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Step 1 - What is the Task Pane ?

 
 

The Task Pane is a rectangular window that appears docked on the right side of your Word window.

 
 

It acts as an open menu allowing you to select from a range of commands and functions.

 
 

It displays a list of links and commands allowing you to perform different tasks depending on what you are doing at the time.

 
 

The task pane is designed to help you complete tasks quickly and will change automatically according to the task in hand.

 
   

 

Step 2 - Displaying the Task Pane

 
 

If the Task Pane is not displayed it can be displayed at any time by selecting (View > Task Pane).

 
 

If you want to close the task pane you can either select (View > Task Pane) again or click on the small black cross in the top right corner.

 
 

You can also use the shortcut key (Ctrl + F1) to toggle the display of the task pane.

 
 

Using the arrow in the top right corner allows you to quickly move between the different panes.

 

 

Step 3 - Getting Started

 
 

When you first open Word the Getting Started page will appear automatically in the task pane.

 
 

This task pane can be displayed at any time by clicking on the Home icon in the top left corner of the task panes.

 
 

 Connect to Microsoft Office Online -

 Get the latest news about using Word -

 Automatically update this list from the web -

 More - Displays additional hyperlinks from the Office Online website.

 Search for -

 Open - Lists the recently used documents that you have most recently worked on. If the document you want to work on is listed, just click to open the document.

 More - Displays the (File > Open) dialog box.

 Create a new document - Displays the New Document task pane.

 

 

Step 4 - Help

 
 

 Search for - Searches the Office Online website for any matching results.

 Table of Contents - Displays the full table of contents for the Word Help file.

 Connect to Microsoft Office Online -

 Get the latest news about using Word -

 Automatically update this list from the web -

 More - Displays additional hyperlinks from the Office Online website.

 Assistance - Opens your browser and displays the Assistance page from the Office Online website.

 Training - Opens your browser and displays the Training page from the Office Online website.

 Communities - Opens your browser and displays the Word newsgroups from the Office Online website.

 Downloads - Opens your browser and displays the Downloads page from the Office Online website.

 What's New - Displays a list of features that are new to Word 2003.

 Contact Us - Opens your browser and displays the Contact Us page from the Office Online website.

 Accessibility Help - Displays the help file displaying the Accessibility features in Office Help page.

 Online Content Settings - Displays the Service Options dialog box.

 

 

Step 5 - Clipboard

 



 

Step 6 - New Document

 
 

 Blank document - Creates a new blank document. This is the same as pressing the New Blank Document button on the Standard toolbar.

 XML document -

 Web page -

 E-mail messages -

 From existing document -

 Search online for -

 Templates on Office Online -

 On my computer - Displays the familiar Templates dialog box.

 On my Web sites - Displays the New from Templates on my Web Sites dialog box allowing you to select the website you want to display.

 

 

Step 7 - Other Task Panes

 
 

These are all discussed in more detail in the relevant sections.

 
 

Search Results -

 
 

Research -

 
 

Shared Workspace -

 
 

Document Update -

 
 

Protect Document -

 
 

Styles and Formatting -

 
 

Reveal Formatting -

 
 

Mail Merge -

 
 

XML Structure -

 

 

Step 8 - Things to Remember

 
 

  • In Word 2002 the Task Pane is not saved if you want it to appear permanently.

    		 

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