When a document gets hidden behind the menu bar and you can't move it

Whe, say, a Word document opens up so it's own header is behind the Apple Finder menu bar at the very top of the screen, you can't click on the header to move it anywhere on the screen. Like it's stuck there.
How Can I access documents like that?
I think this happens to me because I have a second screen (Apple 20") and when I drag documents from this screen to the PowerBook screen, this has a tendency to happen.

I tried to solve this problem using the plist method described at the following thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1408414&#1408414
This method did not work.
The sucessful procedure is to access the small gear (or wheel?) icon in the bottome left corner of the character palette and select "Minimize Palette on Application Switch". Then change focus to another program that you are running, or just open a new application. This will cause the palette to shrink into a window so small that only one character is displayed. In my case the window also moved to a new position near the bottom of the screen. In this new position the palette is accessible and can be moved freely. I have even deselected the minimize feature and closed/reopened the palette successfully.
I hope this post can save someone else out there a lot of time if this happens.

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at the bottom Window color
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http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/icons/w7_window_color_and_appeance.png
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* http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/icons/fx4toolbars.png fx4toolbars.png -- before and after picture (PNG Image, 915x326 pixels)]
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