Why won't my margins change when I've changed my page setup defau.

[mbraun]

I've changed my default to 1" all around, like always but my margin (even
after change to the default) still is positioned at the very top.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I've changed my default to 1" all around, like always but my margin
(even after change to the default) still is positioned at the very
top.

Tools > Options > View > check "White space between pages".

See http://www.gmayor.com/white_space.htm.