How to deploy Microsoft Office 2019?
Description
This document provides you the steps required to deploy Microsoft Office 2019 to multiple computers using RMM Central.
System Requirements
Before you deploy the software application, ensure that the computers to which you deploy Microsoft Office 2019 meet the system requirements prescribed by Microsoft. Refer to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117 for more details.
Steps
To deploy Microsoft Office 2019, follow the steps given below:
Download the package
Extract the contents of the EXE
Create a customized xml
- You can use the below link to create a customized xml file according to your requirement.
https://config.office.com/deploymentsettings
- Export the configuration xml and paste it in the folder, where the setup.exe is place.
Download the complete package.
- To download the complete package by using the customized xml, navigate to the command prompt and run this command - <File Path>\setup.exe /download <File Path>/config.xml
- After complete the download, Compress the complete office folder. (Example: Office 2019.zip)
After downloading the package, you can deploy it through RMM Central.
Adding the software package in RMM Central.
- Click the Software Deployment tab
- Click Add Package
- Select the MSIEXEC/EXE/ISS/Command package type
- Specify a name for the application.
- Upload the office 2019.zip file
- Specify the Installation Command with Switches/Arguments as
"office 2019\setup.exe" /configure "office 2019\config.xml"
- Click Add Package
Deploy to target computers
- Select the package that you added
- Click Install/Uninstall Software
- Enter a name and description for the configuration
- Define the package settings
- Configure the deployment settings
- Choose the target computers
- Specify the schedule options, if required
- Click Deploy
You have deployed Microsoft Office 2019 successfully.