# Friendly Output: Colors and Progress

Write-Progress shows a progress bar while a long job runs, so nobody wonders whether it's stuck, and $PSStyle colors make the important lines stand out on the screen, as long as the colors stay in what you show and never go into the objects a tool hands back.

![Cheat sheet for the lesson Friendly Output: Colors and Progress: Write-Progress shows a progress bar while a long job runs, so nobody wonders whether it's stuck, and $PSStyle colors make the important lines stand out on the screen, as long as the colors stay in what you show and never go into the…](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/11/ba5daf59335a481990a2eb7706ed06a7.webp)

- Category: PowerShell
- Level: Journeyman
- Tags: ansi-escape-code, powershell, psstyle, write-host, write-progress
- Updated: November 10, 2026

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/cheat-sheets/powershell-friendly-output-cheat-sheet