Yep, change the setting and then click the Default button at the bottom of
the dialog.

A longer way to do the same thing is to open the Normal.dot template
directly and make the change there.
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm

If it doesn't seem to "stick" when you close and reopen Word, it could be
the fault of the Adobe Acrobat 7.0 add-in, if you have that.
http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm

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lemmonhead wrote:
That works for the current document. Is there something that can be
done do it is set for every new document.
Thanks.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

In File Page Setup Layout, change the Vertical Alignment box from
Justified to Top.

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lemmonhead wrote:
When I type a few words and then hit enter so that I can add the
next line the curser moves to the bottom of the page. As I type more
sentences everything slowly moves up to the top of the page.