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title: Introduction to Progress Indicators
framework: cocoa
role: article
path: apple-archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ProgIndic
---

# Introduction to Progress Indicators

Explains how to use Cocoa progress indicators.

## Organization of This Document

This topic describes how to use a progress indicator. [About Progress Indicators](Concepts/AboutProgIndic.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000111-BCIECBIG) gives basic information on progress indicators. [Using Indeterminate Progress Indicators](Tasks/IndeterProgIndic.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000113-CJCBJJJJ) and [Using Determinate Progress Indicators](Tasks/DeterProgIndic.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000112-BDJCJCCG) describe how to use the different types of indicators.

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