Why do my new documents in word 2003 have the 1 on them?

[Heidi Appliedporous]

If I start a new document, it already has the number 1 on the left margin. I
can't delete it, the numbering key isn't on, and it prints it when I use the
document anyways?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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