What is the primary purpose of the Status Bar?

• A. It shows the color mode of the document.
• B. It helps with page navigation, locating the active document, and performing a preflight check.
• C. It lists all layers in the document.
• D. It displays document presets.

Answer: (B)

The Status Bar acts as a quick orientation and health check for your document. It displays where you are in the project (current page or spread and the total number of pages), helps you identify the active document you’re working in, and shows preflight status so you can see at a glance if there are issues that need attention. This makes it easy to jump to a specific page, confirm you’re editing the right file, and catch potential problems early before exporting.

Color mode, the list of all layers, and document presets aren’t the primary functions of the Status Bar. Color mode is typically shown in document settings, layers are managed in the Layers panel, and presets live in the New Document or Save Preset dialogs.