Status Bar Sum Total Disappears

Anonymous
2014-01-15T20:49:51+00:00

I use a two monitor system and will have MS Excel 2013 running on both.  On one monitor I can select a range of numbers and the sum total will show in he status bar.  When I select a cell in the workbook on my other monitor the sum total disappears.  Is there a way to not have the sum total disappear?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-04-04T15:16:47+00:00

    This behavior did not exist in Excel 2010 though.  It was a lot more convenient to compare two spreadsheets this way.

    It is disappointing to know that this option is no longer available in Excel 2013.

    This is still an issue in Excel 2016 - the sum in the status bar disappears when you change focus to another Excel worksheet. Interestingly, it doesn't disappear if you switch focus to another program window - such as Word or Outlook.

    I assume this is related to the fix MS deployed to the multiple windows issue Excel has had forever - not being able to open two separate files in separate windows (you had to run separate instances of Excel). That problem has been fixed (finally), but now this issue has arisen.

    I use this quite a lot so I hope they can fix it - I'll have to resort to writing the sums using pencil and paper for now.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-11-16T19:17:33+00:00

    I am not one to complain but losing the sum functionality has a big impact. Can you give an update as to where a potential patch sits in the prioritization?

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-08-22T13:20:44+00:00

    So out of touch and just clear lack of concern for excel users.  I am surprised that no patch has been done yet about this.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-07-21T23:14:38+00:00

    The link you provided (https://excel.uservoice.com/) provides a 404 error.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-07-21T18:03:37+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks for your response.

    We listen to all feedback and consider them for additional feature/future versions of our products. Your feedback helps us know which features are most important to you.

    We appreciate your continued interest in Microsoft products and services. Microsoft is committed to continuously improving your experience with our products.

    Please take a moment to send us your feature request(s) by submitting your feedback using the following links.

    https://excel.uservoice.com/

    If you have further questions related to this, feel free to ask.

    Thank you.

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