Excel "Getting Started" immediately goes away

[Joe M]

Running Excel 2003. Normally when I start Excel, a new document is
presented, along with a "Getting Started" section out on the right, which
offers choices of MS Office Online, and a selection of a few of my most
recently opened documents to select. The Getting Started would stay present
until I chose a new document. Today, when I start Excel, the Getting Started
flashes up and then immediately goes away, all I get is a new document. How
can I get this back to function the way it used to? FYI, when I start Word,
the Getting Started works normally. Thanks,

Joe

 

[Jim Cone]

Try...
On the Edit menu click the "Task Pane" item.
Or use the keyboard... Ctrl + F1
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Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA
http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
(Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming)



"Joe M"
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Running Excel 2003. Normally when I start Excel, a new document is
presented, along with a "Getting Started" section out on the right, which
offers choices of MS Office Online, and a selection of a few of my most
recently opened documents to select. The Getting Started would stay present
until I chose a new document. Today, when I start Excel, the Getting Started
flashes up and then immediately goes away, all I get is a new document. How
can I get this back to function the way it used to? FYI, when I start Word,
the Getting Started works normally. Thanks,
Joe

 

[Joe M]

Thanks for the reply. Ctrl/F1 and View-->Task Pane does bring it back, which
I appreciate but why does it go away instantly? Is there some setting to get
this back?

Joe