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MLeeb -  
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Hello,

I have a little problem with a WORD document; the text starts in the middle of the page, I have a huge header space that I can't remove, and the more lines I add (by either writing or adding spaces), the more the text takes up space on the page! The only way I have to make the text fill the page is by filling it up. Surprising!

Originally, the document wasn't created by me, so I have no idea how this happened.

I'm sending a blank document with just the problem in question, but in reality, this happens on a 300-page document, so it’s very complicated for me to start over on a blank document; I would prefer to find a solution!

So you can see for yourself:
http://cjoint.com/?3HxsWSRSXAa

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide; I'm really struggling : / (it might be something very simple...)

Configuration: Windows 7 / Chrome 28.0.1500.95

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    PapyLuc51 Posted messages 4570 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 513
     
    Hello

    I saw your problem, go to the layout tab, expand it by clicking on the arrow in the lower right corner of the layout section.

    Then go to the alignment tab and set the vertical alignment to top instead of center.

    Best regards
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    1. MLeeb
       
      Greeeeaaaat!

      Thank you so much ;) I had never seen this feature. It's strange that it's a feature that could be useful if it weren't so hidden! Thank you so much anyway :-)
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    2. nej
       
      Thank you very much for the advice.
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    3. ju
       
      You're welcome!
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    4. OUSSEINI_ABDOU
       

      11 years later, it still serves from Niger. Thank you.

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    5. Bugsbugs
       

      Thank you!

      Now it's no longer the "layout" tab but directly "page" - Vertical alignment: "Top" so that the text goes back to its "normal" position on the page.

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  2. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58229 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 493
     
    I couldn't find the cause, so I couldn't find the solution either.

    The only workaround, which you won't find satisfying, is to press ctrl+A to select the entire document, then ctrl+C to copy; then create a blank document and press ctrl+V to paste it but immediately open the "Paste options" icon and choose A, to paste only the text without any formatting or layout...

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    1. MLeeb
       
      Thanks anyway for taking a look ;)
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  3. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58229 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 493
     
    Very well seen, PapyLuc51!

    Another setting I hadn't had the opportunity to use yet...

    Thank you.

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    Retirement is great! Especially in the Caribbean... :-)
    ☻ Raymond ♂
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    1. PapyLuc51 Posted messages 4570 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 513
       
      I didn't know him either. It was by striking several lines that I noticed the vertical alignment was centered. So I searched to find this very hidden setting.

      Best regards
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