Disable starting task pane
Take Microsoft Word 2003 software as an example. By default, the Start Work task pane will automatically open on the right side of the Word2003 document window. If you do not want to automatically open the task pane, you can disable it:
Step 1: Open the Word2003 document window, and click menu bar Click Tools → Options menu command. Step 2: Switch to the View tab in the opened Options dialog box, and cancel Start Task Pane in the Display area check box , and click OK. [1]