The Task Pane key on an Office Keyboard does not always operate as expected in Office 2003 programs (818233)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
  • Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
  • Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Office Picture Manager 2003

SYMPTOMS

When you press the Task Pane key on a Microsoft Office Keyboard, the task pane does not close or open as expected. This issue may occur in the following products:
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
  • Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
  • Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Office Picture Manager 2003

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the task pane to close the task pane in any Office program.

To open the task pane in any Office program, on the View menu, click Task Pane.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/11/2006
Keywords:kbstartprogram kbprb kbnofix KB818233 kbAudDeveloper