Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here: Displaying a Count of Zeros on the Status Bar.
Jeremy's company is often interested in how many cells contain the value zero. He wonders if there is a way to customize the status bar to automatically display the COUNTIF formula. He knows he can see the results of functions such as AVERAGE, COUNT, SUM and others, but can't find a way to do a more complex COUNTIF display.
Unfortunately there is no way to modify the default functions available on the status bar. There are, however, some workarounds that you can consider. The obvious is to use a formula in a cell to evaluate the number of zeros in a range:
=COUNTIF(A1:E52,0)
You could also select the desired range and use the Find tool (Ctrl+F) to search for the number 0. If you click on Find All, the dialog box reports the number of occurrences in the selected range—the number of zeros.
If you prefer, you can create a short macro that will do the calculation and display it on the status bar. The following is an example of a macro that is run every time the selection is changed in the worksheet.
Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here: 
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
zCount = Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIf(Target.Cells,0)
Application.StatusBar = "Selection has " & CStr(zCount) & " zeros"
End Sub
All you need to do is make sure that you place this code within the code module for the worksheet you want affected. (Just right-click the worksheet's tab and choose View Code from the resulting Context menu. That's where the code should be placed.)
ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (12511) applies to Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, and 2013. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Excel here: Displaying a Count of Zeros on the Status Bar.
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2016-11-05 05:31:51
Michael (Micky) Avidan
@Chris,
You bursted into an open door.
I waited for Allen to get the point and to correct the above tip.
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Michael (Micky) Avidan
“Microsoft® Answers" - Wiki author & Forums Moderator
“Microsoft®” MVP – Excel (2009-2017)
ISRAEL
2016-11-04 12:35:35
Chris
@Micky
To mitigate some of the danger in the find tool you can click the Options button and place a check mark in the box near "Match entire cell contents".
Depending on other factors, it may be beneficial to "Look in Values" also.
2016-11-04 09:48:49
Michael (Micky) Avidan
@Allen,
the use of the "Find tool" is a bit dangerous because it will also find and count the "zeros" in 10, 205 etc'
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Michael (Micky) Avidan
“Microsoft® Answers" - Wiki author & Forums Moderator
“Microsoft®” MVP – Excel (2009-2017)
ISRAEL
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