When you click
New on the
File menu in any of the Office XP programs listed at the beginning of this article, the
New dialog box is not displayed.
If you want to view templates, click
General Templates on the
Startup task pane.
Task panes are modeless dialog boxes that are docked on one side of the screen in Office XP programs. Task panes provide a common area for those commands that require more information or options than a toolbar provides. The
Startup task pane is the default task pane for every Office XP program. After you open a program, the
Startup task pane is displayed on one side of the program window.
By using the
Startup task pane, you can open files from the most recently used (MRU) file list, create a new file by using the default template, create a new file from an existing file, and create new files from templates.
In Access 2002, the
Startup task pane is called the
New File
task pane. In Excel 2002, this is the
New Workbook task pane. In PowerPoint
2002, this is the
New Presentation task pane. In Publisher 2002, this is the
New Publication task pane. In Word 2002, this is the
New Document task pane.
In FrontPage 2002, this is the
New Page or Web task pane.
For additional information about task panes, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
282085Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=282085/EN-US/
)
OFFXP: Description of Task Panes in Office Programs