Datasheet

Manage the Status Bar
Manage the
Status Bar
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ou can add elements to, or remove elements
from, the Status Bar to display many
different types of information. When you
open a blank workbook, the Status Bar displays the
cell mode, the macro recording state, the View
shortcuts, the zoom factor, and the zoom slider. The
Status Bar is actually set to display a wide variety of
information, if conditions are right to display the
information. For example, if you press the Scroll Lock
key on the keyboard, Excel displays the state of the
Scroll Lock key on the Status Bar.
The cell mode that appears by default in all
workbooks switches between four states. Ready mode
is a general state, and the state that appears when
no other state is appropriate. Enter mode appears as
soon as you start typing in a cell, and Excel returns
to Ready mode after you press Enter to store the
information in the cell. When you edit any cell entry,
Edit mode appears on the Status Bar. Point mode
appears on the Status Bar when you point to cells
that you want to include while setting up a formula.
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1 Right-click the Status Bar.
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Excel displays the Customize Status Bar
menu. Each item with a check mark ( )
beside it will appear on the Status Bar
under appropriate conditions.
2 Click an item that does not contain .
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Excel can now include that item on the
Status Bar.
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If appropriate conditions exist, the item
appears immediately on the Status Bar.
3 Click anywhere on the worksheet to hide the
Status Bar menu.
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