clipboard task pane with option command does not show;what's up?

[pph]

I cannot collect items to my clipboard unless my Word application is open.
Instructions to open the task pane for clipboard shows no option command
button.

Could this be a program glitch or a visual basic "decision" to limit the
clipboard's
scope?

 

[Tony Jollans]

The Office clipboard should work provided at least one Office application is
open - it doesn't have to be Word. It is not a stand-alone application,
though, rather a feature of Office.