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Tech·Ed Europe Returns to Berlin, Day 3
What day is it today? Right we're on Day 3, that would make it Wednesday in Berlin!Did I mention how...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 11/10/2010
Tech·Ed Europe Returns to Berlin, Day 2
Another 1C (33.8F) brisk day in Berlin, Germany - as we entered Day 2 of TechEd. I think I'm finally...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 11/09/2010
Tech·Ed Europe Returns to Berlin, Day 1
Willkommen! Thank you for joining us in Berlin for Tech·Ed Europe 2010. Monday was an amazing...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 11/09/2010
Tech·Ed Europe Returns to Berlin, 8 - 12 November
Now in its 18th year, Tech·Ed is Microsoft’s premier technical education event. If you...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 11/07/2010
(Almost) everything you ever wanted to know about Access 2010
I just inherited ownership of Access 2010 IT Pro documentation for the Office 2010 Resource Kit. And...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 10/28/2010
Configure Office 2010 to volume activate at the same time you install a MAK key
If you are using the Office Customization Tool (OCT) to configure a Multiple Activation Key (MAK)...
Author: DarrylMo Date: 10/26/2010
The Office 2010 Beta expires October 31, 2010
Michael C. Oldenburg from the Microsoft Office Blog sends the following gentle reminder about the...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 10/18/2010
Hot off the presses! Group Policy for Office 2010 downloadable book
Just in time for some weekend reading, we’ve assembled all of our Office 2010 Group Policy...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 10/15/2010
Deploying Office 2010 with Group Policy computer startup script TechNet Magazine article
Greg Shields, MVP and partner at Concentrated Technology, has published an article on TechNet...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 10/12/2010
Office 2010 Deployment Workshops and experts coming to a city near you
Would you be interested in instructor-led training and hand-on labs to help you design, deploy,...
Author: Catherine Watson Date: 10/11/2010
Check out our newly designed Office pages on TechNet!
We’ve been working hard to streamline our TechNet pages to incorporate Springboard elements as...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 10/08/2010
Office 2010 Springboard Series is coming to Europe!
My name is Andy O’Donald and I’m excited to tell you about the next Springboard Tour....
Author: Catherine Watson Date: 10/06/2010
Where did my ORK blog go?
This blog looks suspiciously different, doesn't it? What changed? Well we changed the name to better...
Author: Catherine Watson Date: 09/30/2010
KMS 1.2 recommended for setting up an Office 2010 KMS host on Windows Server 2003
To set up an Office 2010 KMS host on Windows Server 2003, you must install Key Management Service...
Author: DarrylMo Date: 09/30/2010
Office 2010 Security - New Resource Center
We recently created a new Office 2010 Security resource center. Please take it for a test drive and...
Author: RossC Date: 09/22/2010
Office 2010 Office Customization Tool and Windows Installer version
We've had some questions about the Windows Installer version required by the Office 2010 Office...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 09/21/2010
Office 2010 setup may fail when upgrading from Office 2003 if the Office 2003 Local Installation Source (LIS) is corrupt
Many thanks to Curtis Sawin, a Senior Consultant with Microsoft Consulting Services, for providing...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 09/16/2010
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Update 1 is now available
This is the newly released version of MDT 2010, a Solution Accelerator for operating system and...
Author: DarrylMo Date: 09/15/2010
You asked…We answered…How do we train our users on Office 2010 applications?
When customers are migrating from earlier versions of Office, one of the many questions they ask is...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 09/14/2010
Differences in how OMPM and OCCI generate macro counts
Update: This issue has been fixed as of August 2011 in Update 1 of OMPM. See our recent blog post...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 09/10/2010
Microsoft Office 2010 Security Baseline beta now available for download
UPDATE (NEW) - 11/11/2010: The Security Solution Accelerators team recently announced the release of...
Author: RossC Date: 09/10/2010
Office 2010 Language Packs available
Office 2010 Language Packs are add-ins that enable desktops to support multiple languages, including...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 09/09/2010
Getting started with OMPM 2010
Still using OMPM? Give Office Telemetry Dashboard a try!...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 08/17/2010
You asked… We answered… PowerPoint Templates
You asked… We answered… PowerPoint Templates We heard it at TechEd this year,...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 08/11/2010
You asked...We Answered...Interactive Guides
When customers are migrating from earlier versions of Office, one of the many questions they ask ask...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 08/11/2010
Compilation of Group Policy topics for Office 2010
A customer recently asked us whether the Group Policy Overview for Office 2007 downloadable book was...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 08/10/2010
Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM) 2010 is released!
The much-anticipated 2010 version of Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM) is now available for...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 08/04/2010
Introducing SharePoint Workspace 2010
SharePoint Workspace is part of the Office Professional Plus 2010 suite, and it’s designed...
Author: Catherine Watson Date: 08/04/2010
Tech Ed 2010 session videos are live
Couldn’t make it to Tech Ed this year? Here is your chance to watch the session videos online....
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 07/30/2010
Office 2010 Client Security Enhancements
Microsoft Office 2010 includes new security enhancements, such as Office File Validation and...
Author: RossC Date: 07/29/2010
Updated Group Policy and OCT settings reference for Office 2010
The Group Policy and OCT settings reference (Office2010GroupPolicyAndOCTSettings_Reference.xls ),...
Author: Catherine Watson Date: 07/26/2010
How Microsoft IT deployed Office 2010 to more than 100,000 computers by using Microsoft deployment technologies white paper available
Microsoft IT has published a white paper about deployment of Office 2010 at Microsoft, How Microsoft...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 07/22/2010
Microsoft Office 2010 Deployment Tools Availability
If you haven’t already, check out the Microsoft Office 2010 Engineering blog post that...
Author: Catherine Watson Date: 07/20/2010
Why should IT Pros care about upgrading to Office 2010?
Another popular question posed to the Office team at TechEd North America last month was “Why...
Author: Catherine Watson Date: 07/15/2010
You asked...We Answered: App-V
You've heard the terms floating around: virtualize this, virtualize that, that server could be using...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 07/12/2010
Requirements for some of the cool new features in Office 2010
One of the frequently asked questions from the Office 2010 booths at TechEd North America last month...
Author: Catherine Watson Date: 07/07/2010
The RTM version of the Office Environment Assessment Tool (OEAT) is now available!
The Office team is excited to announce the final release of the Office Environment Assessment Tool...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 06/30/2010
KMS host setup: Be sure you’ve installed the correct Office 2010 KMS Host License Pack
When setting up a KMS host to activate Office 2010 clients, be sure to install the correct version...
Author: DarrylMo Date: 06/29/2010
Office 2010 volume activation scenarios available on TechNet
In addition to the how-to volume activation (VA) articles published as part of the Office Resource...
Author: DarrylMo Date: 06/18/2010
New Office 2010 Volume Activation Resource Center now available
The Office 2010 Volume Activation Resource Center is your “one-stop shopping center“ for...
Author: DarrylMo Date: 06/16/2010
Resources for co-authoring in SharePoint Server 2010
Document sharing has typically been done via e-mail attachments, which makes it difficult to track...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 06/08/2010
Office 2010 now available for business customers
It's finally here! Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 are now available for...
Author: Catherine Watson Date: 05/12/2010
Office 2010 64-bit versus 32-bit install?
We posted earlier about the availability of 64-bit editions of Office 2010. If you are wondering...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 05/03/2010
Office 2010 Group Policy Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool download available
Microsoft has released Group Policy Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 05/03/2010
Update Center for Microsoft Office products
If you are looking for updates for Office products, the Update Center for Microsoft Office, Office...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 04/28/2010
How to determine which 2007 Office system languages are installed
If you need to determine the version of the installed 2007 Office language packs you can use one of...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 04/01/2010
You asked, We answered..."Localization"
The ORK Team has been writing the content for TechNet for quite some time now, and it came our way...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 02/16/2010
Office 2010 Application Compatibility Tools Bug Hunt Sweepstakes
Hi, I’m Jill Maguire, a new writer on the Office Resource Kit responsible for writing...
Author: Jill_M [MSFT] Date: 02/11/2010