I'm not sure what point you're at now, but here's the deal:

1. On the Layout tab of Page Setup, check the box for "Different first
page." This gives you a separate First Page Header/Footer.

2. Put your letterhead (or whatever) in the First Page Header.

3. In the Header, put whatever you want on page 2 and beyond.

4. If you want the top margin effectively deeper on the first page, add
space to the First Page Header; if you want the top margin greater on
subsequent pages, add space to the Header. You can add space in various
ways: by adding content, for example, or by adding Space After to the last
paragraph. Some people recommend a table cell or text box, but this is
really not necessary, since Space After will work just as well.

All of this is spelled out at
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm

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"tyectk" wrote in message
...
ok. let me try and clarify a little better. i have a set header. yes,
that
doesn't move. but the start of a new page (2nd page and on) moves lower
than
what i have the first page set to start at (underneath the header). i
have
tried the "first page different" route, but that seems to stop working
after
working in the document. i am working with word 2003. i guess it has
nothing to do with the header or the table, but where the pages start in
the
layout. the rulers on the side of the page won't let me adjust (manually)
the very top of the page.

i'm sorry for being unclear before. but i think this describes my problem
a
bit better. also, pardon me for not completely knowing/using the
microsoft
jargon.

thanks!

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

It might have to do with your having any content in a first-page header
compared to a second page header.

Note there are page headers and table headers. They serve similar
purposes
but are very different animals.

A table header is one or more rows at the beginning of a table that are
repeated when the table breaks over one or more pages.

It might help if we were sure which kind of header you are talking
about.
Not sure what the scrolling part of your table refers to, either.

Finally, which version of Word? Word has changed its table structures in
the
last few releases.
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"tyectk" wrote in message
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imported table from excel.
scrolls through the pages as necessary to create more pages.
header includes top part of table.

do the headers automatically move down as each page goes along? i've
set
the 1st page differently so that the 2nd page would line up correctly
after
scrolling. but now, i'm onto the 3rd page and the scrolling portion
of
the
table is set lower. this has seemed to be the case as the pages roll
on.
how do i set it so the table starts at the same place on each page?

i guess this might not have anything to do with the header margins,
but
the
table instead.