Make sure that Vertical Alignment is set to "Top," in File | Page
Setup, Layout tab.
Also, in Format | Paragraph, Indents and Spacing tab, verify that
Spacing Before and After are both set to zero.
For more on setting defaults, see:
How to change the default settings for Word documents
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customizat...alTemplate.htm
What is the difference between the Normal and Body Text styles?
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting...BodyStyles.htm
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Miklos" wrote in message
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I have Word 2000 with SP3.
All of a sudden; all spacing is double even though it is set to
single in
the paragraph box.
I can't get single spacing.
Also I want the right margin to always be at "7" and it doesn't
stay.
How can I get the default for single spacing - and the right margin
to stay
at "7"?