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title: "StatusBar"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
f1_keywords: 
  - "AutoGeneratedOrientationPage"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "controls [WPF], StatusBar"
  - "StatusBar control [WPF]"
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---
# StatusBar
A <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.StatusBar> is a horizontal area at the bottom of a window where an application can display status information.  
  
 The following illustration shows an example of a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.StatusBar>.  
  
 ![Status bar](./media/ss-ctl-statusbar.GIF "SS_CTL_statusbar")  
  
## In This Section  
  
## Reference  
 <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.StatusBar>  
  <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.StatusBarItem>  
  
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