Office 2007 Resource Kit

• 2007 Office Resource Kit
  • Newly published content
  • Downloadable content
  • Product evaluation
    • Migrating to Access 2007 (white paper)
    • Migrating to Excel 2007 (white paper)
    • Fluent user interface - Information worker perception (white paper)
    • Fluent user interface - IT decision-maker perception (white paper)
  • Getting started
    • Downloadable book: Introduction to deploying the 2007 Office release
    • Getting started
  • Planning and architecture
    • Downloadable book: Planning and architecture
    • Downloadable book: Migration guide
    • Downloadable book: OMPM guide
    • Evaluating the new Setup architecture
      • Setup architecture overview
      • Presentation: New client deployment tools
    • Planning for migration
      • Preparing for migration
        • Plan and prepare for migration to the 2007 Office system
        • Determining the best migration strategy
        • Collaborating with previous versions
        • Review migration issues
        • FAQ: File format
      • Assessing your environment
        • Assessment tools
        • Assess your environment by using OMPM
          • Introduction to OMPM
          • Install and configure File Scanner
          • Distribute File Scanner
          • Prepare a SQL database
          • Import OMPM log files
          • Analyze reports
      • Migration considerations by application
        • Office Access 2007
        • Office Excel 2007
        • Office OneNote 2007
        • Office Outlook 2007
        • Office PowerPoint 2007
        • Office Word 2007
    • Planning for Outlook 2007
      • Planning for installing and upgrading Outlook 2007
        • Outlook 2007 deployment overview
        • Plan an upgrade to Outlook 2007
        • Determine when to install Outlook 2007
        • Install by using the Office Customization Tool
        • Considerations when installing Outlook 2007 in a Terminal Services Environment
        • Impact of deploying without Word 2007
      • Planning for Outlook 2007 with Exchange Server
        • How Outlook 2007 works with different Exchange Server versions
        • Outlook 2007 and Exchange 2007 - Even Better Together (presentation)
        • Plan a Cached Exchange Mode deployment in Outlook 2007
        • Cached Exchange Mode conflict handling in Outlook 2007
        • Plan Outlook 2007 Offline Address Book deployment
      • Planning for security and protection in Outlook 2007
        • Use Outlook 2007 to help protect messages
        • Plan for limiting junk e-mail in Outlook 2007
        • Plan for e-mail messaging cryptography
        • How users manage cryptographic digital IDs
        • Plan for configuring security settings
        • How administrator and user security settings interact
        • Plan for Outlook 2007 security in special environments
    • Planning for Group Policy for the 2007 Office system
      • Downloadable book: Group Policy overview
      • Group Policy overview
      • Planning for Group Policy
    • Planning for Information Rights Management
    • Internet Protocol version 6 support for the 2007 Office system
  • Development
  • Deployment
    • Downloadable book: Deployment
    • Downloadable book: Deployment architecture
    • Downloadable book: Group Policy summary
    • Videos: Deploying the 2007 Office system
    • Preparing to deploy
      • Create a network installation point
      • Customize Office
      • Customize Setup before installing
      • Configure a silent installation by using Config.xml
      • Configure feature installation states
      • Configure user settings
      • Create different configurations for different groups of users
      • Create a custom configuration for a group of users by using a separate installation folder
      • Configure Group Policy settings for Excel 2007
      • Set the default font and page margins in Word 2007 for a group of users
      • Configure Information Rights Management
      • Configure Outlook 2007
        • Performance tips for deploying
        • Customize Outlook profiles
        • Configuring Outlook profiles: white paper
        • Configure Outlook with Exchange Server
          • Configure Cached Exchange Mode in Outlook 2007
          • Configure Exchange Server send/receive settings
          • Configure Outlook Anywhere
          • Automatically configure Office Outlook 2007 user accounts
        • Configure Outlook for information sharing and integration
          • Configure Internet Calendars in Outlook 2007
          • Configure Really Simple Syndication (RSS) in Outlook 2007
          • Configure Instant Messaging integration options in Outlook 2007
          • Configure Meeting Workspace options in Outlook 2007
        • Configure general Outlook features
          • Configure Instant Search options in Outlook 2007
          • Configure categories in Outlook 2007
          • Configure Search Folder options in Outlook 2007
          • Disable the Group By feature for e-mail messages in Outlook 2007
          • Configure Navigation Pane options in Outlook 2007
          • Configure notification area messages in Outlook 2007
          • Configure retention settings and AutoArchive in Outlook 2007
          • Configure Unicode options in Outlook 2007
          • Configure automatic message encoding options in Outlook 2007
          • Configure LDAP options in Outlook 2007
        • Configure Outlook security and protection features
          • Set consistent Outlook 2007 cryptography options for an organization
          • Specify the method Outlook uses to manage virus prevention features
          • Customize attachment settings in Outlook 2007
          • Customize programmatic settings in Outlook 2007
          • Customize ActiveX and custom forms security settings in Outlook 2007
          • Manage trusted add-ins for Outlook 2007
          • Configure security for Outlook 2007 folder home pages
          • Configure junk e-mail settings in Outlook 2007
          • Configure Information Rights Management in Outlook 2007
        • New and changed features in Outlook deployment
          • Office Customization Tool (OCT) overview
          • Configuring new Outlook feature settings in the OCT
          • Configuring Outlook profile settings
          • Deploying additional registry values in the OCT for Outlook 2007
        • Customize to work with a non-Microsoft e-mail application
      • Performance tuning for the 2007 Office system (white paper)
    • Deploying
      • Run Setup on users' computers
      • Deploy to users who are not administrators
      • Precache the local installation source
        • Chain a Visual Basic script to copy Config.xml
      • Run Setup from the local installation source
      • Run arbitrary commands with 2007 Office system installations
      • Stage deployment of applications
      • Apply an Outlook Profile (PRF) File
      • Distribute Electronic Business Cards
      • Create and deploy Junk E-mail Filter lists
      • Provide custom Information Rights Management Rights policy templates
      • Deploy custom templates
      • Deploy on a Terminal Services-enabled computer
      • Deploy Access 2007 applications
      • Using enterprise deployment tools
        • Deploy by using Group Policy Software Installation
        • Deploy by using Systems Management Server 2003
          • SMS 2003 package definition file
        • Use Group Policy to assign computer startup scripts
        • Deploy by using System Center Essentials 2007
        • Deploy by using System Center Configuration Manager 2007
      • Deploying internationally
        • Customize and deploy multiple language versions
        • Customize language settings
        • Deploy proofing tools
        • Add or remove languages after deploying
      • Deploy with a customized Ribbon
      • Deploy Quick Access Toolbar customizations by using the OCT
    • Migrating to the 2007 Office system
      • Migrate Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files
      • Use Group Policy to set default file save options
      • Deploying the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
      • Migrate user settings by using USMT or Windows Easy Transfer
      • Register MIME types on servers
      • Migrating from Office 2000
        • Plan for migration from Office 2000
        • Migrate from Office 2000
        • Differences between Office 2000 and Office 2003
        • Feature compatibility between Office 2000 and Office 2003
      • Migrating from Office XP
        • Plan for migration from Office XP
        • Migrate from Office XP
        • Differences between Office XP and Office 2003
        • Feature compatibility between Office XP and Office 2003
      • Downloadable book: Migration guide
    • Deployment strategies
      • Deploy with limited network capacity
      • Configure for a hard disk image (step-by-step)
      • Deploy multiple customization patches (step-by-step)
      • Deploy customizations to users in the field (step-by-step)
      • Update calendars to match 2007 DST rules (step-by-step)
      • Deploy custom configurations (step-by-step)
      • Deploy different Office suites (step-by-step)
  • Operations
    • Downloadable book: Operations
    • Maintaining an Office installation
      • Best practices for maintaining the 2007 Office system
      • Distribute product updates
        • Error codes for update packages
      • Deploy 2007 Office software updates with System Center Configuration Manager 2007
      • Administrative updates
        • Outlook 2007 Performance Improvement Update
        • Administrative Template files and OCT updates
        • MOICE update for Office 2003 and the 2007 Office system
        • Service Pack 2
        • Microsoft Service Pack Uninstall Tool
        • Group Policy and user interface settings reference
        • Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM) download
        • Cumulative update packages available for applications and servers
        • Apply service packs
      • Uninstall Outlook 2007 and install a previous version
    • Managing users' configurations
      • Change users' configurations after installing the 2007 Office system
      • Enforce settings by using Group Policy in the 2007 Office system
      • Use Group Policy to specify where users can save 2007 Office system files
      • Group Policy and OCT settings that address OpenDocument Format and Open XML Formats
      • Disable user interface items and shortcut keys
      • Update an Outlook 2007 configuration by using the Office Customization Tool
      • View XML content from Office Customization Tool customization files
    • Troubleshooting Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM)
    • Performance tuning for the 2007 Office system (white paper)
  • Security and protection
    • Downloadable book: Security
    • Digital signing (white paper)
    • Overview of security
    • Planning for security
      • Overview of security planning
      • Choose a deployment tool for security settings and privacy option
      • Evaluate security and privacy threats
      • Evaluate default security settings and privacy options
      • Plan trusted locations and trusted publishers settings
      • Plan security settings for ActiveX controls, add-ins, and macros
      • Plan document protection settings
      • Plan external content settings
      • Plan Internet Explorer feature control settings
      • Plan privacy options
      • Plan block file format settings
      • URL addresses for Internet sites used by applications
    • Deploying security settings
      • Configure trusted locations and trusted publishers settings
      • Configure security settings for ActiveX controls, add-ins, and macros
      • Configure privacy options
      • Configure external content settings
      • Configure document protection settings
      • Configure Internet Explorer feature control settings
      • Configure block file format settings
    • Digital signing of documents
      • What is a digital signature?
      • Using digital signatures
      • Using digital certificates
    • Understanding the 2007 Office Security Guide
    • Security and protection in Outlook 2007
      • Administering cryptography
      • Administering virus prevention features
      • Administering other security and protection issues
  • Troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting resources for the 2007 Office system
    • Working with support to troubleshoot the Outlook calendar in an Exchange environment
    • Using logs to troubleshoot installation and configuration problems
    • Error codes for 2007 Office system installations
    • Support availability for Office 2003 and Office 2000
  • Technical reference
    • Downloadable book: Technical reference
    • Setup reference
      • Setup properties
      • Setup command-line options
      • Config.xml file
      • Office Customization Tool
      • Config.xml file OptionState Id values
    • File format reference
      • Overview of the XML file formats
      • XML file name extensions
      • File formats
      • Compatibility mode
    • Fonts reference
    • Migration reference
      • Differences
        • Changes in the 2007 Office system
        • Changes in Charting
        • Changes in Access 2007
        • Changes in CMS 2007
        • Changes in Excel 2007
        • Changes in InfoPath 2007
        • Changes in Outlook 2007
        • Changes in OneNote 2007
        • Changes in PowerPoint 2007
        • Changes in Project 2007
        • Changes in Project Server 2007
        • Changes in SharePoint Designer 2007
        • Changes in Office SharePoint Server 2007
        • Changes in Visio 2007
        • Changes in Word 2007
    • International reference
      • Mixed language versions
      • Language identifiers
    • Office Migration Planning Manager reference
      • Sample SMS deployment script
      • Use IExpress 2.0 to create a distribution package
      • Reports filtering reference
      • OMPM database schema
    • Messaging reference
      • Downloadable book: Messaging guide
      • Attachment file types restricted by Outlook 2007
      • Free/busy architecture (white paper)
      • Delegate architecture (white paper)
      • Using different versions of Outlook for manager/delegate pairs (white paper)
    • Security reference
      • Security policies and settings