There is a keyboard shortcut for it in both Word and Outlook. Hit F7.
As to why it's not showing up, I don't know. It won't show up while you
are reading a message, but it's hard to make it disappear while
composing a message.
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Leonid S. Knyshov
Crashproof Solutions
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Microsoft Small Business Specialist
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