For some reason, when I open a new word document these days, it opens in the
print layout format, as it always has, but the cursor is at the very top edge
of the page. It doesn't come down to its usual position until I open up the
"view" drop down menu and click on "header and footer." Then I close the
header footer bar and can get to work.

I've accessed the normal.dot template, to see if the problem is in the
tamplate itself, but it's perfectly fine. When I open it, the cursor is
where it's supposed to be.

I'm hoping someone out there has an answer to this. I want to be able to
open a new word document and have the cursor be in its normal position.

I'm using Microsoft office word 2003 (11.6568.6568) SP2

Thanks, in advance, for any help anyone can offer.

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"SGOWriter" wrote in message
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For some reason, when I open a new word document these days, it opens in
the
print layout format, as it always has, but the cursor is at the very top
edge
of the page. It doesn't come down to its usual position until I open up
the
"view" drop down menu and click on "header and footer." Then I close the
header footer bar and can get to work.

I've accessed the normal.dot template, to see if the problem is in the
tamplate itself, but it's perfectly fine. When I open it, the cursor is
where it's supposed to be.

I'm hoping someone out there has an answer to this. I want to be able to
open a new word document and have the cursor be in its normal position.

I'm using Microsoft office word 2003 (11.6568.6568) SP2

Thanks, in advance, for any help anyone can offer.

Thanks so much for your quick response....and even more solving my problem.
I'm so relieved...you have no idea!!!!!

Best Regards,

steve



"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"SGOWriter" wrote in message
...
For some reason, when I open a new word document these days, it opens in
the
print layout format, as it always has, but the cursor is at the very top
edge
of the page. It doesn't come down to its usual position until I open up
the
"view" drop down menu and click on "header and footer." Then I close the
header footer bar and can get to work.

I've accessed the normal.dot template, to see if the problem is in the
tamplate itself, but it's perfectly fine. When I open it, the cursor is
where it's supposed to be.

I'm hoping someone out there has an answer to this. I want to be able to
open a new word document and have the cursor be in its normal position.

I'm using Microsoft office word 2003 (11.6568.6568) SP2

Thanks, in advance, for any help anyone can offer.

You are welcome. The thanks really belong to Suzanne for preparing the page.
Just glad I knew where to point you.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"SGOWriter" wrote in message
...
Thanks so much for your quick response....and even more solving my
problem.
I'm so relieved...you have no idea!!!!!

Best Regards,

steve



"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
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"SGOWriter" wrote in message
...
For some reason, when I open a new word document these days, it opens
in
the
print layout format, as it always has, but the cursor is at the very
top
edge
of the page. It doesn't come down to its usual position until I open
up
the
"view" drop down menu and click on "header and footer." Then I close
the
header footer bar and can get to work.

I've accessed the normal.dot template, to see if the problem is in the
tamplate itself, but it's perfectly fine. When I open it, the cursor
is
where it's supposed to be.

I'm hoping someone out there has an answer to this. I want to be able
to
open a new word document and have the cursor be in its normal position.

I'm using Microsoft office word 2003 (11.6568.6568) SP2

Thanks, in advance, for any help anyone can offer.

[Dave T]

Thanks for asking this question, I had the same problem and wasted a lot of
time trying to figure it out. Sometimes I don't follow the thought process
that leads to some of these features or if anyone ever thinks through what a
user might encounter. How would anyone ever guess that the cursor landing at
the top left of a new document in print view is bacause a check mark is
missing from hide white space? Leaves a lot to be desired in the user
testing department.

"SGOWriter" wrote:

For some reason, when I open a new word document these days, it opens in the
print layout format, as it always has, but the cursor is at the very top edge
of the page. It doesn't come down to its usual position until I open up the
"view" drop down menu and click on "header and footer." Then I close the
header footer bar and can get to work.

I've accessed the normal.dot template, to see if the problem is in the
tamplate itself, but it's perfectly fine. When I open it, the cursor is
where it's supposed to be.

I'm hoping someone out there has an answer to this. I want to be able to
open a new word document and have the cursor be in its normal position.

I'm using Microsoft office word 2003 (11.6568.6568) SP2

Thanks, in advance, for any help anyone can offer.