A request to the coders.....

[George]

That progress box that is getting in the way of multitasking is nothing more than a window, and like any other window, all you have to do is click on the blue area at the top and drag it out of the way...clear off the screen(to the right) if you so desire. Doing this does not hamper the imports in any manner.
Just tried it to make sure, and the imports are fine.

George