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Deploying the 2007 Office system by using System Center Configuration Manager

Posted over 4 years ago

by RossCC
- 23 Comments
Hello, my name is Ross and I'm one of the technical writers for the Office Resource Kit. I'm posting a draft copy of this article in order to receive your (customer) feedback before the article is published in the 2007 Office Resource Kit on Microsoft...
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Where is the 2007 Office Resource Kit anyway?

Posted over 6 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 4 Comments
The short answer is: There isn't one, exactly. Now for the long answer.... Many of the tools that were in the 2003 Office Resource Kit have been incorporated into the 2007 Office system. We made other tools freely available in the Microsoft Office...
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What’s new for IT professionals in Office 2010

Posted over 4 years ago

by PattyN_
- 7 Comments
Office 2010 provides new features and improvements that help IT administrators configure, validate, deploy, and protect their Office installations. The following sections discuss changes in these areas and provide links to resources: Licensing...
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Using the Updates folder to deploy software updates during an Office 2010 installation

Posted over 2 years ago

by PattyN_
- 0 Comments
We've had some questions about deploying Office 2010 software updates by using the Updates folder. The Updates folder is used to store Office Customization Tool (OCT) .msp files (setup customization files) and any Office 2010 software updates that you...
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Patching Office Web Apps to SP1 and June CUs including SharePoint Server 2010

Posted over 2 years ago

by Catherine Watson
- 9 Comments
As you know from previous posts, on this blog and the SharePoint Team Blog , Service Pack 1 and the June cumulative update have been released for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Products. If you are running Office Web Apps on-premise, you may be wondering...
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Introducing Office Web Apps Server

Posted 8 months ago

by Catherine Watson
- 10 Comments
This post is written by Nick Simons, a Senior Program Manager for Office Web Apps. In the summer of 2010, we introduced you to the Office Web Apps: browser-based versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote. We made these products available as a...
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How to create and deploy custom 2007 Office configurations

Posted over 5 years ago

by PattyN_
- 1 Comments
To deploy a custom configuration, perform the following tasks. 1. Create a network installation point · Copy all the files and folders from the 2007 Office system CD to a folder on the network or on your computer. For example, copy the files...
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Office Multilanguage Pack with Proofing Tools now available

Posted over 3 years ago

by Catherine Watson
- 4 Comments
Licensed customers can now download the Office Multilanguage Pack (MLP) and Proofing Tools from the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center . There are 2 Office 2010 MLP downloads: CD and DVD. If you want the Multilanguage Pack and/or Proofing Tools...
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Cool add-ins for Office 2007

Posted over 4 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 2 Comments
I compiled a list of add-ins for Office 2007 that you might find useful. The ones that affect two or more products appear first, then they appear (roughly) alphabetically by product. Enjoy! Add-in Description 2007...
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The new Office: What are your options, what's changed and what's new?

Posted 2 months ago

by Garage Series for IT Pros
- 6 Comments
In this blog post, our desktop specialist hosts Jeremy Chapman and Yoni Kirsh, walk us through the differences between the Click-to-Run and MSI-based Office versions, the new IT Pro capabilities, and the premise of the new Office including a demo of user...
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Office Compatibility Tools Update 1 Available for Download

Posted over 2 years ago

by Brian Shiers
- 2 Comments
The Office Compatibility Tools Update 1 delivers important fixes to the Office Compatibility tools improving reliability and performance. The update addresses the existing Office Compatibility tools including: Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM)...
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Build your own book of TechNet articles

Posted over 2 years ago

by Dee T
- 15 Comments
Although the Office Resource Kit offers a set of downloadable books , we realize that there are many more possibilities for tailoring sets of articles for specific environments. So…the good news is that you can now build your own books of TechNet...
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Office 2010 document compatibility information at your fingertips (in a OneNote notebook)

Posted over 2 years ago

by Jill_M [MSFT]
- 9 Comments
I put together a OneNote notebook that contains all the Access 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, and Word 2010 compatibility details that I could find on Office.com and TechNet, such as: Formatting and functionality changes that occur when a 2010...
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Office Customization Tool: FAQs

Posted over 3 years ago

by PattyN_
- 0 Comments
The OCT is the main client customization tool for Office 2010 (and Office 2007). This tool is part of the Setup program and is included only in volume license versions of Office, such as Office 2010 Professional Plus. You use the OCT to configure settings...
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Register Office 2007 file format MIME types on servers

Posted over 4 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 0 Comments
In order for servers to recognize the new file formats in the 2007 Office system, you will need to register the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) types for each new file type. If the MIME types are not registered, servers will detect the new...