I'm looking for ways to speed up my program, and one I found was to set

Code:
Application.DisplayStatusBar = False
which stops displaying the status bar. But, though it's not displayed, do you know if it still updates? I know there is another property

Code:
Application.StatusBar
Setting that to False means Excel has control and updates it like normal, setting it to any other string displays that string, and Excel no longer has control.

So, again, my question is, if I hide the status bar, is it still updating? It seems the second option might be better for speeding up code, i.e., Application.StatusBar = "Not updating" and then back to normal after the program is over.