Strange top & bottom margin in Page Layout mode

[Another Brian]

I'm using Word 2003. I don't know what I changed, but it didn't used
to do this. When I am working on a document that does not have any
headers or footers and am in page layout mode, on the screen the
document has the text smooshed hard against the top and bottom of the
page. There is no margin displayed on the top or bottom of the pages.
If I do a print preview the page displays correctly with the margin
that is supposed to be there.

If I select View > Header and Footer, then the correct margin is
displayed in page layout mode. Even if I don't create anything in the
header or footer, when I exit from header and footer, the correct
margins remain displayed.

Any idea what is going one?

Brian Bygland

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Move your cursor to the very edge of the "paper". When the cursor changes,
left-click one time.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Another Brian]

Cool! I didn't know that! Thank you, JoAnn.

Brian

Move your cursor to the very edge of the "paper". When the cursor
changes, left-click one time.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I'm using Word 2003. I don't know what I changed, but it didn't
used to do this. When I am working on a document that does not have
any headers or footers and am in page layout mode, on the screen
the document has the text smooshed hard against the top and bottom
of the page. There is no margin displayed on the top or bottom of
the pages. If I do a print preview the page displays correctly with
the margin that is supposed to be there.

If I select View > Header and Footer, then the correct margin is
displayed in page layout mode. Even if I don't create anything in
the header or footer, when I exit from header and footer, the
correct margins remain displayed.

Any idea what is going one?

Brian Bygland

 

[Bob I]

You will also find the setting that setting in Tools, Options, View,
"White space between pages"

Cool! I didn't know that! Thank you, JoAnn.

Brian

Move your cursor to the very edge of the "paper". When the cursor
changes, left-click one time.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I'm using Word 2003. I don't know what I changed, but it didn't
used to do this. When I am working on a document that does not have
any headers or footers and am in page layout mode, on the screen
the document has the text smooshed hard against the top and bottom
of the page. There is no margin displayed on the top or bottom of
the pages. If I do a print preview the page displays correctly with
the margin that is supposed to be there.

If I select View > Header and Footer, then the correct margin is
displayed in page layout mode. Even if I don't create anything in
the header or footer, when I exit from header and footer, the
correct margins remain displayed.

Any idea what is going one?

Brian Bygland

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I think it's easier to tell them how to do it with the cursor. After all -
that's probably how it was changed in the first place.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

You will also find the setting that setting in Tools, Options, View,
"White space between pages"

Cool! I didn't know that! Thank you, JoAnn.

Brian

Move your cursor to the very edge of the "paper". When the cursor
changes, left-click one time.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I'm using Word 2003. I don't know what I changed, but it didn't used to
do this. When I am working on a document that does not have any headers
or footers and am in page layout mode, on the screen the document has
the text smooshed hard against the top and bottom of the page. There is
no margin displayed on the top or bottom of the pages. If I do a print
preview the page displays correctly with the margin that is supposed to
be there.

If I select View > Header and Footer, then the correct margin is
displayed in page layout mode. Even if I don't create anything in the
header or footer, when I exit from header and footer, the correct
margins remain displayed.

Any idea what is going one?

Brian Bygland

 

[Bob I]

Oh, very true, the Tools Option merely "explains" what is going on.

 

[Another Brian]

Thank you, Bob for the additional tip. I always prefer knowing
multiple ways to do things in Word.

Brian