Right click in that area of the status bar, and you'll see a choice of
"None" and the functions available.
If "None" is checked, just check on one of the functions you wish to see
displayed.

On the other hand, you might be missing the status bar all together!
If so, click on:
<View> <Status Bar>.

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HTH,

RD

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"Martin" <Martin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> usually when a block of cells is selected, the sum of the data in the
cells
> is displayed at the bottom of the screen but this has stopped. Can anyone
> help me turn the function back on please?