I don't know if I inadvertently turned off a setting or if it is because I am running on an unsupported graphics card - but I am missing this enter information bar (most importantly to me - the selection box for units) at the bottom of the screen.
Is there a switch setting for this that I might have turned off. (I looked around for a bit and couldn't find a solution.)
I am running 2014. The image below is a screen capture of an internet image - note the information in red box. That is what I am missing.
J.M.
Just on my mobile phone now, can not check. This might help you.
View > status bar
http://help.solidworks.com/2012/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/r_status_bar.htm?id=33ed91fa6baf43248f74e206552ebbb8