In Word 2002 or 2003, click on File | Page Setup | Layout tab |
Vertical alignment: Top | Default | Yes | OK.

Andy wrote:
when i typ info adn then hit enter, the cursor does not proceed to the next
line but jumps to the bottom of the page. like when i am typing an outline
with my topics and wnat to on to the next line, it justs keeping going from
the top to the bottom