You need to reset your Normal template to single column, either by editing
the template, or by renaming it so that Word creates a fresh default one.
See

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

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Whenever i start word in office 2003 i get two columns on the sheet. You
have
to change it to a single column everytime. How do i reset it so that when
it
starts it starts with no columns at all?