Thanks that worked well. That's the second utility I have used from
mvps.org, the other one disable the F-lock key on my microsoft
keyboard. Who are you guys?

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...owTaskPane.htm. The
Task
Pane Controller will do what you want.

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"Tom" wrote in message
.. .
I know I'm going to feel like an idot when someone points-out the
obvious,
but...

After (hapilly, for the most part) using Office 2003 for several
weeks,
I've turned-off the "getting started" task pane in the
applications.

By unchecking "Startup task pane" from Tools|Options|View in Excel,
for
example, it no longer appears when I start the program.

But it doesn't work in Word 2003!?!?

It doesn't matter if "Startup task pane" is checked or unchecked in
Word,
it always appears on startup!?!?

What am I missing?