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How to customize a configuration for users by using a separate installation folder
To create a custom configuration for users with specific requirements, you can use the Config.xml...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 11/05/2008
How to create and deploy custom 2007 Office configurations
To deploy a custom configuration, perform the following tasks. !----> 1. Create a network...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 11/05/2008
How to view output from the Office Customization Tool
The Office Resource Kit includes a sample Microsoft Visual Basic script that administrators can use...
Author: PattyN_ Date: 10/09/2008
TechEd Barcelona 2008
Each year Developers and IT Professionals come together during a span of two weeks to discuss,...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 10/09/2008
How do you plan your desktop deployments?
The Office Resource Kit team is taking a hard look at what planning content to provide and how to...
Author: Catherine Watson Date: 10/09/2008
TechNet - the Next Version
This past week, a large group of IT Professionals World Wide, came together for the MBD Advisory...
Author: Karina Meik Date: 10/08/2008
New articles in the Office Resource Kit
The Office Resource Kit team has recently published the following articles: Deploying 2007 Office...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 10/07/2008
Quick tips for the Office Customization Tool (OCT)
For those of you not familiar with the Office Customization Tool (OCT), it is your main tool for...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 09/05/2008
TechEd Orlando 2008
The week of TechEd IT PRO was both a great experience and educational. If you haven’t been to...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 07/17/2008
New download: Open XML Format SDK
For all of you who cross the line into developer territory, the Open XML Format SDK is now available...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 06/12/2008
How to deploy Office 2007 by using Group Policy to assign startup scripts
You can use Group Policy to assign computer startup scripts to deploy the 2007 Microsoft Office...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 06/06/2008
New download: Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT)
This is a good tool for mid-sized organizations. The Microsoft Security Assessment Tool 3.5 is the...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 06/03/2008
Free training products from Microsoft Learning
The Microsoft Learning Center on TechNet offers a huge library of learning resources, including...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/30/2008
Updated ORK article: Digital signing of documents in the 2007 Office system
The ORK article, Digital signing of documents in the 2007 Office system, has been updated. This...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/27/2008
What do you think about application virtualization?
This is something that I haven’t played around with a whole lot, but I’m about to....
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/25/2008
The Office Resource Kit has a redesigned TechNet page
Be sure to visit our new Tech Center on Technet. We have a new design for getting you where you need...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/23/2008
Office 2007 deployment scripts
I received a question about deployment scripts for Office 2007. I’m not one of The Scripting...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/22/2008
GPSI deployment considerations for Office 2007
This is an excerpt from our article, Use Group Policy Software Installation to deploy the 2007...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/22/2008
Deploying Office 2007 with GPSI is not for everyone—but it's possible
Because of some comments I've received, I just wanted to clarify that the Group Policy downloads...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/21/2008
New ORK article: Automatically configure Office Outlook 2007 user accounts
You can find our new ORK article here: Automatically configure Office Outlook 2007 user accounts....
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/21/2008
Updated ORK article: Changes in Word 2007
The article Changes in Word 2007 has been updated and republished on TechNet. It lists what's new,...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/20/2008
Microsoft Office Labs—try out these “concept cars”!
If you haven’t already, visit Microsoft Office Labs. Microsoft employees and interns use this...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/20/2008
Office 2007 Group Policy revisited
Earlier, we told you about the new Group Policy admin templates available for download. Many thanks...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/20/2008
Download contains expired security certificates—and that's ok
In February, we posted a download that contains a Systems Management Server (SMS) package definition...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/19/2008
Office Resource Kit 2007 downloads
If you want the whole enchilada, check out Microsoft Office Desktop Applications Downloads on our...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/19/2008
How do I deploy multiple languages in Office 2007?
By default, Setup installs one language on a computer, but you can customize it to deploy multiple...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/19/2008
Plan multiple languages carefully for Office 2007
Our ORK article, Deploy multiple language versions of the 2007 Office system, states that it is...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/13/2008
Do I need the Office 2007 Proofing Tools Kit (PTK)?
Not necessarily! You can deploy Proofing Tools for users who need to edit documents in languages...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/09/2008
Deploying Office 2007 Internationally
If you are a large organization planning to deploy multiple language versions of Office 2007, be...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/08/2008
Where can I get the Office 2007 Multilanguage Pack and Proofing Tools Kit (MLP/PTK)?
We get this question a lot, so thought I’d mention it here. The Multilanguage Pack (MLP) and...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/08/2008
Deploying multiple languages for Office 2007
Office 2007 has a new, simplified design for deploying multiple languages. In Office 2007, elements...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 05/07/2008
Getting your users working with the Office 2007 Fluent UI (you know, the ribbon)
Do you need to get your users up to speed with the new Fluent UI in Office 2007? We have a resource...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 02/26/2008
New Group Policy Administrative Template files available for download
Updates to the Group Policy Administrative Template files for the 2007 Office system are here! For...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 11/13/2007
Getting your users up to speed with the 2007 Office system
There are many learning resources that you can make available to your users to help your deployment...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 11/12/2007
Announcing the 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide
The 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide is live, and you can check it out on the TechNet Security...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 11/12/2007
You want MOICE with that?
That's pronounced MO-ICE. It stands for Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment, and yes,...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 11/09/2007
2007 Office system migration tools: OMPM
If you have a lot of files to migrate from the legacy Office binary formats to the Office Open XML...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 11/09/2007
Where is the 2007 Office Resource Kit anyway?
The short answer is: There isn't one, exactly.Now for the long answer....Many of the tools that were...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 11/08/2007
Welcome to the Office Resource Kit blog!
We are glad to have this opportunity to share our content and to get your feedback. We hope this...
Author: Andrea Bichsel - MSFT Date: 11/08/2007