[XL2004: 11.3.7] F8 and the status bar

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The following entry in Excel Help does not quite agree with my
experience: for me the word "EXT" is never visible.

The selected area grows when I click a cell or
press keys to move around.
- If "EXT" appears in the status bar, press F8 to turn
off the extend-selection option.

F8 correctly toggles the action extend/don't_extend, but since it looks
as though it could be very useful in selecting larger-than-screen areas
in my data sheets I would like to know whether it is on or off!

Any pointers?
--
Hylton
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