How do I stop the automatic opening of Template Help in Excel?

Each time I open an Excel workbook (.xls) that has been built from a
template downloaded from sources such as Microsoft Downloads, the Template
Help pane in Task Pane automatically opens. How can I prevent this from
opening?

Excel 2003: Tools | Options | [View] tab. Clear the box labeled "Startup
Task Pane"

Hope this helps.

"TMC" wrote:

Each time I open an Excel workbook (.xls) that has been built from a
template downloaded from sources such as Microsoft Downloads, the Template
Help pane in Task Pane automatically opens. How can I prevent this from
opening?

Hi JLatham -- Alas, that was one of the "fixes" I already tried --- to no
avail. Very frustrating to have the goofy Template Help pane show up each
time I open one of these workbooks. Thanks for the response, though --
appreciate it.

tmc

"JLatham" wrote:

Excel 2003: Tools | Options | [View] tab. Clear the box labeled "Startup
Task Pane"

Hope this helps.

"TMC" wrote:

Each time I open an Excel workbook (.xls) that has been built from a
template downloaded from sources such as Microsoft Downloads, the Template
Help pane in Task Pane automatically opens. How can I prevent this from
opening?

Can you point me to one specific template from the MSFT site that causes this
to happen. This could be interesting to track down. Or easier still, attach
a copy of the original template file to an email and send it to me so I can
play with it?

remove spaces: HelpFrom @ jlathamsite.com will get it to me. Let me know
which version of Excel you're using also.

"TMC" wrote:

Hi JLatham -- Alas, that was one of the "fixes" I already tried --- to no
avail. Very frustrating to have the goofy Template Help pane show up each
time I open one of these workbooks. Thanks for the response, though --
appreciate it.

tmc

"JLatham" wrote:

Excel 2003: Tools | Options | [View] tab. Clear the box labeled "Startup
Task Pane"

Hope this helps.

"TMC" wrote:

Each time I open an Excel workbook (.xls) that has been built from a
template downloaded from sources such as Microsoft Downloads, the Template
Help pane in Task Pane automatically opens. How can I prevent this from
opening?

You're saving the file(s) as templates. To save them as normal excel files goto:

File Properties Custom

Under Properties select the template and click delete. Save the file. Now when you open the file the "Template Help" task pane will not open.

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I am still facing the same problem as i did apply the solution to remove.
may I email this template to you



Forrest Blank wrote:

You're saving the file(s) as templates.
16-Jul-07

You're saving the file(s) as templates. To save them as normal excel files goto:

File Properties Custom

Under Properties select the template and click delete. Save the file. Now when you open the file the "Template Help" task pane will not open.

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Saturday, July 07, 2007 2:08 PM
TM wrote:

How do I stop the automatic opening of Template Help in Excel?
Each time I open an Excel workbook (.xls) that has been built from a
template downloaded from sources such as Microsoft Downloads, the Template
Help pane in Task Pane automatically opens. How can I prevent this from
opening?

On Saturday, July 07, 2007 2:40 PM
HelpFrom wrote:

How do I stop the automatic opening of Template Help in Excel?
Excel 2003: Tools | Options | [View] tab. Clear the box labeled "Startup
Task Pane"

Hope this helps.

"TMC" wrote:

On Saturday, July 07, 2007 5:56 PM
TM wrote:

Hi JLatham -- Alas, that was one of the "fixes" I already tried --- to no
Hi JLatham -- Alas, that was one of the "fixes" I already tried --- to no
avail. Very frustrating to have the goofy Template Help pane show up each
time I open one of these workbooks. Thanks for the response, though --
appreciate it.

tmc

"JLatham" wrote:

On Saturday, July 07, 2007 10:18 PM
HelpFrom wrote:

Can you point me to one specific template from the MSFT site that causes this
Can you point me to one specific template from the MSFT site that causes this
to happen. This could be interesting to track down. Or easier still, attach
a copy of the original template file to an email and send it to me so I can
play with it?

remove spaces: HelpFrom @ jlathamsite.com will get it to me. Let me know
which version of Excel you're using also.

"TMC" wrote:

On Monday, July 16, 2007 10:28 AM
Forrest Blank wrote:

You're saving the file(s) as templates.
You're saving the file(s) as templates. To save them as normal excel files goto:

File Properties Custom

Under Properties select the template and click delete. Save the file. Now when you open the file the "Template Help" task pane will not open.


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This applies to Microsoft Excel 2003 - it may apply to other versions as well but that remains to be tested.

Sometimes Excel will start up with the Task Pane showing and, more often than not, your first task will be to close the damn thing. In answer to the question of how to stop it appearing in the first place, people are usually told to uncheck the box which says ?Show Startup Task Pane?, which you can find under ?Tools?Options?? then click the ?View? tab.

Sometimes this works - sometimes it doesn?t. This article may be the saviour for those people who?ve tried that but who find that it makes not the slightest bit of difference.

http://www.collents.eu/cem/tatep/?x=...y100511-062005



Mohsin Ali wrote:

Problem Remain Same
13-Jan-10

I am still facing the same problem as i did apply the solution to remove.
may I email this template to you

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Saturday, July 07, 2007 2:08 PM
TM wrote:

How do I stop the automatic opening of Template Help in Excel?
Each time I open an Excel workbook (.xls) that has been built from a
template downloaded from sources such as Microsoft Downloads, the Template
Help pane in Task Pane automatically opens. How can I prevent this from
opening?

On Saturday, July 07, 2007 2:40 PM
HelpFrom wrote:

How do I stop the automatic opening of Template Help in Excel?
Excel 2003: Tools | Options | [View] tab. Clear the box labeled "Startup
Task Pane"

Hope this helps.

"TMC" wrote:

On Saturday, July 07, 2007 5:56 PM
TM wrote:

Hi JLatham -- Alas, that was one of the "fixes" I already tried --- to no
Hi JLatham -- Alas, that was one of the "fixes" I already tried --- to no
avail. Very frustrating to have the goofy Template Help pane show up each
time I open one of these workbooks. Thanks for the response, though --
appreciate it.

tmc

"JLatham" wrote:

On Saturday, July 07, 2007 10:18 PM
HelpFrom wrote:

Can you point me to one specific template from the MSFT site that causes this
Can you point me to one specific template from the MSFT site that causes this
to happen. This could be interesting to track down. Or easier still, attach
a copy of the original template file to an email and send it to me so I can
play with it?

remove spaces: HelpFrom @ jlathamsite.com will get it to me. Let me know
which version of Excel you're using also.

"TMC" wrote:

On Monday, July 16, 2007 10:28 AM
Forrest Blank wrote:

You're saving the file(s) as templates.
You're saving the file(s) as templates. To save them as normal excel files goto:

File Properties Custom

Under Properties select the template and click delete. Save the file. Now when you open the file the "Template Help" task pane will not open.

On Wednesday, January 13, 2010 2:23 AM
Mohsin Ali wrote:

Problem Remain Same
I am still facing the same problem as i did apply the solution to remove.
may I email this template to you


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