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February 27th, 2006 00:00
Task Pane Word 2002--Width Kaflooey
Hello, my always so helpful Forum Friends...
I was using clip art. When viewing clips you get an option to view more clips at one time than you can when the task pane is at it's standard, narrow size. The task pane almost doubles in size. Then when you're done, the task pane returns to its normal narrow size. This time, however, when I was done with clip art, printed out what I wanted, closed out Word, and then went back into Word a few hours later, the task pane was still extra wide. It takes up almost half the screen. And I can't find a way to get it back to its standard narrow size. I've tried clicking on all the various arrows and buttons in and around the task pane--but to no avail. Please, help, someone.
(And, please, any of you computer geniuses out there who may choose to reply to this, please remember that when you talk to me, you are the equivalent of a genius level IQ brain surgeon speaking to a 4th grader who has never even seen a brain much less taken brain anatomy 101. Be gentle. Patronize me is you must, but please speak plain English and offer step-by-step detail that even a half-brain-dead sloth could understand.
Thank you so much.
Your perpetual computer dummy
Squirrelly
I was using clip art. When viewing clips you get an option to view more clips at one time than you can when the task pane is at it's standard, narrow size. The task pane almost doubles in size. Then when you're done, the task pane returns to its normal narrow size. This time, however, when I was done with clip art, printed out what I wanted, closed out Word, and then went back into Word a few hours later, the task pane was still extra wide. It takes up almost half the screen. And I can't find a way to get it back to its standard narrow size. I've tried clicking on all the various arrows and buttons in and around the task pane--but to no avail. Please, help, someone.
(And, please, any of you computer geniuses out there who may choose to reply to this, please remember that when you talk to me, you are the equivalent of a genius level IQ brain surgeon speaking to a 4th grader who has never even seen a brain much less taken brain anatomy 101. Be gentle. Patronize me is you must, but please speak plain English and offer step-by-step detail that even a half-brain-dead sloth could understand.
Thank you so much.
Your perpetual computer dummy
Squirrelly
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February 27th, 2006 00:00
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 :)
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March 2nd, 2006 23:00
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