StatusBar Control (Windows Forms)

The Windows Forms StatusBar control is used on forms as an area, usually displayed at the bottom of a window, in which an application can display various kinds of status information. StatusBar controls can have status-bar panels on them that display icons to indicate state, or a series of icons in an animation that indicate a process is working; for example, Microsoft Word indicating that the document is being saved.

In This Section

• StatusBar Control Overview (Windows Forms)
  Introduces the general concepts of the StatusBar control, which enables users to see relevant information for the control that has focus.

• How to: Add Panels to a StatusBar Control
  Explains how to add programmable panels to the StatusBar control.

• How to: Determine Which Panel in the Windows Forms StatusBar Control Was Clicked
  Explains how to handle Click events raised from the StatusBar control.

• How to: Set the Size of Status-Bar Panels
  Gives details on the properties that control the width and resize behavior of status-bar panels at run time.

• Walkthrough: Updating Status Bar Information at Run Time
  Explains how to programmatically control the data within status-bar panels.

Reference

• StatusBar
  Provides reference information on the class and its members.

• ToolStripStatusLabel
  Replaces and adds functionality to the StatusBar control.

Related Sections

• Controls to Use on Windows Forms
  Provides a complete list of Windows Forms controls, with links to information on their use.