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==Examples== * The status bar of a [[file manager]] often shows the count of items in the current directory, their total size, or the size of the currently selected item. <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:StatusbarWin2k.png]] --> * The status bar of a [[web browser]] will be invisible or blank when the user is viewing a page, then display loading information when the user clicks a [[hyperlink]]. * The status bar of a [[graphics editor]] will show information about the current image, such as its dimensions, [[color space]], or [[Image resolution|resolution]]. * In a [[word processor]], the status bar often shows cursor position, the number of pages in the document, and the state of the [[caps lock]], [[num lock]], and [[scroll lock]] keys. Additionally, many word processors assign the insert key a behavior similar to that of these three, to allow toggling the insertion mode{{spaced ndash}}the state of that is also displayed in the status bar. * [[Text adventure]]s often have a status line that displayed information such as the players location, game time, and score. [[Infocom]]'s customer newsletter was named ''The Status Line'' after it was named ''The New Zork Times'' * In a [[spreadsheet]], the status bar shows similar information to word processors, but includes the ability to highlight cells and show the average, sum, maximum value, and so forth.
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