Microsoft T5D01575 User Manual

Deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2013 Preview Microsoft Corporation Published: July 2012 Author: Microsoft Office System and Servers Team (itsp

1 Volume activation of Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals Microsoft policy requires the activation of all editions of Office 2013 Previe

91 Group Policy settings for Excel 2013 Preview Setting for Excel 2013 Preview Associated registry key Description Stop checking for alt text acce

92 Setting for Excel 2013 Preview Associated registry key Description whether tables have merged cells. If disabled or not configured, worksheets ar

93 Group Policy settings for PowerPoint 2013 Preview Setting for PowerPoint 2013 Preview Associated registry key Description Stop checking for alt

94 Setting for PowerPoint 2013 Preview Associated registry key Description configured, tables are checked for header rows and any issues that it find

95 Setting for PowerPoint 2013 Preview Associated registry key Description sure that each slide has a unique title Accessibility Checker does not det

96 Group Policy settings for Word 2013 Preview Setting for Word 2013 Preview Associated registry key Description Stop checking for alt text access

97 Setting for Word 2013 Preview Associated registry key Description Stop checking for merged and split cells 2DTableStructure If enabled, the Access

98 Setting for Word 2013 Preview Associated registry key Description succinct. If disabled or not configured, document headings are checked for leng

99 Setting for Word 2013 Preview Associated registry key Description issues that it finds will appear in the Accessibility Checker. Stop checking for

100 Roll out Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals The following table lists and describes articles that will help you deploy Office 2013 P

2 Plan volume activation of Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals You can plan the deployment of Office Activation Technologies for volume a

101 Setup architecture overview for Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals The Setup architecture in Office 2013 Preview, introduced in Micro

102  Consolidated update process Setup process Typically, the first step in a corporate installation of Office is to create a network installation

103 You can circumvent the selection process and determine which Office product is installed by pointing Setup.exe to the Config.xml file in a core p

104 Read XML data Setup collects information about each package on the installation point, collects default settings for the installation, and incorp

105 .msp file for Visio Professional 2013 Preview in the Updates folder. The customization .msp files that you place in the Updates folder will be de

106  Users who apply software updates are less likely to be prompted for a network or CD source because an installation source is available locally

107 Note: When you precache the local installation source, Setup copies the Updates folder from the network installation point to the local install

108 Running Setup interactively You can choose to run the installation quietly so that users see little or none of the process. However, if you let u

109 Language versions of Office Every Office product must include at least one set of language-specific packages. You cannot deploy just the core pac

110 not identical to the core version with a Japanese MUI pack. This design was simplified and improved in Office 2007 and is the same in Office 2013

3  You do not have to enter a product key for Office 2013 Preview KMS clients. You only have to enter a KMS host key on your KMS host computer. 

111 Note: We recommend that enterprise customers first uninstall any earlier versions of Office before they install Windows Installer-based Volume

112  Making last-minute or one-off customizations that do not warrant running the OCT to create a new customization file. If you put the Config.xml

113  Menu commands and their corresponding toolbar buttons  Shortcut keys  Most options in the Options dialog box Note: Most of the Office 20

114 Creating a local installation source on users' computers When users install Office from a DVD or from a network installation point, Setup cr

115 Setup from a specific folder installs that product. This method lets users install Office without relying on a network connection. For more infor

116 Updating existing Office installations After Office is installed, you apply software updates directly to the client computer without returning to

117 Language in Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals The following table lists and describes articles that will help you Configure Office

118 Security in Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals New security controls are available in Office 2013 to help you plan a robust defense a

119 Virtualize Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals You can deploy Office 2013 Preview by using virtualization technologies, such as Micros

120 Group Policy for Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals Group Policy is an infrastructure that is used to deliver and apply one or more d

4 connect to the KMS host for activation by using anonymous remote procedure calls (RPCs) through TCP communications port 1688, which is the default

121 Outlook 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals To plan an Outlook deployment or configure Outlook Anywhere, Cached Exchange Mode, and security

5  Windows Server 2008 R2 Publication of the KMS service The KMS service uses service (SRV) resource records (RRs) in DNS to sto

6 organizations can deploy merely two KMS hosts for their whole infrastructure (one main KMS host and one backup host for redundancy). KMS activation

7  MAK Independent Activation MAK independent activation requires that each computer independently connect and be activated with Microsoft, eithe

8 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Office 2010, and Office 2013 Preview. In addition, VAMT 3.0 supports Active Directory-Based acti

9 Important: KMS hosts that were set up by using the Office 2013 Preview release cannot be used to activate client computers that run the final rel

10 not have administrator permissions to activate with MAK by setting the appropriate registry key in the deployments or in the master image: HKEY_LO

ii This document is provided “as-is.” Information and views expressed in this document, including URL and other Internet website references, may cha

11 Volume activation methods in Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals Three volume activation (VA) methods are available for Office 2013 Pre

12  If you install the Office 2013 Volume License Pack on Windows 7 The KMS host installer prompts you to install and activate the KMS host key.

13 Generic Volume License Keys (GVLKs) for Office 2013 Preview Product GVLK Office 2013 Professional Plus PGD67-JN23K-JGVWV-KTHP4-GXR9G Project 20

14 Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) 3.0 Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) 3.0 is the latest version. VAMT 3.0 is designed to manage vo

15 Customize installations of Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals The following table includes links to articles about the customization

16 Customize Setup before installing Office 2013 Audience: IT Professionals To customize Setup for Windows Installer-based Office 2013 Preview, follo

17 deployment tool, such as Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, or to create a hard-disk image or a custom DVD. Make sure that access

18 all Office 2013 Preview products and language packs. Because the core Setup files are identical, there is no reason to overwrite the files when yo

19 10. Select the I accept the terms in the License Agreement check box. When you provide this information in a Setup customization file, users are

20 caused the failure. To change logging options, open the Config.xml file in Notepad and modify the <Logging> element. For more information, s

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21 Office Customization Tool (OCT) in Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals To customize an installation of Office 2013 Preview, you can use

22 If you use the OCT to change an existing .msp customization file, we recommend that you select the .msp file for the same product that you customi

23 Modify existing installations You can also use a Setup customization file to change an existing installation. Because a Setup customization file i

24 Office Customization Tool options Section Page Setup Installation location and organization name Additional network sources Licensing and u

25 Architecture-specific versions of the Office Customization Tool The OCT provides two architecture-specific versions, one for 32-bit Office 2013 Pr

26 mixed environments (32-bit and 64-bit) can do the Setup customizations one time and import the customizations as follows:.  Import the 32-bit S

27 import feature" video. Right-click the link, and then choose Save Target As to download a copy. Choosing the link will open a .wmv file in th

28 viewer for full-resolution viewing. Setup Use the Setup section to specify the following:  Default installation location  Default organizat

29 Note: The OCT verifies all server paths and connects to any available servers during the initial installation process to load balance the file c

30 Important: This information applies to volume-licensed editions of Office 2013 Preview. It does not apply to either Office Professional Plus for

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31 None prevents prompting users in these cases. The Suppress modal option does not prevent files-in-use messages from being displayed; only Display

32 By default, Setup removes earlier versions of Office applications. To keep an installed Office application, choose Remove previous installations i

33 Note: Do not add a program that requires the computer to be restarted, unless it is the last program in the list. If a custom program restarts t

34 Office security settings Customize the security settings for Office applications. Important: Security settings specified in a Setup customizatio

35 Setting Description Remove all Trusted Locations written by OCT during installation Clears the Trusted Locations list on the user's compute

36 Setting Description code in all documents can run)  Add-ins and templates (Project 2013 Preview only)  Trust all installed add-ins and templa

37 Modify Setup properties Modify Setup properties that are applied during the Office installation. You can customize Setup properties only when you

38  Microsoft OneNote 2013  Microsoft Outlook 2013  Microsoft PowerPoint 2013  Microsoft Project 2013  Microsoft Publisher 2013  Microsof

39 configuring the setting, choose Cancel. You can also return a setting to the Not Configured state by double-clicking the setting, selecting Not Co

40 Note: The following subcomponents of Publisher 2013 Preview are not visible in the Setup feature installation state tree in the Office 2013 Prev

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41 Tip: The best use of the Hide setting is to simplify the feature tree for users. For example, you might hide the Office Tools branch of the feat

42 To create a list of files to add to the user's computer during installation, choose Add, select the file that you want to add to the list, an

43 Remove files Remove files from users' computers when Office is installed. To create a list of files to remove from the user's computer d

44 To create a list of registry entries to add to users' computers, choose Add. To change an entry in the list, select the entry and choose Modi

45 Setting Description Key Enter the name of the subkey where the entry is stored. For example, Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common. Create empty

46 Configure shortcuts Add shortcuts to files that are installed with Office 2013 Preview or files that were already on the user's computer. You

47 Setting Description menu.  [DesktopFolder]: Windows Desktop folder.  [INSTALLLOCATION]: The folder in which Office is installed.  [Favorites

48 Virtual key names and hexadecimal key codes Virtual Key Name Key Code (Hex) Description VK_0 – VK_9 30-39 Keys 0-9 VK_A – VK_Z 41-5A Keys A-Z V

49 Virtual Key Name Key Code (Hex) Description VK_HELP 2F HELP key VK_MULTIPLY 6A Multiply key VK_ADD 6B Add key VK_SEPARATOR 6C Separator key VK_SUB

50 Setting Description with the second option, Outlook creates a profile that is based on the options that you choose in the other Outlook sections o

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51 have unique names. The following table shows how Outlook determines whether a new account of the same type as an existing account can be added to

52 More Exchange Server Settings Choose the More Settings button in the Exchange Settings dialog box to configure Exchange Server offline use options

53 Cached Mode Use the following options to configure users' Outlook profiles to use a local copy of the Exchange mailbox. Cached Mode options

54 Choose the Export Profile Settings button to save the Outlook profile settings that you have defined in a .prf file. Tip: An efficient way to cr

55 Modify Group dialog box When you change a group, select from the following options in the Modify Group dialog box and then choose OK. Select the o

56 Rename Exchange Group dialog box Enter the new name of the Exchange send/receive group in the New Group Name box and then choose OK. Send/Receiv

57 details are not included in the offline address book. This is a legacy option that is supported by Outlook Address book (OAB) versions 2.0 and 3.0

58 Config.xml file in Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals Administrators use the Config.xml file to perform installation and maintenance t

59 Config.xml element quick reference The following table lists the Config.xml elements. These elements can appear in any order, except for Configura

60 Element Description SetupUpdates element The search path for Setup to use to find Setup customization files USERINITIALS element The initials of t

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61 AcceptEula="yes" /> Tip: For long element definitions, put attributes on separate lines and use indentation to make the file eas

62 The Display options in the previous example direct Setup to run a silent installation, to prevent users from being prompted to enter information,

63 Remarks The Product attribute identifies the product affected by this Config.xml file. The productID is defined in the Setup.xml file that is loc

64 Attribute Value Description AddLanguage element is specified, one (and only one) language must specify the ShellTransform element. Remarks The l

65 In the previous example, Setup installs all the specified languages and the Shell UI matches the language of the user's locale. If more langu

66 Attribute Value Description No (default) Allows users to remove the product. ARPURLINFOABOUT URL URL for the product's home page. ARPURLU

67 Command attributes Attribute Value Description Path path Fully qualified path of the executable file. If the path value contains a space, you m

68 Attribute Value Description x86 platform. This command runs only if the computer on which the installation is run matches this platform requiremen

69  Setting the Wait attribute to 0 milliseconds indicates no waiting after you run the program before you continue the installation. The command w

70 Example <COMPANYNAME Value="Microsoft Corporation" /> Display element The level of UI that Setup displays to the user. Tip: The

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71 Attribute Value Description the completion notice. No (default) Only applies if Level is set to "basic": Setup does not display the co

72 Administrators must also make sure that no Office applications run during an installation of the Office 2013 Preview. If you set the Display Level

73 Example <DistributionPoint Location="\\server1\office" /> INSTALLLOCATION element Specifies the fully qualified path of the folder

74 /> Attributes The following table describes LIS element attributes and values. LIS attributes Attribute Value Description CACHEACTION CacheOn

75 If you specify INSTALLLOCATION element, the drive designation in the path is used to determine on what drive the LIS is created. For example, if t

76 Attribute Value Description that is specified already exists, log information is appended to the existing file. The .txt file name extension must

77 Important: In most situations, we recommend that you use the OCT to change the installation state of features. The equivalent option in the OCT

78  Publisher Templates and the Business Publications and Other Publications subcomponents Example <OptionState Id="ExcelAddinFiles"

79 Attributes The following table describes PIDKEY element attributes and values. PIDKEY attributes Attribute Value Description Value 25-character-

80 RemoveLanguage attributes Attribute Value Description Id ll-cc The language identifier. Remarks If the language is not installed on the user

ix Getting help Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this book. This content is also available online in the Office System TechNet Li

81 Remarks Not all Windows Installer properties can be specified in the Setting element. If a blocked property is specified, Setup ends the installa

82 3. In the Value box, type 1, and then click OK. The Setting element supports the REMOVEPREVIOUS property. This property removes the specified app

83 Attributes The following table describes SetupUpdates element attributes and values. SetupUpdates attributes Attribute Value Description CheckFo

84 Syntax <USERINITIALS Value="value" /> Attributes The following table describes USERINITIALS element attributes and values. USERIN

85 If the user who is running Office is not the same user who installed Office, Office prompts the user to confirm his or her Username and Initials w

86 Setup command-line options for Office 2013 Preview Audience: IT Professionals The Setup.exe command line is used for very few operations in Office

87 being installed and applies the file during the installation. The Updates folder can only be used to deploy software updates during an initial ins

88 /repair [ProductID] Runs Setup to repair the specified product from the user’s computer. Look up the value of [ProductID] in the Setup.xml file fo

89  ProPlus is the [ProductID] ([ProductID] is equal to the ID attribute of the Setup element listed in \\server\share\Office15\ProPlus.WW\setup.xm

90 Customize the Accessibility Checker for Office 2013 Preview The Accessibility Checker in Office 2013 Preview lets users create more accessible doc