I lost this thread and the replies to it when I rebooted after changing the
registry -- the suggestion did not work for me though.

The task pane was introduced in Excel 2002 and that is what I have.

I found the following with a Google Groups Search aptly named
Task Panes (or Pains)
http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...GP11.phx .gbl

but the suggestion by Ron de Bruin to change the registry did not work for me..
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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
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