The task pane appears automatically on the right side of the Word screen to help you perform common tasks, such as opening new or recently used documents, searching for clip art, or applying styles to text.
Word contains several different task panes. The Getting Started task pane appears each time you start Word. You can switch to different task panes or let Word display them automatically when appropriate.
Click the Task Pane Close icon ().
The task pane disappears.
Click View.
Click Task Pane.
The task pane appears.
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Click the Getting Started .
Word displays a list of available task panes.
A check appears beside the currently selected task pane.
Click a task pane.
The new task pane appears.
Each task pane’s title appears here.
Can I stop the task pane from appearing when I start Word?
Yes. In the Options dialog box, which you open by clicking Tools, and then Options, do the following:
Click the View tab.
Click Startup Task Pane ( changes to ).
Click OK.
When you close and restart Word, the task pane does not appear.