It sounds like an add-in has neglected to reset the status bar.
Press ALT+F11 to open the VBA Editor. There, press CTRL+g to open
the Immediate Window. In the Immediate Window, type the following
and press ENTER:
Application.StatusBar = False
This will return control of the status bar back to Excel.
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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com