On the Layout tab of Page Setup, make sure that the vertical alignment is
set to Top and not Justified or Center.

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"Bitram" wrote in message
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Blank document - Word 2003. Press "Enter" for a new line and Line 2 is at
9.8cms, Press again and Line 3 is at 13.1cm, then 14.7cm. Continues very
irregularly. Have compared as many settings as i can with Saved Word
Documents that had regular .5 cm breaks between lines.