Thanks, but I do mean that the language button does not appear - the status
bar is visible.


"Tony Jollans" wrote:

If you are saying the status bar no longer shows the language, I'm afraid I
can't help, but if you are saying the status bar itself is not displayed,
....

Select Tools Options View (tab)
In the "Show" section at the top, make sure "Status Bar" is checked

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Enjoy,
Tony


"Misha" wrote in message
...
Word 2003 used to display the language used in the status bar. This has
now
disappeared. How do I get it back?
Thanks