Hide the Office Clipboard: Hide the Office Clipboard:

In Microsoft Word, whenever you copy multiple items to the Clipboard, an Office Clipboard appears to the right of your current document. This Clipboard lets you copy and paste text using one of the last several items copied to the Clipboard. While many people find this feature useful in that they can copy several items to the Clipboard for later pasting use, others find this pane annoying in how it automatically pops up, potentially hiding part of the current Word document. To prevent the Office Clipboard from automatically popping up:

1. If the Clipboard is not already onscreen, click Edit, then click Office Clipboard, and then click on the Options button at the bottom of the pop-up window.
2. Uncheck “Show Office Clipboard Automatically,” uncheck “Show Office Clipboard Icon on Taskbar,” and uncheck “Show Status Near Taskbar When Copying”.
3. Click the "X" on the top-right of the Office Clipboard pane to close