http://www.businesssoftwaremadeeasy.com/tips.htmSoftware hints and tips that save you timeThu, 15 Jun 2006 19:48:41 GMTThu, 17 May 2012 15:04:15 GMTLevelfield http://www.businesssoftwaremadeeasy.com/log/post_237903892_tips.htm<p><strong>April&nbsp;4 2005<br /><br>Q: </strong>I was working on an Excel spreadsheet and the right hand margin the 'Search for:' help field disappeared.&nbsp; How do I get it back into view?<br /><br><strong>A: </strong>The margin is called the 'Task Pane' and it&nbsp;was a new feature in&nbsp;Microsoft&nbsp;Office 2003.&nbsp; Here's how you get it back:</p><br><p>If you use Microsoft Office 2003 version software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).&nbsp; Perhaps you noticed with this flavor of Office there is a new Window that appears in the right hand side of the screen that (tries to) provide you with instructions on how to complete a task or as a help reference-this Window is called the Task Pane.</p><br><p>If you are like me, perhaps you have been in the middle of the process (maybe finishing mail merge), following the instructions in Task Pane, you mash a key, and it disappears.&nbsp; Now you are left trying to coax its reappearance.</p><br><p>Well, to bring it back all you need to do is this:<br /><br>Press the&nbsp;F1 key on your keyboard.<br /><br>-The 'Task&nbsp; Pane' reappears</p><br><p>&nbsp;</p>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:48:41 GMT