Syntax

expression.StatusBar

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Remarks

This property returns False if Microsoft Excel has control of the status bar. To restore the default status bar text, set the property to False; this works even if the status bar is hidden.

Example

This example sets the status bar text to "Please be patient..." before it opens the workbook Large.xls, and then it restores the default text.

Visual Basic for Applications 
oldStatusBar = Application.DisplayStatusBar Application.DisplayStatusBar = True Application.StatusBar = "Please be patient..." Workbooks.Open filename:="LARGE.XLS" Application.StatusBar = False Application.DisplayStatusBar = oldStatusBar
Change the message displayed in the status bar? Return the text string in the status bar? Set text seen in the statusbar? status status bar Status Bar Property statusbar statusbar property

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