How come every time I open a blank Mac Word document it already has text on it?

I am using a Mac and Word 2004.

Sounds like that text is in your normal.dot template. Here's what I'd do with Word XP (2002) on Windows:

1. Close all open copies of Word.
2. Open Word.
3. Click on the File->Save As menu item.
4. In the "File of Type" list box, scroll down to Document Templates and select it. The directory should change and there should be a Normal.dot file in it. DON鈥橳 SAVE THE FILE. Press Cancel instead.
5. Click on the File->Open menu item.
6. Select Normal.dot. Normal.dot should become your open document.
7. Now delete all the text in the document, including text in any headers and footers. To be sure you've gotten everything, click on the menu button that looks like . This will show normally hidden or invisible characters such as paragraph marks, tabs and blanks. When you're sure you've deleted everything, click the button again to turn it off.
8. Save the file with File->Save. You may get a warning message about the Global template having been changed. This is OK. Click Yes.
9. Close Word.

Word sometimes leaves the last directory used incorrectly set, so the next time you open or save (especially!) a file, be careful that Word's pointed at the right place.

Hope that helps with the Mac.

what are you opening it with? are you on a Mac or PC?