How to add a status bar in WinForms?

8 months ago

Sophia Anderson

2 minutes

Adding a status bar in WinForms is very easy and can be achieved by following these steps:

Open Visual Studio and create a WinForms application project.
Find the StatusStrip control in the toolbox on the main form and drag it to the bottom of the form.
Add the necessary status information to the status bar, such as adding text information through a Label control and displaying a progress bar with a ProgressBar control.
Position and resize the controls in the status bar as needed to fit the window size and display requirements.
Use the appropriate methods and events in the code to update and control the content in the status bar, such as changing the text information by setting Label.Text or displaying progress by updating ProgressBar.Value.

By following the steps above, you can add and use a status bar in a WinForms application to display various status information and help users understand the current running status of the application.