suddenly new word documents are not allowing me to type in the full width
between margins. Paper is set to A4 and margins and tabs are in correct
place, but I have a blank wide band in which I cannot type.

In FormatParagraph, look for a Left and/or Right Indentation (on the
Indents and Spacing tab). Set both of these to zero.

Another thing to consider: If you are tracking changes (or inserting
comments) in Word 2002/2003, Word may shrink the text to allow room
for the so-called balloons. In Word 2003 there is an option to turn
off balloons (on the Track Changes tab of ToolsOptions).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Desperate" wrote in message
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suddenly new word documents are not allowing me to type in the full
width
between margins. Paper is set to A4 and margins and tabs are in
correct
place, but I have a blank wide band in which I cannot type.