random header sizing problems

[Gwen]

I am attempting to format my thesis. When I went to the
header/footer to insert page numbers in the footer area,
something went wrong with the header. On the 2nd, 4th,
76th and 89th pages, the header is 3 inches long and
pushes the text down. I have tried correcting this in
page setup under the header/footer menu, under page set
up, etc. etc. If I resent margins in a menu or manually
attempt to lift the bottom edge of the header up, it just
drops back to 3 inches again. Now that this has happened
in one document it is randomly happening when I attempt to
start a new document and I have no idea where it came from
or how to get rid of it. PLEASE advise!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

On the Layout tab of Page Setup, make sure that the vertical alignment is
set to Top and not Center.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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