By default, the Getting Started (Home) task pane appears
when you start a Microsoft Office 2003 program listed in the Applies to
section. This task pane provides a quick way to open a specific document,
create a new document, or find out more about the program.
Many of the
services available on the Office Online and Microsoft.com Web sites can also be
accessed through the Getting Started task pane. Additionally, local resources
can be accessed through the Getting Started task pane.
By default, the Getting Started task pane is available when
you start a Microsoft Office 2003 program that is listed in the "Applies To"
section. Task panes can be turned off at startup so that no task pane is
visible when you start the program. This setting is program-specific and does
not affect the task pane startup in the other Office programs.
To turn
off the task panes in a program, follow these steps:
- Start the program.
- On the Tools menu, click
Options.
- On the View tab, click to clear the
Startup Task Pane check box, and then click
OK.
Note: In FrontPage, the Startup Task Pane check box
is on the General tab.
After you turn off the task panes in an Office program, the task
panes are still easily available. For example, the task panes are available
when you do either of the following:
- When you perform certain tasks in the Office program, the
appropriate task pane will appear.
-or- - When you click Task Pane on the
View menu, or you press CTRL+F1.
To Create a New File
To create a new file in an Office program using the
Getting Started task pane, do one of the following:
- In Excel, click Create a new
workbook.
- In FrontPage, click Create a new page or
site.
- In PowerPoint, click Create a new
presentation.
- In Word, click Create a new
document.
To Add a New File or Template to the Getting Started Task Pane
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You can modify the
Getting Started
task pane to include a link to the documents or files that you use most
frequently. To do this, you must use a Visual Basic for Applications macro.
Sub AddNewDocToTaskPane()
'Replace the FileName:= "C:\NewDocument.doc" with the path of the
'file you want to appear on the Getting Started task pane.
'Replace the DisplayName:="Look! My New Document option" with the
'text you want to show on the Getting Started task pane.
Application.NewDocument.Add FileName:="C:\NewDocument.doc", _
Section:=msoStart, DisplayName:="Look! My New Document option"
With Application.CommandBars("Task Pane")
.Visible = False
.Visible = True
End With
End Sub