Next time the Task Pane pops open, look at the bottom and you will see an
OPTION button. Try the options.

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Terry Farrell - Word MVP
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"Jan Il" wrote in message
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: Hi all - Office 2002 XP - Windows XP
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: I would like to disable the task pane that pops up when you want to copy
: something from a Word document. Every time I highlight text to copy from
a
: Word document, the side panel/task pane opens to the right of the screen.
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: I have looked everywhere, but, see nothing that indicates where to disable
: it. It is very annoying and not necessary. I also use OXP in W2k, and it
: does not do this.
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: I'd really appreciate any suggestions.
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: Jan
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