New Blank doc starts in the middle of the page

[Syd]

HELP...I have Microsoft Word X for MAC. I just downlaoded the updated
software and ever since everytime I open a new blank doc in Word, it starts
in the middle of the page and no matter what I do, I cannot move it to the
top. This is not just in the VIEW but when I print! Any suggestions would be
much appreciated. Thanks

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

Check under Format | Document, Layout tab, and make sure vertical alignment
is set to Top, sounds like it might be at Center.

If that doesn't work, quit word, find the file Normal (Apps: Office:
Templates), rename it to OldNormal, and restart word. Word will create a
fresh Normal template, which is the base for all new documents. You can
recover customizations from OldNormal via the Organizer (under Tools |
Macros).

If my first suggestion worked, then make the same change in the Normal
template itself instead of getting a fresh Normal.

Yours is not a Mac-specific problem, being wholly internal to Word, but see
below for info on Mac office newsgroups, in case external glitches arise.

DM

Here's some general troubleshooting info for MacWord
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/WordMac/index.htm

A note on the differences between Mac and WinWord:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/WordMac/Differences.htm

For Mac-specific problems that involve glitches with Word, software/hardware
interactions or installation issues rather than manipulating Word itself to
produce a document, you are probably better off posting in a Mac newsgroup:

microsoft.public.mac.office.word

You can access these through the MS site, via Google Groups, or by setting
up a newsreader.
For Mac groups on the MS site, see here (note URL broken by text wrapping)
http://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
?guid=366BA05D-4181-BB41-B201-4C83D5F6024C

Newsreaders are usually most efficient--here's a link on how to configure a
newsreader (e.g. Entourage or Outlook Express, note that URL is broken by
text wrapping)
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups&page=ne
wsgroupsetup

Here's a link on how to spamproof your address to protect it if using
Entourage:
http://www.entourage.mvps.org/help/nospam.html
re Outlook Express
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/techie.grim/macfaq/articles/046.html

FYI,
microsoft.public.mac.office
microsoft.public.mac.office.excel
microsoft.public.mac.office.powerpoint
microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage
Also exist.

 

[Supriya More]

1. Open a blank document
2. go to Pagelayout
3. click page setup
4. set vertical alignment as top
5. click on ok