[Kimberly]

This option is grayed out and not available to alter page settings. How can I
correct this?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Do you have a document open? Is the document protected in any way?

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Kimberly" wrote in message
...
This option is grayed out and not available to alter page settings. How
can I
correct this?

[Kimberly]

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Do you have a document open?
REPLY: yes - a new blank document

Is the document protected in any way?
REPLY: no

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Do you have a default printer selected in Start | Control Panel |
Printers and Faxes?

Kimberly wrote:

This option is grayed out and not available to alter page settings. How can I
correct this?

[Kimberly]

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

Do you have a default printer selected in Start | Control Panel |
Printers and Faxes?
REPLY from Kim: Yes, and I checked to make sure the default was set to
"letter" and the proper tray.

[Stefan Blom]

Make sure that the cursor is not in a text box or frame when trying to
access the Page Setup dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Kimberly" wrote in message
...
This option is grayed out and not available to alter page settings.
How can I correct this?

[Kimberly]

I'm not sure what you mean. When I open Word, the default page is open and
you can't get the curser out of the text box on that blank page.

It seems to me there is an issue with the default page that I can't figure
out. What's really driving me crazy is that the default page is legal so
every new doc I try to create is legal when I want it letter. And there are
times I want to change other settings to the default page.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Make sure that the cursor is not in a text box or frame when trying to
access the Page Setup dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Kimberly" wrote in message
...
This option is grayed out and not available to alter page settings.
How can I correct this?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Can you double-click on the horizontal ruler to access Page Setup? I'm
wondering if your document is protected in some way.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Kimberly" wrote in message
...
I'm not sure what you mean. When I open Word, the default page is open and
you can't get the curser out of the text box on that blank page.

It seems to me there is an issue with the default page that I can't figure
out. What's really driving me crazy is that the default page is legal so
every new doc I try to create is legal when I want it letter. And there
are
times I want to change other settings to the default page.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Make sure that the cursor is not in a text box or frame when trying to
access the Page Setup dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Kimberly" wrote in message
...
This option is grayed out and not available to alter page settings.
How can I correct this?

[Stefan Blom]

I was referring to the object inserted via Insert | Text Box. A blank
page in Word does not use text boxes; you just fill it with text.

Perhaps you need to recreate the blank document template (normal.dot).
See the "Creating a new Normal.dot from scratch" section in the
article at http://word.mvps.org/faqs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Kimberly" wrote in message
...
I'm not sure what you mean. When I open Word, the default page is
open and
you can't get the curser out of the text box on that blank page.

It seems to me there is an issue with the default page that I can't
figure
out. What's really driving me crazy is that the default page is
legal so
every new doc I try to create is legal when I want it letter. And
there are
times I want to change other settings to the default page.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Make sure that the cursor is not in a text box or frame when
trying to
access the Page Setup dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Kimberly" wrote in message
...
This option is grayed out and not available to alter page
settings.
How can I correct this?

[Kimberly]

Stefan, you're really close to helping me by suggesting I modify normal.dot.
I didn't know the name of this file or even where to find it. It made me pay
attention to what default page opens when I open Word or click on "new blank
document"... it's call document1. If I close that file and try again, it just
keeps opening document2,3,4,etc. So my question changes... and I can't seem
to find the answer in "help". How do I change the default file, when I open
Word or request a "new blank document, to "Notebook" (notebook.got)? My
notebook.dot file is perfect with no "page setup" issues.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Make sure that the cursor is not in a text box or frame when trying to
access the Page Setup dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Kimberly" wrote in message
...
This option is grayed out and not available to alter page settings.
How can I correct this?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Kimberly" wrote in message
...
Stefan, you're really close to helping me by suggesting I modify
normal.dot.
I didn't know the name of this file or even where to find it. It made me
pay
attention to what default page opens when I open Word or click on "new
blank
document"... it's call document1. If I close that file and try again, it
just
keeps opening document2,3,4,etc. So my question changes... and I can't
seem
to find the answer in "help". How do I change the default file, when I
open
Word or request a "new blank document, to "Notebook" (notebook.got)? My
notebook.dot file is perfect with no "page setup" issues.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Make sure that the cursor is not in a text box or frame when trying to
access the Page Setup dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Kimberly" wrote in message
...
This option is grayed out and not available to alter page settings.
How can I correct this?