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Selected options appear on the status bar.
Some options only appear when appropriate.
1 Right-click the status bar.
A list of options appears. Selected options
have a check mark. Deselected options do not
have a check mark.
2 Click options to select or deselect them
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Select Options on the Status Bar
You can automate the tasks you perform in Excel by
recording a macro. By default, the Macro Recorder
button (
) appears on the status bar. Click the
Macro Recorder button to begin recording a macro.
The Record Macro dialog box appears. Fill in the fields
and then perform the steps you want to automate.
When you are finished performing the steps, click the
Macro Recorder button again. See Chapter 14 for
detailed information.
T
he status bar appears at the bottom of the Excel
window. It displays the status of several options.
For example, the Zoom button appears on the
status bar. It displays the current zoom level. You can
click the Zoom button to open the Zoom dialog box and
manually set the zoom level. The Zoom slider also
appears in the status bar. You can drag it to the right to
zoom in, thereby making the contents of your worksheet
larger, or drag it to the left to zoom out, thereby making
the contents of your worksheet smaller. When you right-
click the status bar, you can select which options appear
on it. Several options, such as the Zoom slider, Zoom
button, and Macro Recorder, appear by default.
Select Options on
the Status Bar
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