Task Panes

Office XP applications give users easy access to their important tasks in a single integrated view. From the Task Pane, which appears on the right side of the screen, users can perform searches, open or start a new document, view the contents of the clipboard, format their documents and presentations, or even access services via the Web. Note: Different Task Panes are associated with specific applications.

• Open up Word (or any other Office application).
• From the View menu, select Task Pane.

Note: The Task Pane automatically appears when a user performs an action that uses the Task Pane.

File New (Task Pane)

As part of the Task Pane, creating a new file or opening an existing file is made simpler. Not only can users quickly open a new file from within the task pane, but they can also create a new document from a template that lives on the Web, create a new document from an existing document, or get a list of their most recently used templates or documents.

• Open Word or Excel.
• From the File menu, select New. The file names can now be in any of the Indic languages that you have installed.

Office Clipboard (Task Pane)

An improved clipboard enables users to copy up to 24 pieces of information at once across all the Office applications or the Web and store them on the Task Pane. The Task Pane gives users a visual representation of the copied data and a sample of the text, so they can easily distinguish between items as they transfer them to other documents.

• From within any Office application, copy at least two pieces of information.
• The Office Clipboard automatically opens as part of the Task Pane.

Note: You can also open the Office Clipboard on the Task Pane by selecting Clipboard from the View Menu.