1---2title: "The screen"3sidebar_position: 34---56# The screen78Three lines above the grid and one below it, as 1-2-3's control panel,9say what's going on.10111213| Line | Shows |14|---|---|15| Menu bar (top) | The menus, and the mode indicator on the right (`REC` beside it while a macro records) |16| Formula bar | The name box, then the cell's contents or the entry being typed |17| Context line | Prompts, key hints, formula errors and explanations, and bars such as find and the chart editor |18| Status line (bottom) | The sheet tabs (the one shown highlighted), the file name, whether it's modified, and Sum, Avg and Count for a selection |1920## The mode indicator2122| Indicator | 012 is |23|---|---|24| READY | Waiting for a key in the grid |25| ENTER | Taking a new entry, which replaces the cell |26| EDIT | Editing a cell's contents, or a text prompt, with a movable caret |27| POINT | Pointing at a cell or range for a formula or a prompt |28| MENU | Showing a menu, the palette or a picker |29| HELP | Showing the keyboard shortcuts |30| FIND, FILTER, SORT, CHART, PIVOT, RULES | In the find bar, a filter picker, the sort bar, the chart editor, the pivot editor or the rules panel |31| WAIT | Importing in the background (Esc cancels) |32| CMD | Running a macro (Esc stops it) |33| NORMAL, VISUAL, COMMAND | In the [vim keymap](../reference/keys.md#vim-keys), in place of READY, while selecting, and on the `:` line |3435Whatever the mode, the context line shows the keys that apply, and Esc36backs out one level. Typing into a cell moves between READY, ENTER, EDIT37and POINT; menus and the other tools open over READY and close back to38it:3940```mermaid41stateDiagram-v242 state "MENU, HELP, FIND, SORT and the other tools" as tools43 [*] --> READY44 READY --> ENTER: type45 READY --> EDIT: Enter, F2, double-click46 ENTER --> EDIT: F2, or a formula that can't be stored47 ENTER --> POINT: an arrow after an operator48 EDIT --> POINT: Shift+arrow after an operator49 POINT --> ENTER: type, Esc50 ENTER --> READY: Enter, Tab, Esc51 EDIT --> READY: Enter, Tab, Esc52 POINT --> READY: Enter, Tab53 READY --> tools: F10, Ctrl+K, Ctrl+F, right-click54 tools --> READY: Esc, or a command run55```