Hi ?B?TWlrZXlE?=,

It was my understanding that the Controller tool was just a script that
could be set to run or not run the Task Pane on opening Word. Is the
"Controller" script controlled by a registry entry? (It is also my
understanding that if the key is set to turn it on then it will display even
after opening a document unless it is manually closed, which is why the tool
is more flexible than the registry fix. Is that your understanding, too?)

The Controller tool sets the Registry entry; you wouldn't have to use the tool,
you could set the Registry entry manually. The tool just makes it faster and
easier. As I recall, the Registry entry can have three settings (as I described
before), two of which will override the default behavior and always show or
never show the task pane.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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