Squirrelly, let's try this:  Open Word.  If your Task Pane does not open automatically, click on View, Task Pane.  Now, as you say, it should still be extra wide.  Move your mouse cursor over to the left edge of the Task Pane (the part that separates it from the vertical scroll bar of your Word document).  Hover your mouse cursor on top of the vertical separation.  It should change to an arrow that points to the left and right (and is slightly animated).  Click your left mouse button, hold it, and drag the Task Pane window towards the right, making it as narrow as you want.  Let go of your mouse button and it should stay that way when you close Word.

Now, if you don't want Task Pane to launch every time you open Word (like a lot of us), choose Tools, Options, View tab, then uncheck Startup Task Pane, and click OK.  Then Task Pane won't open unless you want it to.

Hope this helps.

--Mary :)

Hi Mary--txtchr

I didn't quite understand your instructions when I read them, but... Today I was fiddling around with kaflooey task pane and tried to "drag" it smaller. It worked. I didn't have your instructions in front of me, but I see now this is exactly what you meant.

Thanks for the help.

Squirrelly

Message Edited by Squirrelly on 03-02-2006 07:35 PM