one of the Several new concepts arise here, so I'll go over each one of them. m. the "status" refers to the "status" refers to window.status window.status, which is how you write to the status bar. , which is how you write to the status bar. Note that instead of calling a function, we called directly two Note that instead of calling a function, we called directly two JavaScript statements JavaScript statements inside the event handler :"status='Do not click here, its inside the event handler :"status='Do not click here, its empty!';return empty!';return true" This is ok, true" This is ok, but you must separate multiple statements with a semicolon (;). but you must separate multiple statements with a semicolon (;). You could have, You could have, alternatively, written everything up until "return true" as a fu alternatively, written everything up until "return true" as a function and then calling it: nction and then calling it: function function writestatus writestatus(){ (){ status="Do not click here, its empty!" status="Do not click here, its empty!" } } and then: and then: onmouseover onmouseover=" ="writestatus();return writestatus();return true" true" So you're thinking, "what is return true?" Good question. You ne So you're thinking, "what is return true?" Good question. You need to add this line of ed to add this line of code to set the status property with the code to set the status property with the mouseover mouseover effect. Uh? I know, don't worry so effect. Uh? I know, don't worry so much now, it really isn't important. Just remember you need this much now, it really isn't important. Just remember you need this to "activate" the to "activate" the status status onmouseover onmouseover effect. effect. onmouseout onmouseout="status=' '" clears the status after the mouse leaves the link. ="status=' '" clears the status after the mouse leaves the link. Whenever Whenever the mouse moves away from the link, the status bar is "reset" ag the mouse moves away from the link, the status bar is "reset" again. If you don't insert ain. If you don't insert this code, the status bar will still have those words you entere this code, the status bar will still have those words you entered into it even after taking d into it even after taking away the cursor. away the cursor. Whenever we have nested quotations, the inner ones are always si Whenever we have nested quotations, the inner ones are always singled. ngled. Ie Ie: : onclick onclick=" ="alert('hello alert('hello')" ')" onMouseover, onMouseout