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Miro J.
Miro J.

Reputation: 4994

Keep Office add-in task pane open at document load

I have a task pane (desktop) Office add-in built with the latest VS 2015 template for Excel and Word add-ins. When I open the file, the add-in task pane is not visible. My users need to click a button on the toolbar to open it, which they complain about.

In addition, I save the document with the task pane expanded but it does not affect that behavior. I remember a previous version of the add-in manifest (when it was called app for Office) kept the pane open but I upgraded it so I can use custom tabs in the Office ribbon.

Can I make the task pane stay expanded when the document or worksheet load?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1998

Answers (2)

Rick Kirkham
Rick Kirkham

Reputation: 9784

There is now a way to do this: Automatically open a task pane with a document. And a sample at: Office OOXML EmbedAddin

Upvotes: 1

Michael Saunders
Michael Saunders

Reputation: 2668

Similar question here: Office Web App - Show task pane on load

For now you'll have to choose between persistent always-open task panes and custom tabs/buttons.

Upvotes: 1

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