See the article "Why is my "Blank Document" not blank?" at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

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"Dave JB" Dave wrote in message
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Guys, whenever Microsoft Office Word 2003 loads up here, it always starts
off
with the number 1, and then goes down in numbers whenever you type. How
do I
get rid of it? It's a real pain.