WebOffice author provides some information/buttons in the status bar:
•important user notification information
•version information of the currently used configuration scheme
•button to access application profiles (also accessible in the ribbon menu, see chapter Application Profiles)
•button to access configuration views (also accessible in the ribbon menu, see chapter Configuration View)

WebOffice author status information
Important User Notification Information
The user notifications are displayed on the left side of the status information bar and are temporarily visible. See below an example, where the path of an invalid configuration file is shown. Normal notification are shown in white letters, whereas errors cause red letters.
WebOffice author notification showing a warning