[eb]

My page format is set to 1" on the top and bottom of the page and 1.25" for
the left and right margins. However, when starting a new document, even with
these settings, the cursor is at the very top of the page without the 1"
offset. Really annoying and I can't find a way to correct the problem. I
have created a base document that I always have to use to get the margins to
display properly using an older document with all the text deleted, then have
to do a "Save As" with the new document I am creating. How do I get Word to
open and appear in the manner that the page format settings indicate? I am
using Word 2003.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"EB" wrote in message
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My page format is set to 1" on the top and bottom of the page and 1.25"
for
the left and right margins. However, when starting a new document, even
with
these settings, the cursor is at the very top of the page without the 1"
offset. Really annoying and I can't find a way to correct the problem. I
have created a base document that I always have to use to get the margins
to
display properly using an older document with all the text deleted, then
have
to do a "Save As" with the new document I am creating. How do I get Word
to
open and appear in the manner that the page format settings indicate? I
am
using Word 2003.