Using the status bar

At the bottom left edge of the Illustrator window is the status bar. The status bar contains the Zoom pop-up menu and the Status pop-up menu. The Status menu can display information about any of the following topics:

• The current tool in use.
• The date and time.
• The amount of virtual memory (Windows) or free RAM memory (Mac OS) available for your open file.
• The number of undos and redos available.
• The document color profile. For information on color profiles, see About color management.

To specify the type of information to display in the Status pop-up menu:

Select the type of information from the pop-up menu.