Is it possible to display the Calculating Cells n% from
the status bar as a progress bar?

If not is there a way to make it more visible.

Here is more detail on my issue.

When the user opens the workbook a dialog box appears
asking them to selet a cost center then press ok. There
are multiple sheets with multiple formulas that use the
cost center they select. It takes less than a min for the
workbook to calculate, but during this time they are
unable to press "ok". My concer is they may miss the
calculating message in the staus bar, or have it turned
off.

Any way to make this more prominet?

thanks