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status bar

Use instead of status line or message area to refer to the area at the bottom of a document window that shows the status of a document and other information, such as the meaning of a command. Messages appear on, not in, the status bar.

Screenshot of a progress bar for downloading the Childcare Policies document file with an icon to cancel the download.

Screenshot of the bottom of a document window that shows the currently displayed page, section, line, and column.

Example
The page number is displayed on the status bar.