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# The Status Bar

The Status Bar shown on the bottom of the window displays the following information by default.

- The command explanation of the currently selected menu item or the Toolbar button.

- The currently selected configuration.

- The current line and column at the cursor.

- Encoding method used to open.

- Overwrite mode (OVR)

- Read only mode (READ)

## Tips

- You can double-click on most items to change their settings.

- Information displayed on the Status Bar can be customized in the Status page of the Customize dialog box.