Microsoft KB Archive/827323

= How to turn off the Office Language Bar in Office XP and in Office 2003 =

Article ID: 827323

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition

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Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
The Microsoft Office Language Bar may be activated after you install the Alternative User Input or text-to-speech features of Microsoft Office XP and of Microsoft Office 2003. The Office language bar may also be activated after you apply Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). This article describes how to turn off the Office Language Bar in Office XP and in Office 2003.



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Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To turn off or hide the Office Language Bar, follow these steps:  Click Start, and then click Run. Type regedit, and then click OK. Locate the following registry key:

 If the ExtraIconsOnMnimized value is not present in the right pane, right-click in the right pane, point to New, and then click DWORD Value. Type ExtraIconsOnMinimized for the value name, and then press ENTER. Double-click the ExtraIconsOnMinimized value, type 0 for the value data, and then click OK.</li> If the ShowStatus value is not present in the right pane, right-click in the right pane, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.</li> Type ShowStatus for the value name, and then press ENTER.</li> Double-click the ShowStatus value, type 2 for the value data, and then click OK.</li> Locate the following registry key:

</li> If the Disable Thread Input Manager value is not present in the right pane, right-click in the right pane, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.</li> Type Disable Thread Input Manager for the value name, and then press ENTER.</li> Double-click the Disable Thread Input Manager value, type 1 for the value data, and then click OK.</li> Locate the following registry key:

 

</li> If the ShowDeskBand value is not present in the right pane, right-click in the right pane, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.</li> Type ShowDeskBand for the value name, and then press ENTER.</li> Double-click the ShowDeskBand value, type 1 for the value data, and then click OK.</li> Restart the computer.</li></ol>

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