I've been unable to adjust the starting point for headings, paragraphs, etc.
in a document I'm working in. The margins are set for 1" (top & bottom) but
the starting point for typing begins 1" below the "gray area" on the ruler.
To no avail, I attempted to fix by adjusting the margins in page setup. When
I originally opened the document, this problem did not exist and i cannot for
the life of me think of anything I did to change it. Any suggestions???

I can't quite visualize what's happening from your description, but see if
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm solves your problem.

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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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"PMW" wrote in message
...
I've been unable to adjust the starting point for headings, paragraphs,
etc.
in a document I'm working in. The margins are set for 1" (top & bottom)
but
the starting point for typing begins 1" below the "gray area" on the
ruler.
To no avail, I attempted to fix by adjusting the margins in page setup.
When
I originally opened the document, this problem did not exist and i cannot
for
the life of me think of anything I did to change it. Any suggestions???

On Wed, 11 May 2005 18:50:01 -0700, PMW
wrote:

I've been unable to adjust the starting point for headings, paragraphs, etc.
in a document I'm working in. The margins are set for 1" (top & bottom) but
the starting point for typing begins 1" below the "gray area" on the ruler.
To no avail, I attempted to fix by adjusting the margins in page setup. When
I originally opened the document, this problem did not exist and i cannot for
the life of me think of anything I did to change it. Any suggestions???

Tools Options View check "White space between pages".

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

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Basically the problem is regardless of what I have the the top/bottom margins
(whether it be 1" or 5") set at, the top and bottom lines of text are always
in the same place. I checked the site that you all suggested but I don't
think it's the problem. I can see whole page. I just can't change my
starting/stopping point on a page.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I can't quite visualize what's happening from your description, but see if
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm solves your problem.

--
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.

"PMW" wrote in message
...
I've been unable to adjust the starting point for headings, paragraphs,
etc.
in a document I'm working in. The margins are set for 1" (top & bottom)
but
the starting point for typing begins 1" below the "gray area" on the
ruler.
To no avail, I attempted to fix by adjusting the margins in page setup.
When
I originally opened the document, this problem did not exist and i cannot
for
the life of me think of anything I did to change it. Any suggestions???

Does your style have some Space Before? Is the vertical alignment set to
Center (Layout tab of Page Setup)?

--
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.

"PMW" wrote in message
...
Basically the problem is regardless of what I have the the top/bottom
margins
(whether it be 1" or 5") set at, the top and bottom lines of text are
always
in the same place. I checked the site that you all suggested but I don't
think it's the problem. I can see whole page. I just can't change my
starting/stopping point on a page.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I can't quite visualize what's happening from your description, but see
if
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm solves your problem.

--
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.

"PMW" wrote in message
...
I've been unable to adjust the starting point for headings,
paragraphs,
etc.
in a document I'm working in. The margins are set for 1" (top &
bottom)
but
the starting point for typing begins 1" below the "gray area" on the
ruler.
To no avail, I attempted to fix by adjusting the margins in page
setup.
When
I originally opened the document, this problem did not exist and i
cannot
for
the life of me think of anything I did to change it. Any
suggestions???

I deleted the headers/footers my margins were fixed. My old assistant said
(after the fact) that the header/footer box increased in size (apparently a
common occurance??) and I could have just deleted lines w/ in the
header/footer box to fix the problem.

Anyway....thanks for the help. Greatly appreciate it.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Does your style have some Space Before? Is the vertical alignment set to
Center (Layout tab of Page Setup)?

--
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.

"PMW" wrote in message
...
Basically the problem is regardless of what I have the the top/bottom
margins
(whether it be 1" or 5") set at, the top and bottom lines of text are
always
in the same place. I checked the site that you all suggested but I don't
think it's the problem. I can see whole page. I just can't change my
starting/stopping point on a page.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I can't quite visualize what's happening from your description, but see
if
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm solves your problem.

--
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.

"PMW" wrote in message
...
I've been unable to adjust the starting point for headings,
paragraphs,
etc.
in a document I'm working in. The margins are set for 1" (top &
bottom)
but
the starting point for typing begins 1" below the "gray area" on the
ruler.
To no avail, I attempted to fix by adjusting the margins in page
setup.
When
I originally opened the document, this problem did not exist and i
cannot
for
the life of me think of anything I did to change it. Any
suggestions???