On the Layout tab of Page Setup, change the vertical alignment from
Justified to Top.

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> When I open a new Word document, after I type the 1st line of text (row), the
> 2nd line (row) appears half-way down the page as opposed to being on line
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> aaaaaaaaaaa (2nd row skips way too many lines)
> Thank you!
Jim 007 - 22 Mar 2006 18:06 GMT
Thank you very much!
> On the Layout tab of Page Setup, change the vertical alignment from
> Justified to Top.
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> > aaaaaaaaaaa (2nd row skips way too many lines)
> > Thank you!