The description of these behaviors is termed the mechanism. When scientists are not provided with such a mechanism, then a description of a process, it's explanation, or it's understanding, is questioned. Astrology does not work with mechanisms. It works with relationships, patterns, tendencies, and interpretations. It does not always give a yes or no answer.
I hate the Drawing Canvas and I understand that it's not backward compatible, so I never use it. To turn it off in Word 2002 and above, go to Tools 4 Options, General tab. Untick Automatically create drawing canvas....
Open a document in Microsoft Word. Click AutoShapes on the Drawing toolbar. Under Lines, select the line style you want to insert. Click and drag to draw the line anywhere on the document. Press Shift to draw a straight line. Repeat to add as many lines as you need.