Wednesday, January 7, 2015

The top margin in Microsoft Word is missing

When you open a Word document, the insertion point is at the top left corner of the page, as if there were no top margin.

Cause
If you're reading the document in Print Layout view and all of the pages appear to be cut off, with no top or bottom margin, the option for hiding white space between pages has been turned on.

Resolution 1
If the top and bottom margins are not showing, you can restore them by pointing and clicking in the document, or by using the View tab.

1. When top and bottom margins are not showing, point to the top or bottom of a page until the pointer becomes a double-pointed arrow as shown in the picture above, and then double click.

2. When white space between pages is showing, the entire top and bottom margins are visible.

Resolution 2
To use the View tab to show white space between pages, do the following:

1. On the View tab, click Print Layout.

2. Click on the File tab, and then click Options. Word Options window opens.

3. Click Display.

4. Under Page display options, select the 'Show white space between pages in Print Layout view' check box.