prevent default task pane from loading

[Guest]

How do I change the default setting in Office programs to not load the
annoying help taskpane that automatically loads every time I create a new
document?
When will M$oft ever learn. Office 2000 was just fine. This feature is more
annoying than Clippy the Office assistant we grew to hate.

 

[Albert D. Kallal]

I usually turn off the following:

Application.SetOption "ShowWindowsInTaskbar", False
Application.SetOption "Themed Form Controls", True
Application.SetOption "Show Startup Dialog Box", False
Application.CommandBars.AdaptiveMenus = False

The above turns off most of the "junk" you don't want.

The one you are looking for:
Application.SetOption "Show Startup Dialog Box", False

The "Themed" stuff is for access 2003