Flip rotate command disabled

[Sande]

I downloaded a Word template. Now on other blank documents some of my drawing
commands have been disabled. How do I turn them on again?

 

[Jezebel]

Some drawing commands are enabled only when you have selected something to
which the command is relevant. In particular, flip and rotate are disabled
unless the selection is a shape than can be flipped or rotated.

 

[Sande]

Thanks. According to the Word Help - I'm suppose to be able to Flip or
Rotate a Text Box and I thought I had done that in Word previously now when I
click on the text box the Flip or Rotate Command is still disabled. So I'm
confused as to what caused this. The only thing I've done recently is
download a template but I'm not trying to Flip or Rotate a text box in that
template. I'm in a totally different document .