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description: "Learn more about: Using CStatusBarCtrl"
title: "Using CStatusBarCtrl"
ms.date: "11/04/2016"
helpviewer_keywords: ["CStatusBarCtrl class [MFC], using", "status bar controls [MFC], about status bar controls"]
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---
# Using CStatusBarCtrl

You can use the status bar control ([CStatusBarCtrl](../mfc/reference/cstatusbarctrl-class.md)) to create a control window that reflects various kinds of status information about the application. The status window can be divided into parts that display more than one type of information.

## What do you want to know more about

- [Methods of Creating a Status Bar](../mfc/methods-of-creating-a-status-bar.md)

- [Settings for the CStatusBarCtrl](../mfc/settings-for-the-cstatusbarctrl.md)

- [Using CStatusBarCtrl to Create a CStatusBarCtrl Object](../mfc/using-cstatusbarctrl-to-create-a-cstatusbarctrl-object.md)

- [Setting the Mode of a CStatusBarCtrl Object](../mfc/setting-the-mode-of-a-cstatusbarctrl-object.md)

- [Initializing the Parts of a CStatusBarCtrl Object](../mfc/initializing-the-parts-of-a-cstatusbarctrl-object.md)

- [Using Tooltips in a CStatusBarCtrl Object](../mfc/using-tooltips-in-a-cstatusbarctrl-object.md)

## See also

[Controls](../mfc/controls-mfc.md)