From: hockman44 on
A bit late, but I had the same problem until I maximized the window for
Excel. When it is set to other than maximum, the "Ready bar" does not appear.

"Karly Wai" wrote:

> I had the same problem as the frustrated financial person but the ready bar
> has disappeared on my excel sheet as well. I cant seem to raise it using the
> arrow. What can I do to get auto sum back?
>
>
> "gjcase" wrote:
>
> >
> > Right-click the bar in the lower rh corner where the sum used to appear
> > (actually you can click anywhere to the right of the "Ready"). Select
> > SUM from the drp-down list. Note you have several other options to
> > choose from.
> >
> > ---Glenn
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