Word XP - When typing, whole line highlights black

[Fridge]

I am new to word - Upon opening a new document and as soon as I start typing
anything the whole line turns black, if I hit enter, it turns the next line
black and so on. Can someone help a beginner?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See “WD2002: A Black Bar Appears Across the Page When You Type†at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303507

 

[garfield-n-odie]

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303507 "Black bar appears across the
page when you type text in Word 2002".

 

[Fridge]

Thanks Heaps.

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303507 "Black bar appears across the
page when you type text in Word 2002".