Hi, David,
This is not (never was) a feature of Office programs. It's supplied by the
printer driver software that comes with your printer. Look in the
instructions that came with the printer -- each company does it differently.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word
> On my old computer with MS works when I printed a
> document a small print status box appeared in the bottom
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> How can I display this very useful feature.
> Many thanks David G