See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...owTaskPane.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"gciking" wrote in message
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I love to use the Task Pane, and have it set to open in MS Word. But once
I
open other documents, I get the full page view without the Task Pane.
It's
very annoying to always have to turn on the Task Pane every time I bring
up
another document or file. Is there a setting to left the Task Pane
visible
at all times?