Hi,
You might try disabling the text boundaries to see if that gets rid of the dotted border. To do this in Word 2003:

1. Click on Tools at the top of your screen.
2. Click on "Options" at the bottom of the menu that pops up.
3. Click on the View tab in the box.
4. Under where it says "Print and Web Layout Options", uncheck the box next to "Text boundaries."
5. Click OK to get out of the box.

Hope that helps!

Kara