Task Pane Not Showing at Startup

[Matthew]

I was wondering if anyone else has this problem or knows the solution: Even
though the "Show at startup" checkbox of the Task Pane IS checked (in Word
and Excel), the Task Pane does NOT show up at startup.

Is it possible that I have to open the Task Pane, use it, close the program,
and eventually the program (Word, Excel, etc.) will figure out that Yeah, I
do want to startup with the Task Pane open? Thanks in advance...

 

[Paul Ballou]

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/ShowTaskPane.htm
How to make sure the Task Pane can appear when Word 2002 starts up, even
when add-ins are present
See if this helps