste from other Office apps ![]() ![]() Without the drawing canvas, shapes only take up the space needed. Word/Outlook adding a shape with automatic drawing canvas which takes up page width and extra height.
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