I am using Microsoft 365 on my Mac. While trying to build a 2 D plan on a Word document, I cannot find the command to insert a new drawing canvas. How can I invoke this command?

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2026-09-01T04:06:43.7166667+00:00

I am using Microsoft 365 on my Mac. While trying to build a 2 D plan on a Word document, I cannot find the command to insert a new drawing canvas. How can I invoke this command?

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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.7K Reputation points
    2026-09-01T14:18:04+00:00

    Stefan is correct – the Drawing Canvas is not a Mac Word component. Just create the illustration then select all of its elements & apply the Group command.

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  2. Stefan Blom 351.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2026-09-01T08:40:46.93+00:00

    The Drawing Canvas command is likely one of those features that only exist in Word for Windows.

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