How do I turn off the template help sidebar?

[Guest]

Every time I open a Word document the "template help" sidebar pops up. I've
changed the view in "toolbars", and created a new Normal.dot document, but
nothing seems to be working. Anyone else have this issue?

 

[Guest]

I may not understand your description correctly.

Is it the Task Pane you see? (check whether View > Task Pane is selected)
If that is the case, try this: select Tools > Options > View tab. Is
"Startup Task Pane" turned on (first option to the left)? If that is the
case, turn it off and click OK.

See also:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ShowTaskPane.htm

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Lene Fredborg
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word