how do I disable the mail merge task pane

[Lorna Brakpan]

how do I disable the mail merge task pane?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

From the View menu. select Toolbars and then check the Mail Merge item.
That will cause the Mail Merge toolbar to be displayed and on that toolbar,
you will find a button for all of the things that you need to do to initiate
and complete a mail merge.

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[Lorna Brakpan]

Thanks Doug. I followed your instructions and discovered there is a
drop-down menu with all the options available, but no option to disable the
task pane. I am working in Word 2003.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

If you use the Mail Merge toolbar, you do not need to disable the task pane.

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[John A]

You should be able to click 'View' up on your Menu bar and on the drop down
menu look for 'Task Pane'. If it's open (on the right side of your screen)
there's a check mark next to Task Pane. Simply clicking the word Task Pane
will cause the Mail Merge task pane to disappear. The reverse should work
also.

BTW: How does one post a New message to the Discussion Group? When I click
the New button & click Question, no window opens for me in which to compose
my question...

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

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