Datasheet

Part I ✦ The Fundamentals

The Task Pane

Word provides another, special form of toolbar called a task pane. This pane is displayed

automatically under certain conditions, and a variety of commands also open it. You can

choose View➪ Toolbars ➪ Task Pane or Tools ➪ Research to open a particular task pane

setting.

The task pane is actually a dozen or so specialized toolbars in one. Choosing Tools➪ Research

opens the Research task pane. But after the Research pane is open, you can choose a differ-

ent pane. Figure 1-6 shows the Home task pane. If you click the black triangle to the right of

the task pane title, a list of panes opens. Table 1-3 describes the available panes.

Figure 1-6: The task pane, with the Home pane displayed.

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