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Tips for using the Outlook 2007 Security Hash Generator Tool

Posted over 4 years ago

by Catherine Watson
- 4 Comments
The Outlook 2007 Security Hash Generator Tool is used to generate a hash value to identify your Outlook COM add-in for Group Policy. If you are customizing security settings by using Group Policy, you’d need to enter the add-in name and hash value to...
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Office Customization Tool changes in Office 2010

Posted over 3 years ago

by PattyN_
- 4 Comments
The Office Customization Tool is part of the Setup program and is the primary tool that administrators use to customize an Office 2010 (and 2007 Office system) client installation. The OCT is included in Volume License versions of Office 2010 such as...
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Updates for Microsoft Office 2007 Help

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 4 Comments
Updates are now available for applications in the 2007 Office system. Each download replaces the Help (.HxS) files on your computer for the corresponding application. The downloads contain the latest revisions and additions to content we made based on...
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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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Office 2013 Preview Administrative Templates and Office Customization Tool download available

Posted 8 months ago

by PattyN_
- 4 Comments
The Office 2013 Preview release includes Administrative Templates (ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool (OCT) files which administrators can download here: Office 2013 Preview Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool...
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The new Office Garage Series: Automating User Provisioning in Office 365

Posted 8 days ago

by Garage Series for IT Pros
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This week our hosts address one of the most visible changes to the new Office desktop apps - sign in experience for the service. Jeremy and Yoni draw out the identity architecture on the PPI to show the main options. Then they demonstrate how to get users...
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Office 2010 SP2 Beta Now Available for Download

Posted 1 month ago

by Catherine Watson
- 3 Comments
The beta for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 2 is available for download . For the details, see the Office Sustained Engineering blog post about the beta release . You probably have your update process in place. But just in case, have...
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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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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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How to deploy Office 2007 by using Group Policy to assign startup scripts

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 3 Comments
You can use Group Policy to assign computer startup scripts to deploy the 2007 Microsoft Office system. You can use a script written in any language that is supported by your client computers. Windows Script Host-supported languages, such as VBScript...
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Customize these Office 2007 training presentations for your users

Posted over 4 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 3 Comments
You can customize and use each of these presentation templates to provide in-house training to your users. Each presentation contains detailed instructions for performing the task, including screenshots and short quizzes. Instructions on how to use the...
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Security updates for February 2009

Posted over 4 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 3 Comments
[Updated to include MS09-002 on February 15, 2009] The following security updates were released on February 10, 2009. For more information and to download updates, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2009 . ...
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Q & A: Can a digital signature remain valid even after the certificate expires?

Posted over 5 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
- 3 Comments
Q: Is it possible to have a signature valid even after the certificate expires? I sign Excel 2007 Macros (and other Office documents) and would like to obtain a timestamp so that the digital signature remains valid even after the certificate expires....
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You asked, We answered..."Office"

Posted over 4 years ago

by Karina Meik
- 3 Comments
What is the difference between using an Office Viewer and using the Office Compatibility Pack ? Then what is Office Compatibility Mode ? Simply put - Office Viewers can be downloaded to open, view and print Office 2000/XP/2003 files. So if you are...