On the Layout tab of Page Setup, change the vertical alignment from Center
to Top.

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"Matt" wrote in message
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When I create a new document in Word 2003 for some reason the cursor and
words is indicating that ln1 col1 on an 8.5 x 11 document is at the 4.5"
in
mark on the rule (meaning it's being centered virtually on the page.) The
guides on the rulers haven't been changed so I have a feeling some stupid
option got changed somewhere that's clausing it to center it virtually on
the
page. Where should I look to change that?