Form Field Help not displaying in Status Bar

[scauser]

I added Help text to form fields in a Word template using Add Help Text | Status Bar | Type your own, but the text does not appear in the Status Bar.

Are there settings that could be preventing this text from displaying?

Thanks for any help with this!

 

[Phaed]

is tools > options > view > show > status bar checked?

 

[scauser]

Yes, the Page #, Sec #, Ln # etc. displays, but no text when I click in the field. When I right-click within the field and select Properties | Add Help Text..., on the Status Bar tab, the "Type your own:" radio button is selected and the text appears in the window, but not in the status bar.