[scribus] Paragraph distance from frame's upper edge

[Rolf-Werner Eilert]

Hi,

 From the old Scribus, I took a layout to the new one. There is a 
textbox with a gray background and a bold word in it "JANUARY 2013".

In the old Scribus, the first line of this paragraph held some distance 
to the upper edge of the frame, so this word would be in the middle of 
the gray box.

In the new Scribus, the letters are kept directly at the upper edge. 
When I try to adjust "upper distance of paragraph", it doesn't react. Why?

Somehow I would like to get the word a bit deeper into the middle of the 
box. Can I achieve this with the paragraph style, or will I have to use 
another box for the text over the gray one?

Thanks for your ideas!

Rolf