---
title: "ToolStripStatusLabel Control Overview"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
f1_keywords: 
  - "ToolStripStatusLabel"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "ToolStripStatusLabel control [Windows Forms], aboutToolStripStatusLabel control"
  - "status bars"
ms.assetid: 0b9c991e-a9fa-4609-9e1b-caadaef93821
---
# ToolStripStatusLabel Control Overview
The <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel> is a label for a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip>. Like the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.Label> or <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripLabel>, the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel> provides a non-clickable display area for text, images, or both. The <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel> is hosted by a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip>.  
  
### Important ToolStripStatusLabel Members  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|<xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel.Spring%2A>|Gets or sets a value indicating whether the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel> automatically fills the available space on the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip> as the form is resized|  
|<xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel.BorderSides%2A>|Gets or sets a value that indicates which sides of the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel> show borders.|  
|<xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel.BorderStyle%2A>|Gets or sets the border style of the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel>.|  
  
## See also

- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel>