When i open a new document in word and set the character font size to 24 or
higher the top of the characters appear to be cropped. If i move the
characters further down the page they still appear to be cropped. i am using
Word 2003 on an XP Pro Machine

Shaun,

Your paragraph line spacing is set to an "exact" measurement.
FormatParagraphLine spacing and change from "exactly" to one of the other
options

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Shaun wrote:
When i open a new document in word and set the character font size to
24 or higher the top of the characters appear to be cropped. If i
move the characters further down the page they still appear to be
cropped. i am using Word 2003 on an XP Pro Machine

Much Appreciated, is it possible to change the default for line spacing so
that it uses one of the others all the time??

"Greg Maxey" wrote:

Shaun,

Your paragraph line spacing is set to an "exact" measurement.
FormatParagraphLine spacing and change from "exactly" to one of the other
options

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Shaun wrote:
When i open a new document in word and set the character font size to
24 or higher the top of the characters appear to be cropped. If i
move the characters further down the page they still appear to be
cropped. i am using Word 2003 on an XP Pro Machine

Open your template (the .dot file that you base your documents on and is
probably Normal.dot) and change it there and save.

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Shaun wrote:
Much Appreciated, is it possible to change the default for line
spacing so that it uses one of the others all the time??

"Greg Maxey" wrote:

Shaun,

Your paragraph line spacing is set to an "exact" measurement.
FormatParagraphLine spacing and change from "exactly" to one of
the other options

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Shaun wrote:
When i open a new document in word and set the character font size
to 24 or higher the top of the characters appear to be cropped. If i
move the characters further down the page they still appear to be
cropped. i am using Word 2003 on an XP Pro Machine

The default line spacing for all styles in the factory-default Normal.dot is
Single, which expands or contracts as necessary to accommodate any size
font. If a given style in your template is set to Exact line spacing, then
you need to modify that style, but if you're applying direct font formatting
where you should really be creating a new style, then you will not want to
modify the style.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Shaun" wrote in message
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Much Appreciated, is it possible to change the default for line spacing so
that it uses one of the others all the time??

"Greg Maxey" wrote:

Shaun,

Your paragraph line spacing is set to an "exact" measurement.
FormatParagraphLine spacing and change from "exactly" to one of the
other
options

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Shaun wrote:
When i open a new document in word and set the character font size to
24 or higher the top of the characters appear to be cropped. If i
move the characters further down the page they still appear to be
cropped. i am using Word 2003 on an XP Pro Machine