The Status Window displays a series of warning icons, depending on the status of the selections within a design. This is very useful as it indicates whether an area is selected or not when it is hidden.

From the Window Menu select Status, or use the keyboard shortcut ⌘⇧S to open it.

• The first button is added when a selection is active. Clicking on it will deselect the area:
  
  
• The second button is added when a selection is hidden. Clicking on it will show the selected area:
  
  
• The third button is added when a feather is set in the Feather Window. Clicking on it will open the window and set the feather amount back to zero:
  
  
• The fourth button is added when a dot gain is set. Clicking on it will open the Dot Gain window so that it can be changed or removed:
  
  If no icons are visible in the Status Window there are no selected areas within the design and no feathers or dot gains are set.