Help Screens should not have to be closed using the mouse

[Guest]

Often, I accidentally hit the F1 key, bringing up a Help screen on right-hand
column of screen. I want to be able to quickly close the screen WITHOUT
having to grab the mouse, and click the X in its upper right-hand corner. I
cannot believe that Microsoft Corp. forces a close of their program Help
screens by mouse action alone, and does not allow this functionality from the
keyboard.

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[Jay Freedman]

Ctrl+F1 closes the task pane (and opens it if you press Ctrl+F1 again).

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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