New word document always defults to 5.4"

A

Apple6102

When I open up a new word document the curser automatically goes to the
center of the page. At the bottom of the document it reads (Page1, Sec 1,
1/1 At 5.4" Ln 1 and Col 1). I am unable to start a document at the top of
the page. I must start the document at the middle of the page. How do I
correct this problem?
 
J

Jay Freedman

When I open up a new word document the curser automatically goes to the
center of the page. At the bottom of the document it reads (Page1, Sec 1,
1/1 At 5.4" Ln 1 and Col 1). I am unable to start a document at the top of
the page. I must start the document at the middle of the page. How do I
correct this problem?
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Your Normal.dot template is set to a vertical alignment of Centered.
Go to File > Page Setup > Layout, change the vertical alignment
dropdown to Top, and click the Default button to save the setting to
the template.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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G

garfield-n-odie [MVP]

How you correct the problem depends on which version of Word you have.
Unfortunately, you don't seem to know, and we can't see your screen from
here.

In Word 2003 or earlier, click on File | Page Setup | Layout tab |
Vertical alignment: Top | Apply to: Whole document | Default | OK.

In Word 2007, click on Page Layout | Marginns: Custom Margins | Layout
tab | Vertical alignment: Top | Apply to: Whole document | Default | OK.

If you are prompted to save changes to your global template when you
exit Word, say yes.
 
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