Microsoft Office Toolbar Problems

[stickfun]

everytime i open microsoft word, that stupid annoying taskpane at the right side opens up. i close it every time but when i restart it, it comes back again is there any way to remove it permanently?

also, is there any way to do the same for toolbars because there are some useless ones that just keep reappearing each time i restart word.

thanks

[stickfun]

anybody knows?

(Word is so annoying ...)

[firefoxthebomb]

Go to Tools and then Options.

Go to View tab and under Show untick Startup Task Pane.

and for the toolbars:

Go to View the Toolbars and untick the ones you do not want to see.

[stickfun]

thanks a lot. that got rid of the startup pane but the toolbar still remained after restarting Word

EDIT:

also, how can i remove that wizard that starts up with publisher?