How-To Articles - Microsoft Office XP


How-To Articles - Microsoft Office XP

HOW TO: Customize Installation Language Used When Deploying Office XP
When you start an Office program, it reads the Windows registry to determine certain default language-based behavior. You can customize the default installation language by specifying language options on the Change Office User Settings page in the...

HOW TO: Specify a Path for Workgroup Templates in Office XP Programs by Using a System Policy
You can configure a system policy to set the path to load the workgroup templates (also known as shared templates) for Office XP programs. Whenever a new document is created in an Office program, that document is based on one or more document...

HOW TO: Disable the Web Toolbar Components in Office XP Programs by Using a System Policy
You can create a system policy that disables important features of the Web toolbar that is found in most Office XP programs. This action effectively prevents users from accessing the Internet by using the Web toolbar. The Web toolbar in most...

HOW TO: Install an Office XP Developer Run-Time Application to Terminal Server
This step-by-step article describes how to install an Office XP Developer run-time application on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services. Steps to Install the Run-Time Application At the Terminal Server console, log on...

HOW TO: Configure a Policy Setting to Disable the "Office on the Web" Command in Office XP
The Office on the Web command on the Help menu in Microsoft Office XP programs opens a Web site that contains resources for Office XP. If you prefer that users not be able to reach that site, you can disable the Office on the Web command by...

HOW TO: Configure a Policy Setting to Enable Read/Write Permission for Documents on the Web in Office XP
With the requirement of many businesses to maintain documents on a Web site, a new policy was added to the Office10.adm template to allow users the ability to open a document directly from a Web site while in a browser. By using the System Policy...

HOW TO: Specify the Default Language Used by Office XP on the Web
This step-by-step guide describes how to use a system policy or a group policy to customize the language that is used on the Microsoft Office Assistance Center Web site. NOTE : The Office on the Web command on the Help menu of Office XP programs...

HOW TO: Customize Error Messages in an Office XP Program by Configuring a System Policy
You can create your own text for common error messages that appear in Office XP by configuring a system policy. Some of the error messages that appear in Office XP can be customized to provide help that is specific to your network. For example, a...

How to use the Custom Maintenance Wizard (CMW) to change the organization name in an Office XP installation
Explains how to change the organization name in Office XP by using the CMW. Requires that you copy the wizard file to an administrative installation point and create a configuration maintenance file based on the MSI file from the original...

How to add Office XP program icons to the Windows Quick Launch bar
Explains how to add Office program shortcuts to the Quick Launch bar. The Office Shortcut Bar lets you quickly start Office programs. You can use the Quick Launch bar on the taskbar to save system resources and obtain the same results.

How to use the Save My Settings Wizard to back up user settings in Office XP
Provides a guide to using the Save My Settings Wizard to back up user settings for an Office XP installation to a Web site or to a file. You can also use the Save My Settings Wizard to restore user settings to an Office XP installation.

How to disable Instant Messaging by using a system policy in Outlook 2002
Explains how to disable Instant Messaging in Outlook 2002 by using System Policy Editor (Poledit.exe). System Policy Editor is available on the Windows 98 CD-ROM, on the Windows NT CD-ROM, and in the Office XP Resource Kit Toolbox.

How to determine which version of the Office XP Multilingual User Interface Pack is installed
Describes how to determine which version of the Office XP Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Pack is installed. Describes how to determine the version by using the Internet and how to determine the version if you do not have Internet access.

How To Create an Office Document in an ASP Application
This step-by-step article discusses how you can create a text-based document with Active Server Pages (ASP) and stream the document to the client using an Office Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type. The text-based format demonstrated...

How To Use the Office Profile Wizard to Create an OPS File in Office XP
Use this step-by-step guide to create an Office Profile Settings (OPS) file. When you run the Office Profile Wizard to save a user profile, you create an Office Profile Settings file. Setup uses the OPS file to apply default settings when Office...

How To Update a Customized Office XP Installation to Include Custom Templates, Programs, and Other Files
In addition to selecting which Office files are installed, Setup allows you to add your own files to the Office installation. You can deploy corporate templates, images, custom applications, and other files along with Office. This article...

HOW TO: Chain MUI Packs to a Core Office XP Installation
This step-by-step guide describes how to set up an installation that chains the Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Pack to the core Office XP installation. Chaining is particularly useful for adding individual MUI Packs to the core Office XP...

HOW TO: Create a Custom Maintenance Wizard File for Updating Installation Options After You Deploy a Custom Installation of Office XP
Changing the installation state of a program after it is installed on a user's computer is easier in Microsoft Office XP than in Microsoft Office 2000. By using the Custom Maintenance Wizard and the Office Profile Wizard in Office XP, you can...

HOW TO: Import and Export XML in Excel
Use this step-by-step guide to using Microsoft Excel to manually and programmatically import and export XML formatted data. XML is the defacto industry standard for transporting data around the Internet. Both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access...

HOW TO: Customize the States and Setup Properties of a Transform for an MUI Pack in Office XP
You might choose to install additional Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Packs after you install Office, or to install all MUI Packs separately from Office. You create an MUI Pack transform when you want to customize the way that a particular MUI...

HOW TO: Customize the Office XP Removal Process by Modifying the Oclncust.opc File
When you upgrade to Microsoft Office XP, the Removal Wizard (Offcln.exe) removes unnecessary or obsolete components from previously installed versions of Office and related programs. You can also run the Removal Wizard on its own. This article...

HOW TO: Change the Default "Save Prompt" Text When Users Save an Office XP Document in an Alternate Format
You can use a system policy or a group policy (in Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP) to enable Microsoft Office XP programs to display a dialog box with customizable text when users save a document in any format other than the...

HOW TO: Disable a Custom Shortcut Key with a System Policy Setting in Office XP
This step-by-step guide describes how to fully disable a shortcut key. Many Office XP commands have corresponding shortcut key assignments. If you disable a menu command and a toolbar button through a policy, a user can still run a command by...

HOW TO: Configure a System Policy Setting to Disable a Predefined Shortcut Key in Office XP
Many Office commands have corresponding shortcut keys. When you disable a specific menu command and toolbar button through a policy, users can still press the shortcut key to run the command. To make the option completely unavailable, you must...

HOW TO: Modify Logging Options for a Custom Installation by Using the Setup INI Customization Wizard in Office XP
Both Office XP Setup and the Microsoft Windows Installer generate log files during the installation process. You cannot set options for the Setup log file; however, the Windows Installer allows you to set a number of logging options that apply to...
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