Microsoft Word 2008 and Spaces problem - found a workaround

Anyone who's tried running MS Word 2008 and Spaces knows that Word is pretty much unusable. The formatting palette moves to a different space, leaving behind the title bar, and the desktops just switch automatically, windows disappear, etc.
Here's a workaround that actually makes it usable. Disable the Toolbox/formatting palette by clicking the "Toolbox" button at the top of the Word window. The formatting palette will go away. You don't want this, it's the root of all evil. To get access to the options in the formatting palette, right click on a blank space somewhere in one of the toolbars, and select the toolbars you want access to. Then the stuff that was available previously in the palette will be available as a toolbar instead.
This bug has driven me nuts for months. NUTS. This seems to have fixed it. Just make sure you never enable anything that resembles the formatting palette and all should be fine. I haven't tried opening multiple word docs in different spaces yet, only the same space.

Hi Sickels,
Welcome an board to the Apple discussion forum for user to users ...
First of all I like to tell you that this is the wrong forum to as ...
Ad the Discussion Front page 'where ALL categories are' there is a section for Windows Compatibility. An when your computer specimens are correct it says OSX 10.4.X This is Leopard OSX 10.5.X
Now to your question > Open the application Word.
Now you will see on the right site of the Menu Bar 'FORMATTING PALETTE' next to the icon 'GALARY' click on it and the formatting palette will show up. To hide it click again on it.
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