# Internet Explorer: Where did my bar go?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-where-did-my-bar-go/460599>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 19, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-where-did-my-bar-go/460599 "2008-08-19T21:39:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-where-did-my-bar-go/460599/1 "2008-08-19T21:39:55Z")

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I noticed the bar at the bottom of my browser disappeared. You know, the bar with the green rectangles to show the progress of a website loading? How do I get that back?

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-where-did-my-bar-go/460599/2 "2008-08-19T21:41:06Z")

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nom nom nom

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**Author:** ![Laudenum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-where-did-my-bar-go/460599/3 "2008-08-19T21:50:12Z")

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Try pressing F11

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**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-where-did-my-bar-go/460599/4 "2008-08-19T22:19:52Z")

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The bar is called a ‘status bar.’ Go to the View menu and select ‘Status Bar’ for it to appear or disappear.

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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-where-did-my-bar-go/460599/5 "2008-08-20T11:51:17Z")

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[QUOTE=Baffle]  
The bar is called a ‘status bar.’ Go to the View menu and select ‘Status Bar’ for it to appear or disappear.  
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Yup! That did it!

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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-where-did-my-bar-go/460599/6 "2008-08-20T11:53:19Z")

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[QUOTE=Laudenum]  
Try pressing F11  
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Yes, I did try that first to no avail. F11 is one of my first defenses when the screen does not appear correctly. (Every now and then, there’s some website out there that has a different resolution, or such, and messes up my screen. Thanks for the tip, though…it may help other readers of this thread.