Updated: 2009-02-12
You can configure block file format settings by using the Office Customization Tool (OCT) or the Group Policy Object Editor.
Before you begin
Before you begin configuring settings, be sure you meet the planning requirements, administrative requirements, and tool requirements that are described in this section.
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Planning requirements You must complete the following steps in the security planning process before you can effectively configure block file format settings:
Choose a deployment tool for security settings and privacy options in the 2007 Office system
Evaluate default security settings and privacy options for the 2007 Office system
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Administrative requirements The following table lists the administrative credentials that are required to perform settings configuration actions.
To perform these actions You must be a member of these groups Run the OCT
Administrators group on the local computer
Configure local Group Policy settings with the Group Policy Object Editor
Administrators group on the local computer
Configure domain-based Group Policy settings with the Group Policy Object Editor
Domain Admins, Enterprise Admins, or Group Policy Creator Owners
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Tool requirements It is assumed that you:
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Understand how to use the OCT to customize the 2007 Microsoft Office system. For more information about the OCT, see Office Customization Tool in the 2007 Office system.
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Have created a network installation point from which you can run the OCT.
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Understand what Administrative Templates (that is, .adm files) are.
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Have loaded the Office 2007 Administrative Templates into the Group Policy Object Editor.
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Configure block file format settings by using the OCT
Use the following procedure to configure block file format settings by using the OCT.
Configure block file format settings by using the OCT
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In the left pane of the OCT, under Features, click Modify user settings.
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In the tree view of the OCT, navigate to one of the following locations:
Microsoft Office Excel 2007/Block file formats/Open
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007/Block file formats/Open
Microsoft Office Word 2007/Block file formats/Open
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In the details pane, double-click the block file format setting that you want to configure.
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To enforce the block open setting, click Enabled.
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To disable the block open setting, click Disabled.
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Click OK to save your settings.
You can deploy block file format settings by using the Setup program or by using the Windows Installer program. For more information, see Run Setup for the 2007 Office system on users' computers and Change users' configurations after installing the 2007 Office system.
Configure block file format settings by using Group Policy
Use the following procedures to configure block file format settings by using Group Policy.
Configure block file format settings by using the Group Policy Object Editor
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In the Group Policy Object Editor tree, navigate to one of the following:
User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Office Excel 2007/Block file formats
User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007/Block file formats
User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Office Word 2007/Block file formats
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In the details pane, double-click Open to configure block open settings, or double-click Save to configure block save settings.
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In the details pane, double-click the setting that you want to configure.
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To enforce the block file format setting, click Enabled.
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To disable the block file format setting, click Disabled.
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Click OK to save your settings.
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This topic is included in the following downloadable book for easier reading and printing:
See the full list of available books at Downloadable content for the 2007 Office Resource Kit .
