MS WORD: Headers not in documents when application opens

Hi,

Ever since I've had my HP Pavilion, my Word does not function correctly.
When I open a new Word Doc, the cursor is at the exact top of the page.

In order to have the cursor appear at the correct upper margin, I must
choose View, Headers and Footers.

This should be automatic, yes? I've searched eveyrwhere I can think -
Options, Tools, Page Layout but can't get the Headers/Footers to be automatic
in new documents.

I'm sure there's a fix, probably simple, so can someone advise?

Thanks.

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"J_Publicist" <JPublicist RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Ever since I've had my HP Pavilion, my Word does not function correctly.
> When I open a new Word Doc, the cursor is at the exact top of the page.
>
> In order to have the cursor appear at the correct upper margin, I must
> choose View, Headers and Footers.
>
> This should be automatic, yes? I've searched eveyrwhere I can think -
> Options, Tools, Page Layout but can't get the Headers/Footers to be
> automatic
> in new documents.
>
> I'm sure there's a fix, probably simple, so can someone advise?
>
> Thanks.