There are several situations where we need to know execution status of macro code. we can show status of macro execution in excel status bar. Below block of code will help you to do this. Sub Status_bar() ' Author: Dreams24 ' Written for VBA Tricks and tips blog ' https://www.vbatricksntips.com oldStatusBar = Application.DisplayStatusBar Application.DisplayStatusBar = True Application.StatusBar = "Please be patient..." MsgBox "This is example to show information in statusbar !", vbInformation Application.StatusBar = False Application.DisplayStatusBar = oldStatusBar End Sub