This is an option toggle that when enabled will set the default action to show progress bars for file functions. However, each function that uses a progress bar also has an Show Progress Bar check box on the function dialog that may be used to override this option and turn on or off progress bars. Essentially, what this option does when enabled is always set the check box on a function dialog to the checked state on first use of that function during a session of FS/2. Throughout the remainder of the session, the set state is retained. If this global option is not enabled, the opposite happens, the function Show Progress Bar check box is initially set to the unchecked state on first use in a session.