Using the status bar, you can:

• See whether Notes is accessing the network (a lightning bolt appears).
• Change the font (typeface), size, or paragraph style of selected text when you're editing a document.
• See a history of all messages for the session.
• Check the progress of tasks that Notes performs in the background (for example, saving attachments or replicating databases).

  Tip During a background task with a lot of status information, such as replacing the design of a database, click the status bar, and the history list expands in size and scrolls to show you as much information as possible. See your level of access to the current database (click the key icon).

• See your current location and switch to another location.
• Display the language tag name for the current or selected text in a document.
• Perform common mail tasks such as creating a message or scanning for unread mail by clicking the mailbox icon (Quickpick menu).

  Tip The Send Outgoing Mail, Send & Receive Mail, and Receive Mail commands on this menu work with both Notes mail and Internet mail.

To modify the status bar

Preferences let you modify the status bar. You can add or remove items and establish the order in which the status bar items will display.

1. Choose File - Preferences - Status Bar Preferences.

Macintosh OS X users: Notes - Preferences - Status Bar Preferences.

Note To remove an item from the status bar, click its check box.

Tip If you enable the Progress item, you can set Notes to beep when the task in progress, such as replication, completes. Select "Audible notification when complete."

Note The Status item, when selected, allows you to change the height as well as the width of the button. More height may be useful for the history list.

5. Click OK.

To discard all the modifications you've made and return to the original settings for the status bar, click the Defaults button.

Tip You can open Status Bar Preferences by right-clicking anywhere on the status bar and choosing Status Bar Preferences.

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