{"id":619,"date":"2018-06-28T13:08:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T13:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=619"},"modified":"2024-02-19T14:55:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:55:30","slug":"status-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/training\/status-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Status Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The status bar is located at the bottom of the screen, below the working area. It displays information about the current activities in the worksheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/status-bar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/status-bar.png 586w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/status-bar-300x11.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"format wp-block-heading\">The left side of the Status Bar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing that stands out when you look at the&nbsp;<strong>Status Bar<\/strong>&nbsp;is the word&nbsp;<strong>READY.<\/strong>&nbsp;It will be present most of the time when you work with Excel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as you start typing in a cell, it will change to <strong>ENTER.\u00a0<\/strong>Double-click the cell containing a value, and the text will change to\u00a0<strong>EDIT.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next to it, you will find the\u00a0<strong>Macro<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/training\/the-macro-recorder\/\">Recorder<\/a>. It is used to create macros that will allow you to automate your tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"format wp-block-heading\">The right side of the Status Bar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the right side, you will find three icons. With these icons, you can adjust the way your sheet will be displayed. The default mode is set to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, to the right, there is a slider. It allows you to zoom the working area. By default, it is set to 100%. Click this value and a new window will appear. You can choose one of the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/zoom-level.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-622\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Default zoom values (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjust the view to the <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/training\/selecting-cells\/\">selected cells<\/a>. Up to 400%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the specific value between 10% and 400%.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"format wp-block-heading\">Additional options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you select a group of cells that contain numbers, Excel will print additional information, such as&nbsp;<strong>Average, Count,<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Sum.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/average-count-sum.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/average-count-sum.png 383w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/average-count-sum-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to have a quick preview of additional information, right-click the status bar and choose one of the three options:\u00a0<strong>Numerical Count<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Minimum,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Maximum.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/additinal-informations.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/additinal-informations.png 336w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/additinal-informations-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"format notice wp-block-heading\">NOTICE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"notice\">If you select <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/formulas\/add-or-subtract-multiple-cells\/\">multiple cells<\/a>, and none of them will be a number, Excel will return information only about&nbsp;<strong>Counter.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The status bar is located at the bottom of the screen, below the working area. 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