Thanks, Stefan. Two quick questions. How do I add them to the same drawing canvas - and would that affect editability (once I have drawn a circle here, I can't move it over there)? And secondly, I do not understand why I haven't got full control over position. If a user opens the file in another OS or in another version or a different user opens it - in this case probably all three - what is making Word override the arrangements in place when the file was last saved? I wouldn't expect (say) a text box to move randomly without being able to discover which settings had forced the move.
Stefan