How do I make the task pane stopped appear at startup in Word?

[WINDYGUY]

THE TASK PANE STOPPED APPEARING AT STARTUP IN wORD. I CHECKED THE APPROPRIATE
BOX, BUT IT WON'T SHOW.

 

[Tony Jollans]

Aren't you the lucky one? NO WONDER YOU WANT TO SHOUT ABOUT IT!

I don't know which 'appropriate box' you checked but it should appear in
response to Tools > Options > View tab > Startup Task Pane checkbox.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If unchecked the "Show at Startup" box doesn't do the trick, then you need
the Task Pane Controller add-in from
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ShowTaskPane.htm