Hi, Brian;
Set a left tab, not a paragraph indent, at the position you want your return
address to start. Then tab to it to type each line of your return address.
Then you can overlap it with the address to which you are sending the letter,
without trouble.
Look at that letterhead link that Susan Barnhill posted for other useful
ideas, and then save as a Document Template, so you can start each letter
with that work already out of the way.
Best Regards,
IanRoy

"Brian Ellis" wrote:

Thanks but after typing the home address on the right, using the paragraph
indent, I have been unable to type the recipients address on the left side
of the page AND overlapping the home address by several lines without
disturbing the home address. Several lines of typing in each address share
the same rows so typing on the left disturbs the right hand side. Fields
would isolate the left from the right?


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Nothing to do with fields. You can use a paragraph indent (easiest way is
with the ruler; see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/UsingRulers.htm).
But given that you're in possession of something more sophisticated than a
typewriter, why don't you create a full-blown letterhead? See
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Brian Ellis" wrote in message
...
How do I layout the addresses in Word in the same style as in a hand
written
letter, ie the senders address top right and the recipients address top
left
but set down two or three rows.

It must be something to do with Fields but I cannot figure it out and
there
must be a simpler way.

The need to overlap the addresses means the text flies about in an
uncontrolled way.

Brian