Status bar

The status bar along the bottom of a window plays different roles in different programs. However, a
common role is to display helpful information. For example, the status bar at the bottom of the WordPad
window often displays the helpful message For Help, press F1 to let you know that help is
available for the program. When you point to a toolbar button in WordPad, the status bar message
changes to describe the purpose of that button.
Tip Virtually any program you use will also offer a Help option in its menu bar, which
you can choose to get help with that particular program.
Like toolbars, a program’s status bar is often optional. You can usually turn it on and off by choosing
View › Status Bar from the program’s menus.