Word Research pane shut off

Anonymous
2010-02-16T15:38:50+00:00

How do I turn off the Research paine when I open Word?

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Anonymous
2010-02-21T03:20:20+00:00

You will get a close symbol on the top right corner of the Research Pane, you can click on the close symbol and turn it off.

 Or you can click on the icon for Research Pane on the Toolbar at the top.

 If this does not resolve the issue, follow the basic Troubleshooting steps provided in the article given below:

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921541.

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  2. Suzanne S Barnhill 279.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-04-09T02:02:14+00:00

    This has been escalated to Microsoft, and having the repro steps will be very helpful.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-08T23:06:05+00:00

    You got it!  The sequence you described - swipe from right followed by double click in a cell in Excel reliably causes the research pane to materialize.  Then, after closing it, it reappears every time you click anywhere in the worksheet until you Alt-click and reclose the pane.  Saving it with Alt F S also fixes the problem.

    Let's hope someone from Microsoft figures out what to do with it!

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-08T22:57:57+00:00

    Suzanne - I also suspect it is a keyboard issue.  It happens in Word and Excel and has even happened occasionally for me in Outlook and PowerPoint (I didn't even know you could get the Research Pane in Outlook!) - It has happened most often when using the Touchpad on my Surface.  I have never had it happen when using my Samsung laptop or my HP desktop.  It usually happens when I have inadvertently swiped in from the right side - usually in conjunction with another touchpad movement.   Closing with the x in the top right doesn't rectify the problem, although saving the document usually does.  Sometimes I have to close the application and reopen it.   I can't reproduce it steadily, but can usually make it happen if I keep futzing with the touchpad making crazy swipes and taps.  I am using a type cover 2 on a Surface Pro 2

    I have never had it happen without the keyboard attached, although I do little editing in Word or Excel without the keyboard. 

    It also generates other strange keyboard results.  For instance, backspace becomes undo and either z or w (I can't remember which) would generate a 36.

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