# Safari/Mac OS X Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-mac-os-x-question/360530>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 13, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-mac-os-x-question/360530 "2006-06-13T03:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![The\_Punkyova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@The\_Punkyova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Punkyova)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-mac-os-x-question/360530/1 "2006-06-13T03:00:00Z")

</div>

This is probably obvious to technical people, but it’s driving me nuts. I recently updated Safari on my computer. This is mostly fine. However, in the old version, the browser window had a bar across the bottom, and when I put my mouse over a link on a webpage, the url of that link was displayed on the bar. Now, there is no bar, and thus, I have no way of knowing where links go.

This sounds trivial, but it turns out to be a feature that I used a lot, and I want it back! I have tried Safari help and the Apple Support pages, but apparently I’m using all the wrong search terms. I’ve also tried the preferences and the view menu, and nothing seems to work. I’m at the end of my limited abilities here.

Can anyone help me without totally confusing me with jargon and terms I don’t understand?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-mac-os-x-question/360530/2 "2006-06-13T03:04:14Z")

</div>

View -\> Show Status Bar.

Or command-/

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![The\_Punkyova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@The\_Punkyova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Punkyova)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-mac-os-x-question/360530/3 "2006-06-13T03:05:38Z")

</div>

Friedo, I love you! Thanks a lot!!!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-mac-os-x-question/360530/4 "2006-06-13T03:09:12Z")

</div>

You owe me $38,700 in consulting fees.