The Language bar (overview)
The Language bar is a toolbar
that appears on your desktop automatically when you add text services, such as
input
languages, keyboard layouts, handwriting recognition, speech recognition, or
input
method editors (IMEs). The Language bar provides a quick way to change the
input language or keyboard layout from your desktop. You can move the Language
bar anywhere on your screen, minimize
it to the taskbar, or hide it.
The set of buttons and options on the Language bar changes
depending on the text services you have installed and the software program
that's currently active. For example, WordPad supports speech recognition, but
Notepad does not. If both programs are running, the speech buttons appear when
WordPad is active, but disappear when you make Notepad the active program.
