MS Word 2003

[wolf63]

I work mainly with MS Word, however over the last couple of days the top and bottom margins have vanished.

I have been into page Set-up and tried to increase the margins - now at 2.7cm (not sure what the default is) but the text still starts at the top of the page and goes right through to the very bottom.

If I was only using it now and then it would not matter - but I use Word for much of my 'work' and it is a real pest.

Can anydoby help me?

[CheekyChops]

Does it print like that or is it just on screen?

If it is just on the screen, move your cursor either to the very top of your document or to a break between two pages - it should change to a different icon with a little up arrow and a little down arrow. If you double click when you get this icon, it will go back to normal.

[CheekyChops]

Sorry, a single click does it, no need for a double click.

[Buenchico]

Don't ask me why this works, I just know that it does :-)

Click 'View > Header & Footer' to put the headers and footers in. Your margins should reappear, complete with the header & footer (which you don't want). Now click 'View > Header & Footer' again. This should remove the unwanted components but leave the top and bottom margins in place.

Chris

[wolf63]

Buenchico

Tried your solution first and it worked. It has been driving me nuts for a couple of days. Thanks.

CheekyChops - never got as far as your solution, not sure about how it printed as I didn't even try printing.

This is the sort of problem that I hate. The little problems that drive you nuts. I got the MS Word from a very reputable Ebay dealer (who has strangely ceased trading) and I was concerned that the disc was corrupted!

Thanks to both of you, at least I can get back to writing my book.