OFF: MS Office Shortcut Bar Appears as Button on Taskbar

• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar, you may see it appear as a button on the Microsoft Windows Taskbar even though it is docked. When you click the Microsoft Office shortcut bar, it is removed from the Microsoft Windows Taskbar.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if you do not have the "Always on Top" option selected on the Customize menu for the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar.

WORKAROUND

To ensure that the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar never appears on the Windows Taskbar do the following:

1. Using the right mouse button, click the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar, and then click Customize.



2. In the Customize dialog box, click the View Tab.



3. Click to select the "Always on Top" option, and then click OK.

Additional query words: off95 off97 OSB

Keywords : offwin
Version : WINDOWS:7.0,97
Platform : WINDOWS
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