Thanks - but I'm wondering if it's really hidden, how it got that way. Of
course I guess it could have been through a macro somewhere.

LynetteB:
Open Excel and then press [Alt]+[F11] to get into the VB Editor. Find the
"Immediate" Window (if it isn't obvious to you, check in the View menu).
Type the =True command that 2007fanfoe provided into the Immediate window and
press the [Enter] key.

You can close the VB Editor after that.

Good luck.

" wrote:

Hi JLatham,

Try:
Application.CommandBars("Status Bar").Visible = True 'Show
Application.CommandBars("Status Bar").Visible = False 'Hide

Regards,

Fanfoe

On Mar 29, 12:39 am, JLatham
wrote:
Well, now that's a real problem.

The show/hide option for the Status bar no longer exists in 2007. The
information I have says that for 2007 it is "always visible by default". Now
what gets me about that statement is that when I see something that says "by
default" I automatically assume that there is some setting besides default.
But I can't find any reference to hiding it ... yet. I'm still looking
around for an answer of a different color.



"LynetteB" wrote:
Since this is Excel 2007 (educational version) I went to the Start/Excel
Options button, but I still couldn't find any reference to the status
bar--the bar found at the bottom of the screen just above the start button
and the open files buttons.
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"JLatham" wrote:

Are you speaking of the status bar in Excel or the Taskbar in Windows?

You can display/hide the status bar in Excel through the Tools | Options
[View] tab.

"LynetteB" wrote:

My status bar is blank, but when I right-click on it, I see a checklist of
items that it will supposedly show or hide.
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