See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...cNotBlank.htm; note, however,
that just deleting the header text will not get rid of the empty paragraph.
For that, I'm afraid, you have to rename Normal.dot.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"barely breathing student mother" <barely breathing student
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> Every time I open a new document it has the same header. i screwed up
> something by puttin my name and it has somehow saved it as a template. I
> have tried everything. I have tried to change the templates, restore
> defaults, everything. How do I get word to open with a regular blank
page?
>
> thanks for you help