Your screen shot shows that the Text Boundaries option is turned on:
- Choose File>Options>Advanced.
- Scroll to the Show document content section and uncheck Show text boundaries.
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Hello,
I’ve had a Microsoft 365 Family subscription for years. I have installed and used Microsoft Word on my laptop all that time. When I previously opened a new, blank Word document a literally blank document open (as it should). One day, a few months ago, that changed, and I can’t figure out why or how to fix it to go back to the way it should be.
KEY POINTS OF THIS MICROSOFT WORD ISSUE:
The following is what happens when I use Microsoft word now. I open Microsoft Word on my laptop and select: File New Blank document
There will then be one box (for lack of a better description) at the top of an otherwise blank document.
Please help me figure out how to fix this issue!! It’s maddening that I can’t use Word correctly. It’s just as maddening that I can’t find the answer when I’ve searched in the Microsoft Word Help feature.
Thank you… I greatly appreciate any input, michael-grace
Your screen shot shows that the Text Boundaries option is turned on:
Most likely, Normal style in Normal.dotm has borders applied to it. Please try these steps:
Turn off display of Text Boundaries.
https://addbalance.com/word/textBoundaries.htm#PageStart
How can I open a new plain unformatted page in Microsoft 365 only Mac.
Microsoft answer is "Sorry, the page you're looking for can't be found"
They list 10 possible questions but all are answered with Sorry, the page you're looking for can't be found.