[Terry Farrell]

You have toggled on the Hide White Space option. Check under the View menu
and you should find Show White Space.

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Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"silas" wrote in message
...
Hi. In Word 2003 when I create a new document the text starts at the very
top of the page, unlike my previous documents which have an inch margin at
the top and sides. The top ruler shows the inch (which I can adjust when
the cursor turns into a two-headed arrow) but the side ruler shows no
margin and I can't get the cursor to change so I can grab the edge.

In Page Setup the top margin is showing as 1" but on the page there is no
margin. I'm using the Print Layout view.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

silas

[Jay Freedman]

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

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silas wrote:
Hi. In Word 2003 when I create a new document the text starts at the
very top of the page, unlike my previous documents which have an inch
margin at the top and sides. The top ruler shows the inch (which I
can adjust when the cursor turns into a two-headed arrow) but the
side ruler shows no margin and I can't get the cursor to change so I
can grab the edge.
In Page Setup the top margin is showing as 1" but on the page there
is no margin. I'm using the Print Layout view.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

silas

[Pat Garard]

G'Day Silas,

You are doing nothing wrong, see:
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/688
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Regards,
Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
_______________________

"silas" wrote in message
...
Hi. In Word 2003 when I create a new document the text starts at the very top
of the page, unlike my previous documents which have an inch margin at the top
and sides. The top ruler shows the inch (which I can adjust when the cursor
turns into a two-headed arrow) but the side ruler shows no margin and I can't
get the cursor to change so I can grab the edge.

In Page Setup the top margin is showing as 1" but on the page there is no
margin. I'm using the Print Layout view.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

silas

[silas[_2_]]

Hi. In Word 2003 when I create a new document the text starts at the very
top of the page, unlike my previous documents which have an inch margin at
the top and sides. The top ruler shows the inch (which I can adjust when the
cursor turns into a two-headed arrow) but the side ruler shows no margin and
I can't get the cursor to change so I can grab the edge.

In Page Setup the top margin is showing as 1" but on the page there is no
margin. I'm using the Print Layout view.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

silas

[silas[_2_]]

Terry, Jay & Pat,

Forgive me for my delayed reply, I got really swamped for a couple of days.

ToolsOptionsViewWhite Space did the job. Funny, as long as I've used Word
I never knew about the White Space toggle. I love learning new stuff. I've
also saved those very informative links.

Thanks again, all, for your much appreciated assistance.

silas


"Pat Garard" apgarard-bigpond:net:au wrote in message
...
G'Day Silas,

You are doing nothing wrong, see:
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/688
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
_______________________

"silas" wrote in message
...
Hi. In Word 2003 when I create a new document the text starts at the very
top of the page, unlike my previous documents which have an inch margin
at the top and sides. The top ruler shows the inch (which I can adjust
when the cursor turns into a two-headed arrow) but the side ruler shows
no margin and I can't get the cursor to change so I can grab the edge.

In Page Setup the top margin is showing as 1" but on the page there is no
margin. I'm using the Print Layout view.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

silas

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The "white space" toggle was new in Word 2002 (maybe even 2003).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"silas" wrote in message
...
Terry, Jay & Pat,

Forgive me for my delayed reply, I got really swamped for a couple of
days.

ToolsOptionsViewWhite Space did the job. Funny, as long as I've used
Word
I never knew about the White Space toggle. I love learning new stuff. I've
also saved those very informative links.

Thanks again, all, for your much appreciated assistance.

silas


"Pat Garard" apgarard-bigpond:net:au wrote in message
...
G'Day Silas,

You are doing nothing wrong, see:
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/688
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
_______________________

"silas" wrote in message
...
Hi. In Word 2003 when I create a new document the text starts at the
very
top of the page, unlike my previous documents which have an inch margin
at the top and sides. The top ruler shows the inch (which I can adjust
when the cursor turns into a two-headed arrow) but the side ruler shows
no margin and I can't get the cursor to change so I can grab the edge.

In Page Setup the top margin is showing as 1" but on the page there is
no
margin. I'm using the Print Layout view.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

silas