Ah - thank you all - such a little thing but kinds irritating
Dave


"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message
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Excel 2003

ToolsOptionsView.

Uncheck "startup task pane"


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:21:10 -0500, "David" wrote:

Forgot to mention Excel (Office) 2003 - I'm still looking, but I haven't
found the option
Dave

"Bob I" wrote in message
.. .
Uncheck that Option. Where, depends on the version.

David wrote:

How do I get the default workbook page to come up without the Help/Task
Pane?

Dave