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Deploying Office 2007 with GPSI is not for everyone—but it's possible

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 13 Comments
Because of some comments I've received, I just wanted to clarify that the Group Policy downloads I’ve mentioned before are for setting policies to enforce users' Office configurations, not for actually deploying Office 2007. Deploying Office 2007 with...
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Do I need the Office 2007 Proofing Tools Kit (PTK)?

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 3 Comments
Not necessarily! You can deploy Proofing Tools for users who need to edit documents in languages other than those already installed on their computers—but you might already have all of the Proofing Tools that you need. You can use either of these sources...
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Plan multiple languages carefully for Office 2007

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 3 Comments
Our ORK article, Deploy multiple language versions of the 2007 Office system , states that it is important to plan languages at the beginning of your deployment. In the words of one of the support engineers here at Microsoft, it is “really, really important...
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Office 2007 Group Policy revisited

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 3 Comments
Earlier, we told you about the new Group Policy admin templates available for download . Many thanks to Ned Pyle of the Ask the Directory Services Team blog for posting this Office 2007 Group Policy article with a complete set of links! The AskDS team...
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Deploying multiple languages for Office 2007

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 2 Comments
Office 2007 has a new, simplified design for deploying multiple languages. In Office 2007, elements that apply to all languages are grouped into one core package (MSI file). Language-specific elements are in other packages, one per application (e.g.,...
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How do I deploy multiple languages in Office 2007?

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 2 Comments
By default, Setup installs one language on a computer, but you can customize it to deploy multiple languages. If you just want to deploy a default language to every computer, see our ORK article, Deploy multiple language versions of the 2007 Office system...
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Office Resource Kit 2007 downloads

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 1 Comments
If you want the whole enchilada, check out Microsoft Office Desktop Applications Downloads on our TechNet site. To hopefully get you where you want to go a little faster, I’m listing our most popular downloads here. Downloadable Books from the 2007...
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Where can I get the Office 2007 Multilanguage Pack and Proofing Tools Kit (MLP/PTK)?

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 1 Comments
We get this question a lot, so thought I’d mention it here. The Multilanguage Pack (MLP) and the Proofing Tools Kit (PTK) ship together as a set of three CDs, with the Microsoft Office Multilanguage Pack 2007 on two CDs and the Office Proofing Tools Kit...
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Microsoft Office Labs—try out these “concept cars”!

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 1 Comments
If you haven’t already, visit Microsoft Office Labs . Microsoft employees and interns use this as a proving ground for their code prototypes and ideas. Read their About page to learn more about them and caveats for using tools on their site (mostly—don...
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New ORK article: Automatically configure Office Outlook 2007 user accounts

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 1 Comments
You can find our new ORK article here: Automatically configure Office Outlook 2007 user accounts . Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 includes the ability to automatically configure user accounts. Office Outlook 2007 uses one of two discovery mechanisms to...
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Office 2007 deployment scripts

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 1 Comments
I received a question about deployment scripts for Office 2007. I’m not one of The Scripting Guys , but I think I can at least point you in the right direction. If you are automating a deployment of Office 2007 with scripts, see our ORK article, Setup...
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The Office Resource Kit has a redesigned TechNet page

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 0 Comments
Be sure to visit our new Tech Center on Technet . We have a new design for getting you where you need to go faster. You can choose your task (Evaluate, Plan, Deploy, Operate) to find useful articles, webcasts, and solutions. Clicking on the Library...
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What do you think about application virtualization?

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 0 Comments
This is something that I haven’t played around with a whole lot, but I’m about to. I’ve heard all kinds of buzz about it, both internal and external to Microsoft. So far, I’ve heard some pretty impressive numbers and results from organizations deploying...
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Updated ORK article: Digital signing of documents in the 2007 Office system

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 0 Comments
The ORK article, Digital signing of documents in the 2007 Office system , has been updated. This article provides information about digital signatures and certificates and how to use them. It includes the following articles: What is a digital signature...
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Free training products from Microsoft Learning

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 0 Comments
The Microsoft Learning Center on TechNet offers a huge library of learning resources, including classes, books, online training, and more. You can also subscribe to different learning plans to help you train for a certification exam or specific IT task...