is a notebook option that specifies what should appear in the status area in the frame of the window used to display the notebook.


WindowStatusArea
is a notebook option that specifies what should appear in the status area in the frame of the window used to display the notebook.
Details

- WindowStatusArea->Automatic makes the status area display whatever is specified by StatusArea objects at the current location of the mouse pointer.
- WindowStatusArea->None makes the status area always be blank.
- WindowStatusArea->"string" specifies a particular string to display in the status area.
- Settings for WindowStatusArea can be overridden by specific StatusArea constructs within the window.
See Also
Tech Notes
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History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), WindowStatusArea, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowStatusArea.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "WindowStatusArea." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowStatusArea.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). WindowStatusArea. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowStatusArea.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_windowstatusarea, author="Wolfram Research", title="{WindowStatusArea}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowStatusArea.html}", note=[Accessed: 10-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_windowstatusarea, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={WindowStatusArea}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowStatusArea.html}, note=[Accessed: 10-August-2025]}