The status bar is at the bottom of the Word window. Ribbon display options. The ribbon display options allow you to hide or reveal all or parts of the ribbon.
You can reopen the ribbon with the ribbon display options. Clicking the small, boxed-in arrow at the bottom right-hand corner of each group opens a dialog box with more options for each group. For example, the Font group contains all the font tools and options. Those type names are near the bottom of the ribbon.
The currently selected tab is white, while the other tabs are blue. The tabs you will most frequently use are the File tab and the Home tab. Clicking each tab provides a whole new set of options. You can customize which commands are available in the quick access toolbar by clicking the arrow to the right of the Redo button. By default, the quick access toolbar has (from left to right) Save, Undo, and Redo.