When you use keyboard commands to open the task pane in a Microsoft Office XP program (press ALT+F, and then press N), you may be unable to close it with a keyboard command as expected.
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To close the task pane with keyboard commands, follow these steps:
- Start any Office XP program, and then press ALT+V.
Notice that the View menu opens. - Press the letter T to select Toolbars.
Notice that the Toolbars menu opens. - Repeatedly press the DOWN ARROW key to select Task Pane.
- Press ENTER.
The task pane closes.
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To close the task pane using the mouse pointer, click the Close button in the top right corner of the task pane.
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Task panes are a new feature in Office XP. They appear as fixed dialog boxes set to the side of the screen in an Office XP program. Task panes provide a common area for those commands that may require more information or options than a simple toolbar can provide.
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