Task Pane Default Opening View

[Alex]

Hi Guys

I'm a technical author by trade and find the Word task
pane a god send when reformatting other peoples
documents. I therefore use the 'Styles and Formatting'
view all the time.

What I'd like to know is, is it possible to force the Task
Pane to always open in 'Styles and Formatting' view.

I currently have the reg edit fix to keep the task pane
open even if a tenmplate is placed in the startup folder.
Is there a similar trick to change the task panes default
view?

If not can it be attchieve by VBA?

I use Word XP at Word and Word 2003 when working from home
so the fix will need to word on both versions if possible.

Big thank you in advance

Alex

 

[Peter Hewett]

Hi Alex

You can add the following code to your Normal template, or create an Add-In to hold it:

Public Sub AutoExec()
Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:05"), "ShowFormattingPane"
End Sub

Public Sub ShowFormattingPane()
Application.TaskPanes(wdTaskPaneFormatting).Visible = True
End Sub

You need to thank Steve Hudson for this!

Cheers - Peter

Hi Guys

I'm a technical author by trade and find the Word task
pane a god send when reformatting other peoples
documents. I therefore use the 'Styles and Formatting'
view all the time.

What I'd like to know is, is it possible to force the Task
Pane to always open in 'Styles and Formatting' view.

I currently have the reg edit fix to keep the task pane
open even if a tenmplate is placed in the startup folder.
Is there a similar trick to change the task panes default
view?

If not can it be attchieve by VBA?

I use Word XP at Word and Word 2003 when working from home
so the fix will need to word on both versions if possible.

Big thank you in advance

Alex

HTH + Cheers - Peter

 

[Alex]

Thanks Peter and Steve

I had tried an AutoExec but kept getting an error, didn't
realise you can place a delay to the execution of the
macro. Very cool.

Thanks for the help

Alex

-----Original Message-----
Hi Alex

You can add the following code to your Normal template,

or create an Add-In to hold it:

Public Sub AutoExec()
Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue

("00:00:05"), "ShowFormattingPane"

 

[Peter Hewett]

Hi Alex

The delays a very old trick - but useful at times!

Cheers - Peter

Thanks Peter and Steve

I had tried an AutoExec but kept getting an error, didn't
realise you can place a delay to the execution of the
macro. Very cool.

Thanks for the help

Alex


or create an Add-In to hold it:
("00:00:05"), "ShowFormattingPane"

HTH + Cheers - Peter