Try View | TaskPad to bring the TaskPad back into view.

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Jocelyn Fiorello
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> In my previous version of Office a list of open tasks was displayed
> along with my Calendar. In Office 2004 this has gone away, apparently
> replaced with a separate and (as far as I can tell) never to be
> united Task pane and Calendar pane. Any way I can combine the two as
> done in previous versions of Office? Thanks!