Creating layers

Despite doing everything correctly ( but clearly doing
something wrong) I have been unable to create a layer on a page.
The layer border is in a thin black line, not a thick blue one, and
there is no layer icon at top left of layer shape. when I release
the mouse, the layer shape dissapears and appears at the top of the
page as a long thin rectangle. I am at a complete loss. Has anyone
got any thoughts about this. Thanks.
toymaker1

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> Despite doing everything correctly ( but clearly doing
something wrong) I
> have
> been unable to create a layer on a page. The layer
border is in a thin
> black
> line, not a thick blue one, and there is no layer icon
at top left of
> layer
> shape. when I release the mouse, the layer shape
dissapears and appears at
> the
> top of the page as a long thin rectangle. I am at a
complete loss. Has
> anyone
> got any thoughts about this. Thanks.
> toymaker1
>
>

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