[Retired]

That was the answer. Thanks!!

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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The "halfway down the page" behavior usually indicates that you need to go
to File Page Setup Layout and change the vertical alignment to "Top".
Somehow it's become set to "Justified" (which has its uses, but they're
very few).

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Retired wrote:
I took a look in Format/Paragraph. Space Before was set to 0 pt,
Space after was also set to 0 pt. Also spacing was set to single. I
reset Space after to 12 pt, but it didn't help.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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Try Format, Paragraph and check the Space Before and After settings.
Usually, Space Before is set to 0pt and Space After to 12pts, but it
sounds as though it has changed one or other to a much larger value.

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"Retired" wrote in message
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I have been using Microsoft Office 2003 for quite some time on my
Windows XP system. Now suddenly I am experiencing strange line
spacing in Word. For example, after typing the first line of text
and hitting Enter, the cursor
skips halfway down the page.

What is causing this behavior? How do I get it corrected? Normally
I use single spacing for nearly everything to be typed, and when
paragraph separation is desired, I just hit Enter.

Thank you.