The Task Pane key on an Office Keyboard does not always operate as expected in Office 2003 programs or in 2007 Office programs

When you press the Task Pane key on a Microsoft Office Keyboard in a Microsoft Office 2003 program or in a 2007 Microsoft Office program, the task pane does not close or open as expected.

To work around this issue, click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the task pane to close the task pane in any Office program.

To open the task pane in any Office program, on the View menu, click Task Pane or click the dialog box launcher in the group that is relevant to what you are working on.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.