Deployment Guide For Office 2013

Deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2013
Microsoft Corporation
Published: October 2012
Author: Microsoft Office System and Servers Team itspdocs!microsoft"com#
Abstract
This boo$ provides deployment instructions for Office 201%" The audiences for this boo$
include application specialists& line'of'business application specialists& and (T administrators
)ho are ready to deploy Office 201%"
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the publication date" *or the most current content& see the technical library on the )eb"

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Contents
+eployment ,uide for Microsoft Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""i
Abstract"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" i
Contents""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" iii
-ettin, help"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" .vi
/olume activation of Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1
Articles about volume activation for Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1
Plan volume activation of Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2
Plan a deployment""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2
0evie) activation methods"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %
1ey Mana,ement Service 1MS#""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2
3icense state of the Office 201% 1MS client""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2
Publication of the 1MS service"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""4
Client discovery of 1MS"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4
1MS activation thresholds"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 5
1MS activation rene)al"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 5
6se 1MS for computers that run 7indo)s and Office 201% client products"""""""""""""""""""""""5
Multiple Activation 1ey MA1#"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""8
MA1 architecture"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8
Active +irectory'9ased activation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""8
/olume Activation Mana,ement Tool /AMT# %"0""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""":
Plan for 1MS activation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;
Plan +<S server confi,uration"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;
Activate the 1MS host""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;
Prepare 1MS clients""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;
Activate as a standard user"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 10
Plan for Active +irectory'9ased activation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""10
Plan for MA1 activation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 10
<o authenticated pro.y server support"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""10
/olume activation methods in Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""12
1MS and MA1 activation""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12
1MS host platforms for Office 201% activation""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1%
-eneric /olume 3icense 1eys -/31s# for Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""12
Active +irectory'9ased activation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 14
Activatin, Office 201% by usin, the Office 201% /olume 3icense Pac$""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""14
/olume Activation Mana,ement Tool /AMT# %"0"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""14
+eploy volume activation of Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""18
Prepare and confi,ure the Office 201% Previe) client"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""18
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Activate 1MS clients""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1:
Activate Active +irectory'9ased activation clients"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:
Activate MA1 clients""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1:
Office Customi=ation Tool OCT#"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1:
Confi,".ml file""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1;
/olume Activation Mana,ement Tool"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1;
The 9ac$sta,e vie)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 20
The ospp"vbs script""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 20
0earm the Office installation""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 20
Prepare and confi,ure the Office 1MS host"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""21
Set up and activate the Office 1MS host"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""21
Sppsvc state stopped error""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2%
Manually install the Office 201% Previe) 1MS host $ey and activate""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""22
Confi,ure the Office 201% Previe) 1MS host"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""22
Slm,r"vbs command options ' standard""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""24
Slm,r"vbs command options > Active +irectory >based activation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""28
/erify successful activation of the Office 1MS host""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""28
Confi,ure +<S""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2:
6se tools to confi,ure client computers in Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%0
Tips for confi,urin, 1MS clients and hosts""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%0
The ospp"vbs script"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %1
-lobal options for ospp"vbs"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %1
1MS client options for ospp"vbs"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %2
Scenarios that use ospp"vbs""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%
/olume Activation Mana,ement Tool /AMT#"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%4
Customi=e installations of Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%5
Articles about ho) to customi=e Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%5
Customi=e Setup before installin, Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%:
6se the OCT to customi=e the installation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%:
Create a net)or$ installation point""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %;
Customi=e Setup""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %;
(nstall Office silently""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 22
Confi,ure a silent installation of Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""22
Modify the Confi,".ml file to confi,ure a silent installation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""24
6se the OCT to a confi,ure silent installation and automatic activation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""28
Create custom confi,urations of Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2;
Office Customi=ation Tool versions""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2;
Create a custom confi,uration""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 40
Choose a deployment method""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 48
Confi,".ml e.ample""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4:
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Office Customi=ation Tool OCT# in Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""50
Overvie) of the Office Customi=ation Tool""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""50
6pdates folder"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 51
Modify e.istin, installations"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 52
Choose OCT options"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 5%
Office Customi=ation Tool options"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 5%
Architecture'specific versions of the Office Customi=ation Tool"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""52
(mportin, Office Customi=ation Tool "msp customi=ation files"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""54
Confi,urin, Setup& *eatures& Additional content& and Outloo$ settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""55
Setup"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 58
(nstallation location and or,ani=ation name""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""58
Additional net)or$ sources""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 5:
Add?Modify <et)or$ Server @ntry dialo, bo.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""5:
3icensin, and user interface""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 5:
Confi,".ml settin,s and correspondin, OCT options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""81
0emove previous installations"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 81
Add installations and run pro,rams"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""81
Add?Modify Pro,ram @ntry dialo, bo."""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""82
7indo)s folders""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8%
Office security settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8%
Security settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8%
Modify Setup properties"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 85
Add?Modify Property /alue dialo, bo.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""85
Add?Modify property value settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""85
*eatures""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 88
Modify user settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 88
OCT user and computer settin,s states""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""8:
Set feature installation states"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8:
*eature installation states""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8;
*eature options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :0
Additional content""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :2
Add files"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :2
*ile +estination Path dialo, bo."""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :2
Special folders"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :%
0emove files""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :%
*ile Path dialo, bo."""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :%
Special folders file path#"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :2
Add re,istry entries""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :2
Add?Modify 0e,istry @ntry dialo, bo.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""":4
Add?Modify 0e,istry @ntry dialo, bo. options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""":4
0emove re,istry entries"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :4
+elete?Modify 0e,istry @ntry dialo, bo.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""":5
+elete?Modify 0e,istry @ntry dialo, bo. options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""":5
Confi,ure shortcuts""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" :5
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Add?Modify Shortcut @ntry dialo, bo.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""":8
Add?Modify Shortcut @ntry dialo, bo.options"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""":8
/irtual $ey names and he.adecimal $ey codes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""::
Outloo$""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;0
Outloo$ Profile"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;0
Outloo$ profile customi=ation options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""";0
Add Accounts"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;1
Add Account and Account Settin,s dialo, bo."""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""";1
Addin, additional accounts""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;2
@.chan,e settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;2
@.chan,e options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;2
More @.chan,e Server Settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;%
@.chan,e"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;%
Outloo$ Any)here options"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;%
Cached Mode""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;2
Cached Mode options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;4
@.port Settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;4
Specify Send?0eceive -roups"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;5
Send?0eceive ,roups options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;5
<e) @.chan,e -roup dialo, bo."""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""";5
Modify -roup dialo, bo.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;8
Send?0eceive settin,s for the selected ,roup""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""";8
*older options for this Send?0eceive ,roup"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""";8
0ename @.chan,e -roup dialo, bo.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""";:
Send?0eceive settin,s for the selected ,roup""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""";:
Modify Address 9oo$ Settin,s dialo, bo.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""";:
+o)nloadin, updated OCT files""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;;
Confi,".ml file in Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 100
Confi,".ml element Auic$ reference"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""101
Confi,".ml Auic$ reference""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 101
Bo) Setup uses Confi,".ml""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 102
Confi,".ml file format""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 102
Confi,".ml element reference"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 102
*ormattin, conventions""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 102
Confi,uration element""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 102
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 104
Confi,uration element attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 104
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 104
Add3an,ua,e element"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 104
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 105
Add3an,ua,e attributes"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 105
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 108
A0P element""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 108
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Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 10:
A0P attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 10:
Command element"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 10;
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 10;
Command attributes"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 10;
@.amples"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 112
COMPA<C<AM@ element"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 112
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 112
COMPA<C<AM@ attributes"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 112
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 112
+isplay element"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 112
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 11%
+isplay attributes"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 11%
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 114
+istributionPoint element"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 114
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 114
+istributionPoint attributes"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 114
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 114
(<STA333OCAT(O< element""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 115
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 115
(<STA333OCAT(O< attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 115
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 115
3(S element""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 115
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 118
3(S attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 118
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 11:
3o,,in, element""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 11:
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 11:
3o,,in, attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 11:
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 11;
OptionState element""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 120
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 120
OptionState attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 120
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 121
P(+1@C element""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 121
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 122
P(+1@C attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 122
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 122
0emove3an,ua,e element""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12%
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12%
0emove3an,ua,e attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12%
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12%
Settin, element""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12%
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 122
vii
Settin, attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 122
@.amples"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 125
Setup6pdates element""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 125
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 125
Setup6pdates attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 125
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 128
6S@0(<(T(A3S element"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 128
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 128
6S@0(<(T(A3S attributes"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 128
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12:
6S@0<AM@ element"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12:
Attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12:
6S@0<AM@ attributes"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12:
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12:
Sample Confi,".ml file"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12;
Setup command'line options for Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1%0
?admin"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%0
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%0
?adminfile DpathE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%0
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%1
?confi, DpathE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%1
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%1
?modify DProduct(+E"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%1
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%2
?repair DProduct(+E"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%2
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%2
?uninstall DProduct(+E"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%%
@.ample"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%%
Setup properties in Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%2
Property Auic$ reference"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%2
7indo)s (nstaller properties and their use in Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1%2
Available properties""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%5
0eplaced properties""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%8
0eplaced 7indo)s (nstaller properties"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1%8
9loc$ed properties""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%;
Office activation""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1%;
Setup architecture overvie) for Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""121
Setup process"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 122
Setup seAuence of events"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 122
0un Setup""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12%
Chec$ prereAuisites"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12%
0ead FM3 data""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 122
viii
9uild the feature tree""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 124
Create a local installation source on the userGs computer"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""125
(nstall Office"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 125
Apply the customi=ation file""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 125
Apply soft)are updates""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 128
(ncludin, more than one product on the installation point"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""128
0unnin, Setup interactively"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12:
3an,ua,e'neutral desi,n""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12:
3an,ua,e versions of Office""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 12;
3an,ua,e pac$s for Office"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 140
Streamlined customi=ation model"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 140
6sin, the Office Customi=ation Tool"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""140
Customi=in, a ne) installation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 141
Ma$in, chan,es to an e.istin, Office installation""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""141
6sin, the Confi,".ml file to customi=e Office""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""142
6sin, Setup command'line options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""142
6sin, -roup Policy""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 14%
0eAuired local installation source"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""14%
Creatin, a local installation source on usersG computers"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""142
+eployin, the local installation source by itself"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""144
Consolidated update process"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 144
Applyin, Office updates durin, ne) installations""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""144
6pdatin, e.istin, Office installations"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""145
Customi=e the Accessibility Chec$er for Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""148
(ncrease the visibility of violations"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 148
Control )hat the chec$er reports""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 14:
-roup Policy settin,s for @.cel 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""14:
-roup Policy settin,s for Po)erPoint 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""150
-roup Policy settin,s for 7ord 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""152
Outloo$ 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 158
Outloo$ 201% deployment articles on Tech<et""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""158
Plannin, overvie) for Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""15;
+eterminin, an or,ani=ationHs needs"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""15;
MS( versus Clic$'to'0un deployment methods"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""15;
6p,rade or initial installation of Outloo$""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""180
Mi,ratin, data""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 180
0emote and roamin, users""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 180
Multilin,ual reAuirements"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 181
Client and messa,in, server platforms"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""181
Choosin, )hen and ho) to install Outloo$""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""182
Customi=in, Outloo$ settin,s and profiles""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""182
Confi,urin, subscriptions and other sharin, features for Outloo$"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""18%
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6sin, Outloo$ )ith 0emote +es$top Services formerly $no)n as Terminal Services#" "18%
Mail apps for Outloo$"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 18%
AutoArchive in Outloo$""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 18%
Outloo$ data files "pst#""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 182
0etention policies in Outloo$""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 182
Outloo$ security and privacy considerations""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""184
3imitin, viruses and Iun$ email messa,es for users"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""184
Confi,urin, crypto,raphic features for Outloo$"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""185
0estrictin, permission on email messa,es"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""185
Outloo$ 201% and email protocols and servers"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""185
6p,radin, from an earlier version of Outloo$"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""185
6p,radin, to Office 201% )ith Cached @.chan,e Mode enabled"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""188
Additional considerations )hen plannin, an Outloo$ up,rade"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""18:
Choose bet)een Cached @.chan,e Mode and Online Mode for Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""1:0
Overvie) of Cached @.chan,e Mode and Online Mode""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:0
Choosin, bet)een Cached @.chan,e Mode and Online Mode"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:1
7hen to use Cached @.chan,e Mode""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:1
7hen to use Online Mode"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1:1
Special considerations for Cached @.chan,e Mode"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:2
Bo) Cached @.chan,e Mode can help improve the Outloo$ user e.perience""""""""""""""""""1:2
Outloo$ features that can reduce the effectiveness of Cached @.chan,e Mode""""""""""""""""1:2
Plan a Cached @.chan,e Mode deployment in Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:4
Synchroni=ation& dis$ space& and performance considerations for Cached @.chan,e Mode
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1:4
Synchroni=ation chan,es in Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:4
Outloo$ data file "ost# recommendations""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:5
Mana,in, performance issues in Outloo$"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:8
Mana,in, Outloo$ folder sharin,""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:8
Public *older *avorites considerations"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:8
Mana,in, Outloo$ behavior for perceived slo) connections""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1::
Options for sta,in, a Cached @.chan,e Mode deployment"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1:;
6p,radin, current Cached @.chan,e Mode users to Outloo$ 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1;0
Cached @.chan,e Mode settin,s for Outloo$ 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1;1
Cached @.chan,e Mode settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1;1
@.chan,e connectivity settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1;4
Plan feature customi=ations in Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1;:
Overvie)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1;:
Add'ins"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1;;
Add'in settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1;;
Attachment 0eminder"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 200
Attachment 0eminder settin,"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 201
Contact Cards"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 201
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Contact Card""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 201
Contact Card settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 202
Contact tab""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 202
Contact tab settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 204
Conversation arran,ement vie)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 211
Conversation arran,ement vie) settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""212
+ata 3oss Prevention and Policy Tips""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""212
@.chan,e ActiveSync"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 212
@.chan,e Active Sync settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 214
@.chan,e *ast Access and Sync Slider"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""214
@.chan,e *ast Access settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 215
-lobal address list synchroni=ation""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""21:
-A3 Sync re,istry settin,""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 21:
MailTips""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 21;
MailTips settin,""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 220
Mail apps for Outloo$""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 220
Outloo$ Social Connector"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 220
MySiteBost re,istry settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 221
Outloo$ Social Connector settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""222
Site mailbo.es""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 222
7eather bar""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 224
7eather bar settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 224
Choose security and protection settin,s for Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""22:
Overvie)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 22;
Specify ho) security settin,s are enforced in Outloo$"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""22;
Outloo$ Security Policy options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 22;
Customi=e security settin,s by usin, -roup Policy"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2%0
Special environments"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2%0
Special environment scenarios""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2%0
Bo) administrator settin,s and user settin,s interact in Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2%2
7or$in, )ith Outloo$ COM add'ins"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2%2
Customi=e ActiveF and custom forms security in Outloo$ 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2%%
Customi=e ho) ActiveF controls behave in one'off forms"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2%%
Allo) Active F One Off *orms settin, options"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2%%
Customi=e custom forms security settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2%2
Scripts& custom controls& and custom actions settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2%2
Customi=e pro,rammatic settin,s in Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2%5
Pro,rammatic security settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2%8
Customi=e Simple MAP( settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 220
Simple MAP( settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 220
Additional settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 221
Additional security articles"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 221
Confi,ure multiple @.chan,e accounts for Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""22%
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Overvie)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 22%
9efore you be,in"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 222
Add multiple @.chan,e accounts to a profile"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""222
Confi,ure Cached @.chan,e Mode in Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""225
Overvie)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 225
9efore you be,in"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 228
Confi,ure Cached @.chan,e Mode"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""228
0e,istry $ey to allo) the do)nload of shared non'mail folders"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""22;
Confi,ure Outloo$ Any)here in Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""241
Overvie)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 241
9efore you be,in"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 242
6se the OCT to confi,ure Outloo$ Any)here""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""242
6se -roup Policy to loc$ do)n Outloo$ Any)here settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""24%
/erification""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 242
Confi,ure Iun$ email settin,s in Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""244
Overvie)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 244
9efore you be,in"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 245
Create and deploy Jun$ @'mail *ilter lists""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""245
Confi,ure the Jun$ @'mail *ilter""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 24:
Confi,ure automatic picture do)nload"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""24;
0oll out Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 250
Articles about rollin, out Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""250
(nstall Office 201% from the local installation source"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""251
Create a net)or$ installation point""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 252
+eploy the local installation source""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""252
MSOCache folder""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 25%
0un Setup from the local installation source""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""252
+eploy Office 201% from a net)or$ installation point""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""255
Plannin, considerations for usin, a net)or$ installation point to deploy Office""""""""""""""""""258
6sin, a net)or$ installation point to deploy a 7indo)s (nstaller'based MS(# version of
Office"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 258
6sin, a net)or$ installation point to deploy a Clic$'to'0un version of Office"""""""""""""""""""""25;
+eploy Office 201% by usin, -roup Policy computer startup scripts"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""280
Copy the Office product and lan,ua,e files to a net)or$ share"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""281
Create a script to perform a silent unattended# installation of Office from the net)or$ share
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 281
Confi,ure the installation script as a computer startup script by usin, -roup Policy""""""""""282
Create a -roup Policy ObIect -PO#""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""282
Copy the script to the Startup folder for the -PO""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""282
Confi,ure the -PO to use the script as a computer startup script"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""28%
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3an,ua,e in Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 282
Articles about ho) to deploy Office 201% in other lan,ua,es""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""282
Plan for multilan,ua,e deployment of Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""285
Plan Setup""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 285
6nderstandin, the Setup lo,ic for Shell 6( lan,ua,e""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""28:
Plan customi=ations""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 28;
Methods of customi=in, lan,ua,e settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""28;
@nable users to vie) the ne) lan,ua,e settin,s on first open""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2:0
Customi=e lan,ua,e'specific settin,s that are related to user locale""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2:0
Plan for proofin, tools"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2:1
+eterminin, the method to deploy proofin, tools""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2:1
Customi=in, Setup for Office 201% Proofin, Tools 1it""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2:2
OptionState attributes""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2:2
OptionState attributes and values"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2:%
@.ample: Confi,".ml file for Office 201% Proofin, Tools 1it""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2:%
Precachin, the local installation source for the Office 201% Proofin, Tools 1it"""""""""""""""2:4
Customi=e lan,ua,e setup and settin,s for Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2:5
Overvie)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2:5
9efore you be,in"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2:8
+eploy a default lan,ua,e version of Office"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2:8
Specify )hich lan,ua,es to install""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2::
+eploy different lan,ua,es to different ,roups of users"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2:;
(dentify installed lan,ua,es"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2;0
Customi=e lan,ua,e settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2;1
6se -roup Policy to enforce lan,ua,e settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2;1
6se a Setup customi=ation file to specify default lan,ua,e settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2;1
6se the 3an,ua,e Preferences tool to chan,e lan,ua,e settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2;2
Customi=e and install the Office 201% Proofin, Tools 1it"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2;%
Customi=e the Office 201% Proofin, Tools 1it"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2;%
(nstallin, the Office Proofin, Tools 1it 201% on a sin,le computer""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2;%
Add or remove lan,ua,e pac$s after deployment of Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""2;4
Overvie)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2;4
9efore you be,in"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2;5
Modify an e.istin, installation"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2;8
+eploy lan,ua,e pac$s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2;:
0emove lan,ua,e pac$s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2;;
(dentify installed lan,ua,es"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %01
Mi.ed lan,ua,e versions of Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%02
Applications and lan,ua,e availability""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%02
3an,ua,e availability for the 201% versions of ProIect& /isio& and SharePoint +esi,ner" %0%
3an,ua,e (nterface Pac$s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %02
9ase lan,ua,es available for 3an,ua,e (nterface Pac$s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%02
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Companion proofin, lan,ua,es for Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%0:
(dentify companion proofin, lan,ua,es""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%0;
Companion proofin, lan,ua,es for Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%0;
+o)nloadable proofin, tool pac$a,es"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%10
3an,ua,e identifiers and OptionState (d values in Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%1%
3an,ua,e identifiers""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %1%
3an,ua,e ta,s lan,ua,e (+s#& and 3C(+s available in Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%12
Proofin, Tools Confi,".ml OptionState (d values"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%15
OptionState (+s for each Proofin, Tools lan,ua,e in Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%15
Security in Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %1;
Office 201% security articles on Tech<et"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%1;
Security overvie) for Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %20
Authentication and (dentity in Office 201% Previe)""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%20
Office 201% Previe)& +esi,ned )ith security top of mindKfrom the be,innin,""""""""""""""""""%25
Authentication in Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %2:
Office authentication protocols""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %2:
Office authentication protocols"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %2;
3o, on types in Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%0
6se re,istry settin,s to determine )hich (+ types to offer a user at lo, on""""""""""""""""""""""""%%1
Office 201% Si,n(nOptions values"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%%1
6se a re,istry settin, to prevent a user from connectin, to Office 201% resources on the
(nternet""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%2
Office 201% 6seOnlineContent values""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%%2
+elete the Office Profile& and credentials& associated )ith a removed lo, on identity""""""""%%2
Plan for (nformation 0i,hts Mana,ement in Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%%2
(0M overvie)""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%2
Bo) (0M )or$s in Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%4
6sin, (0M )ith an 0MS server""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%4
6sin, (0M )ithout a local 0MS server""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%%5
Settin, up (0M for Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%5
Settin, up 0MS server access"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%8
(nstallin, the 0i,hts Mana,ement client soft)are"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%%8
+efinin, and deployin, permissions policies for Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%%8
Permissions ri,hts""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%8
(0M permissions ri,hts""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%8
Predefined ,roups of permissions"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%%:
Predefined read?chan,e permissions ,roups""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%%:
Predefined L+o not for)ardM ,roup""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%%;
Advanced permissions"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %%;
+eployin, ri,hts policy templates""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%%;
Confi,urin, (0M settin,s for Office 201%"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%20
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Office 201% (0M settin,s""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %20
(0M settin,s for -roup Policy or the OCT"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%20
Office 201% (0M re,istry $ey options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%21
(0M re,istry $ey options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %21
(0M re,istry settin, for license servers"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%22
(0M re,istry settin,s for security"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%22
Confi,urin, (0M settin,s for Outloo$ 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%2%
Outloo$ 201% (0M settin,s"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %2%
Outloo$ (0M options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %2%
Outloo$ 201% (0M re,istry $ey options"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%22
Outloo$ (0M re,istry $ey options""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%22
-roup Policy for Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %25
Articles about ho) to use -roup Policy )ith Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%25
Plannin, for -roup Policy in Office 201%""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%28
Plannin, for -roup Policy"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %28
+efinin, business obIectives and security reAuirements""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%2:
@valuatin, your current environment""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%2:
+esi,nin, mana,ed confi,urations based on business and security reAuirements"""""""""""%2;
+eterminin, the scope of application"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%40
Testin, and sta,in, -roup Policy deployments"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""%40
(nvolvin, $ey sta$eholders""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" %41
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xvi
Volume activation of Office 2013
pdated! October 1"# 2012
$ummary# -ind articles that "rovide information about ho% to "lan and de"loyin& volume activation for
Office 2013.
Audience# $T .rofessionals
'icrosoft "olicy re(uires the activation of all editions of Office 2013 client soft%are! includin& /olume
icense editions. -or Office 2013! volume activation occurs throu&h Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies!
%hich are based on the Soft%are .rotection .latform 1S..2 that is used in 3indo%s 4! 3indo%s Server
2005 62! 3indo%s 5! and 3indo%s Server 2012.
%mportant!
This information a""lies to volume7licensed editions of Office 2013. $t does not a""ly to either
Office .rofessional .lus for Office 389 or Office 389 .ro.lus! both of %hich are licensed
throu&h subscri"tion.
The follo%in& table lists and describes articles about volume activation for Office 2013.
Articles about volume activation for Office 2013
Article Description
.lan volume activation of Office 2013 Ex"lains ho% to "lan %hich methods to use for
activatin& volume7licensed 1/2 editions of Office
2013.
/olume activation methods in Office 2013 earn about the methods that are available for
activatin& volume7licensed editions of Office 2013.
:e"loy volume activation of Office 2013 :escribes ho% to "re"are and confi&ure the Office
2013 client and the Office +'S host for volume
activation.
;se tools to confi&ure client com"uters in Office
2013
.rovides details about the Office Soft%are .rotection
.latform scri"t 1os"".vbs2 and describes the /olume
0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 for 3indo%s
$nstaller7based 1'S$7based2 versions of Office 2013.

1
&lan volume activation of Office 2013
&ublished! 'uly 1"# 2012
$ummary# Ex"lains ho% to "lan %hich methods to use for activatin& volume7licensed 1/2 editions of
Office 2013.
<ou can "lan the de"loyment of Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies for volume activation of Office 2013 in
several ste"s. ,efore you read this article! %e recommend that you read /olume activation overvie% for
Office 2010. 3e also hi&hly recommend that you read the 3indo%s /olume 0ctivation .lannin& =uide.
%mportant!
$n this article#
.lan a de"loyment
6evie% activation methods
/olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 3.0
.lan for +'S activation
.lan for 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation
.lan for '0+ activation
&lan a deployment
$f you are "lannin& a 3indo%s de"loyment of 3indo%s 4! 3indo%s Server 2005 62! 3indo%s 5! or
3indo%s Server 2012! you "robably have the same considerations for 3indo%s as for Office 2013. To
hel" determine %hich activation method to use for 3indo%s! see the 3indo%s /olume 0ctivation
.lannin& =uide. 'ost likely! Office 2013 %ill use the same method.
0 volume activation de"loyment includes the follo%in& ste"s#
1. earn about "roduct activation.
2. 6evie% available activation models.
3. Evaluate client connectivity.
>. 'a" the "hysical com"uter or virtual machine to an activation method.
9. :etermine "roduct key needs.
8. :etermine monitorin& and re"ortin& needs.
2
'ost of the information about these ste"s is covered in the 3indo%s /olume 0ctivation .lannin&
=uide. This article describes an overvie% of the technolo&y.
3hen you "lan for Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies! think about the follo%in& information#
The +'S activation threshold for Office 2013 is five com"uters. This means that Office 2013 client
com"uters %ill be activated only after five or more client com"uters have re(uested activation.
<ou do not have to enter a "roduct key for Office 2013 +'S clients. <ou only have to enter a +'S
host key on your +'S host com"uter.
$f you decide to use '0+! enter the "roduct key either throu&h the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2
or the *onfi&.xml file. 0fter Office 2013 installation! you can chan&e the "roduct key by usin& the
/olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 or the Office Soft%are .rotection .latform scri"t
1os"".vbs2. -or more information about os"".vbs! see ;se tools to confi&ure client com"uters in
Office 2013.
(ote!
The latest version of /0'T is 3.0. -or information about /0'T 3.0! see /olume 0ctivation
'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 3.0.
)evie* activation methods
Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies "rovides three activation methods for Office 2013 1+'S! '0+! and
0ctive :irectory7,ased activation2.
+ey Management $ervice ,+M$- 0 server7client model in %hich a com"uter serves as the +'S
host. 0 +'S host key must be installed and activated. This establishes a local activation service in
your environment. Office 2013 client com"uters connect to the local Office 2013 +'S host for
activation.
Multiple Activation +ey ,MA+- $f you use a '0+ key! Office 2013 client com"uters are activated
online by usin& the 'icrosoft hosted activation servers or by tele"hone.
Active Directory./ased activation 0vailable only for Office 2013 on 3indo%s 5 and 3indo%s
Server 2012. 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation can activate all Office 2013 volume license clients
throu&hout a domain. 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation is set u" throu&h 0ctive :irectory :omain
Services 10: :S2 from either a 3indo%s 5 volume license edition com"uter or a 3indo%s
Server 2012 com"uter!
The kind of key that is installed determines the activation method. 0ll Office 2013 volume license
editions have the +'S client key "re7installed. <ou do not have to enter a "roduct key if you are
de"loyin& +'S clients. $f you %ant to use '0+ activation! you have to enter the correct '0+ key.
<ou can also use a combination of +'S and '0+. -or exam"le! Office 2013 runnin& on deskto"s has
the +'S client key installed! %hereas Office 2013 runnin& on "ortable com"uters has the '0+ key
installed.
The model that you choose de"ends on the si?e! net%ork infrastructure! connectivity! and security
re(uirements. <ou can choose to use only one or a combination of these activation models. Ty"ically!
the same activation method for a "articular instance of 3indo%s %ould also be used for Office. -or
3
more information about ho% to decide %hich activation method to use! see the 3indo%s /olume
0ctivation .lannin& =uide.
+ey Management $ervice ,+M$-
+'S is a server7client model in %hich a com"uter serves as the +'S host. +'S activation re(uires
T*.@$. connectivity. ,y default! +'S hosts use :NS to "ublish the +'S service. *lient com"uters
connect to the +'S host for activation by usin& anonymous remote "rocedure calls 16.*s2 throu&h
T*. communications "ort 1"00! %hich is the default "ort number %hen you enable the fire%all on a
+'S host. <ou can either use the default settin&s! %hich re(uire little or no administrative action! or
manually confi&ure +'S hosts and clients based on net%ork confi&uration and security re(uirements.
To be licensed! the +'S client must be activated. The follo%in& table describes the license state of the
Office 2013 +'S client %ith res"ect to activation.
1icense state of the Office 2013 +M$ client

1icense state Description
icensed ,y default! the +'S client tries activation %ith the +'S
host one time every seven days. 1The number of days
is confi&urable.2 This desi&n allo%s the maximum
"ossible time for the client to be in the licensed state.
0fter the +'S client is successfully activated! it remains
in the licensed state for 150 days. 3hen in the licensed
state! users do not see any notification dialo& boxes
"rom"tin& them to activate the client. 0fter 150 days!
the activation attem"t "rocess resumes. $f activation is
continually successful! the %hole activation ex"erience
is trans"arent to the end7user.
Out7of7tolerance $f activation does not occur durin& the 1507day "eriod!
Office 2013 &oes into the out7of7tolerance state for 30
days. ;sers then see notifications that re(uest
activation.
;nlicensed notification $f activation does not occur durin& the out7of tolerance
state! Office 2013 &oes into the unlicensed notification
state. ;sers then see notifications that re(uest
activation and a red title bar.

<ou must install the +'S host by usin& a +'S host key and then activate the host before it can acce"t
activation re(uests from +'S clients. -or information about ho% to set u" a +'S host! see .re"are and
confi&ure the Office +'S host in :e"loy volume activation of Office 2013.
>
%mportant!
The +'S host key for Office 2013 is not s"ecific to a "articular o"eratin& system. $t is desi&ned
to be used on any of the o"eratin& systems su""orted as an Office 2013 +'S host! includin&
both 327bit and 8>7bit editions#
/olume icense editions of 3indo%s 4
3indo%s Server 2012
3indo%s Server 2005 62
&ublication of the +M$ service
The +'S service uses service 1S6/2 resource records 166s2 in :NS to store and communicate the
locations of +'S hosts. +'S hosts use dynamic u"dates! if available! to "ublish the +'S S6/ 66s. $f
dynamic u"dates are not available! or if the +'S host does not have "ermissions to "ublish the 66s!
you must "ublish the :NS records manually or confi&ure client com"uters to connect to s"ecific +'S
hosts. This mi&ht re(uire chan&in& "ermissions on :NS to let more than one +'S host "ublish S6/
records.
(ote!
:NS chan&es mi&ht take time to "ro"a&ate to all :NS hosts! de"endin& on the com"lexity and
to"olo&y of the net%ork.
2lient discovery of +M$
The first time that a +'S client (ueries :NS for +'S information! it randomly selects a +'S host from
the list of S6/ 66s that :NS returns. The address of a :NS server that contains the S6/ 66s can be
listed as a suffixed entry on +'S clients. This enables advertisement of S6/ 66s for +'S in one :NS
server and +'S clients that have other "rimary :NS servers to find it.
<ou can add priority and *eight "arameters to the DnsDomain&ublish1ist re&istry value for +'S
hosts on /olume icense editions of 3indo%s 4 or 3indo%s Server 2005 62. :oin& so enables you to
establish +'S host "riority &rou"in&s and %ei&htin& %ithin each &rou"! %hich s"ecifies the order in
%hich to use +'S hosts and balances traffic amon& multi"le +'S hosts. $f you are usin& "riority and
%ei&ht "arameters! %e recommend that +'S cachin& be disabled on the client. This allo%s the client to
(uery :NS every time that activation is tried! %hich %ill honor the "riority and %ei&ht "arameters!
instead of directly contactin& the cached +'S host that last resulted in successful activation.
$f the +'S host that a client selects does not res"ond! the +'S client removes that +'S host from its
list of S6/ 66s and randomly selects another +'S host from the list. $f the "riority and %ei&ht
"arameters are set! the +'S client %ill use them %hile findin& another +'S host. Other%ise! +'S
hosts are selected randomly. 0fter a +'S host res"onds! the +'S client caches the name of the +'S
host and! if cachin& is enabled! uses it for successive activation and rene%al attem"ts. $f the cached
+'S host does not res"ond on a later rene%al! the +'S client discovers a ne% +'S host by (ueryin&
:NS for +'S S6/ 66s.
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+M$ activation thresholds
The minimum re(uirement for Office 2013 +'S activation is a +'S host and at least five +'S clients in
a net%ork environment. -ive or more com"uters that are runnin& Office 2013 volume editions must
contact the +'S host %ithin 30 days for their activation re(uests to succeed. 3hen five clients have
connected to a +'S host! clients that later connect to the +'S host receive res"onses that allo% the
clients to be activated. :ue to the re7activation schedule! the ori&inal five clients also become activated
%hen they re(uest activation from the +'S host a&ain.
0fter initiali?in& +'S! the +'S activation infrastructure is self7maintainin&. The +'S service can be co7
hosted %ith other services. 0 sin&le +'S host can su""ort hundreds of thousands of +'S clients. 'ost
or&ani?ations can de"loy merely t%o +'S hosts for their %hole infrastructure 1one main +'S host and
one backu" host for redundancy2.
+M$ activation rene*al
+'S activations are valid for 150 days. This is called the activation validit! interval. To remain
activated! +'S clients must rene% their activation by connectin& to the +'S host at least one time
every 150 days. ,y default! +'S client com"uters attem"t to rene% their activation every seven days.
0fter a clientAs activation is rene%ed! the activation validity interval be&ins a&ain.
se +M$ for computers that run 3indo*s and Office 2013 client
products
3hen you use +'S to activate com"uters that run both 3indo%s and Office 2013! you have the
follo%in& o"tions for Office 2013#
;se the same +'S host on a com"uter that runs 3indo%s Server 2003 1Standard! Enter"rise! and
:atacenter editions B327bit and 8>7bitC only2! /olume icense editions of 3indo%s 4 or 3indo%s
Server 2005 62. 3e recommend this o"tion.
;se se"arate +'S hosts for com"uters that run 3indo%s and Office 2013.
%mportant!
$f you already have a +'S host that is set u" to activate 3indo%s "roducts! you still have to
install the Office 2013 +'S host license files! enter the Office 2013 +'S host key! and activate
the key. To do this! &o to the 'icrosoft Office 2013 +'S )ost icense .ack %ebsite! and then
do%nload and run +ey'ana&ementService)ost.exe.
The follo%in& o"eratin& systems are su""orted as an Office 2013 +'S host#
3indo%s Server 2012
$f you already use a com"uter that runs as your 3indo%s +'S host and you %ant to co7host the Office
2013 +'S host! follo% the ste"s in .re"are and confi&ure the Office +'S host in :e"loy volume
activation of Office 2013.
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Multiple Activation +ey ,MA+-
0 '0+ key is used for one7time activation %ith the 'icrosoft hosted activation services. Each '0+ key
has a "redetermined number of allo%ed activations. This number is based on /olume icensin&
a&reements and may not match the or&ani?ationAs exact license count. Each activation that uses a
'0+ key %ith the 'icrosoft hosted activation service counts to%ard the activation limit. 0fter Office
2013 is activated! no re7activation is re(uired unless the hard%are chan&es si&nificantly.
There are t%o %ays to activate com"uters by usin& a '0+ key#
MA+ %ndependent Activation '0+ inde"endent activation re(uires that each com"uter
inde"endently connect and be activated %ith 'icrosoft! either over the $nternet or by tele"hone.
'0+ inde"endent activation is best suited for com"uters in an or&ani?ation that does not maintain a
connection to the cor"orate net%ork.
MA+ &ro4y Activation by using VAM5 This enables a centrali?ed activation re(uest on behalf of
multi"le com"uters that have one connection to 'icrosoft. '0+ .roxy activation is confi&ured by
usin& /0'T. '0+ .roxy activation is a""ro"riate for environments in %hich security concerns
mi&ht restrict direct access to the $nternet or the cor"orate net%ork. $t is also suited for develo"ment
and test labs that do not have this connectivity.
(ote!
The latest version of /0'T is 3.0. -or information about /0'T 3.0! see /olume 0ctivation
'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 3.0.
MA+ architecture
'0+ activation re(uires that a '0+ key is installed on a client com"uter and instructs that com"uter to
activate itself a&ainst 'icrosoft hosted activation servers over the $nternet. $n '0+ .roxy activation! a
'0+ key must be installed on the client com"uter by any of the methods "reviously described. /0'T
obtains the installation $: 1$$:2 from the tar&et com"uter! sends the $$: to 'icrosoft on behalf of the
client! and obtains a confirmation $: 1*$:2. The tool then activates the client by installin& the *$:. The
*$: is saved and can be used later! for exam"le! to activate test com"uters that %ere re7ima&ed after
D0 days.
Active Directory./ased activation
On the 3indo%s 5 "latform! startin& %ith Office 2013! a third volume activation method is available#
0ctive :irectory7,ased activation.
0s %ith +'S! 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation can activate all Office 2013 / clients %ithin the
domain. To use 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation! you set u" 0ctive :irectory :omain Services 10:
:S2 from either a 3indo%s 5 / edition com"uter or a 3indo%s Server 2012 com"uter to su""ort the
activation of all Office 2013 / clients %ithin the domain. The Office 2013 / clients can run on any
3indo%s 5 or 3indo%s Server 2012 client com"uter.
0ctive :irectory7,ased activation uses the same =/+@+'S host key "air that +'S activation uses.
3hen you use 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation! the Soft%are .rotection .latform Services 1S..Svc2
"eriodically attem"ts to activate the =/+ a&ainst either an 0ctivation ObEect 10O2 in 0: :S or a
4
discoverable +'S host if the 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation attem"t fails. 0 successful 0ctive
:irectory7,ased activation &rants a license to the Office 2013 client for 150 days.
-or more information about 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation! see 0ctive :irectory7,ased 0ctivation
Overvie%.
Volume Activation Management 5ool ,VAM5- 360
The latest u"date to the /olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 is version 3.0. /0'T 3.0 is
desi&ned to mana&e volume activations for 3indo%s /ista! 3indo%s 4! 3indo%s 5! 3indo%s Server
2005! 3indo%s Server 2005 62! 3indo%s Server 2012! Office 2010! and Office 2013. $n addition!
/0'T 3.0 su""orts 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation.
The follo%in& features are either ne%! or u"dated! in /0'T 3.0#
ser interface6 The u"dated user interface makes volume activation and license mana&ement an
easy! one7console "rocess.
Data storage6 :ata stora&e in a SF Server database "rovides &reater scalability and s"eed.
1icensing reports6 -ive ne% /olume icensin& re"orts "rovide instant vie%s of the licensin&
status of every com"uter in the database#
0t 6isk .roducts 6e"ort
:u"licate *om"uter 'ana&ement $: 1*'$:2 6e"ort
'0+ ;sa&e 6e"ort
;nlicensed .roducts 6e"ort
/olume 0ctivation by 0uthority 6e"ort
&o*er$hell commandlets ,cmdlet-6 0 .o%erShell module for /0'T re"laces the vamt.exe
command line interface.
$upport for &ro4y Authentication6 $f you are on a net%ork that re(uires a user name and
"ass%ord to reach the $nternet! /0'T enables you to lo& on and "erform "roxy activation.
Active Directory./ased activation6 /0'T can online or "roxy7activate an 0ctive :irectory7
,ased activation obEect. 3hen 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation is de"loyed! any ne% (ualifyin&
com"uters that are Eoined to the domain are automatically activated.
The follo%in& features that existed in "reviously released versions of /0'T are de"recated or removed
in /0'T 3.0#
Data storage in 2omputer %nformation 7iles ,2%1-6 :ata is no lon&er stored in *om"uter
$nformation -iles 1*$2! but is instead stored in a SF Server database. <ou can im"ort data that is
currently stored in *$ files into /0'T. :ata that is ex"orted from /0'T is saved in a *$G file.
5he vamt6e4e command.line interface6The vamt.exe command7line interface is no lon&er
available. $t is re"laced by a 3indo%s .o%erShell module.
-or detailed information about /0'T 3.0! see /olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool Technical
6eference.
5
&lan for +M$ activation
The +'S service does not re(uire a dedicated server. The +'S service can be co7hosted on a server
that also hosts +'S for 3indo%s. S"ecifically! you can confi&ure a com"uter that runs 3indo%s 4 /
edition! 3indo%s Server 2005 62! 3indo%s 5 / edition! or 3indo%s Server 2012 to act as a sin&le
+'S host that res"onds to both 3indo%s and Office 2013 +'S client activation re(uests. This %orks
as lon& as the a""ro"riate Office 2013 +'S host licenses are installed and a valid +'S host key is
installed! and the key is activated a&ainst 'icrosoft hosted activation servers. <ou can install Office
2013 +'S host licenses by runnin& the 'icrosoft Office 2013 +'S )ost icense .ack.
%mportant!
+'S hosts that %ere set u" by usin& the Office 2013 ,eta release cannot be used to activate
client com"uters that run the final release version of Office 2013. To activate these client
com"uters! you can either run the release version of 'icrosoft Office 2013 +'S )ost icense
.ack and enter the +'S host key on the same +'S host! or you can set u" a ne% +'S server
only for activatin& the final release version of Office 2013.
&lan D($ server configuration
The default +'S auto7"ublishin& feature re(uires S6/ 66 and dynamic u"date su""ort. 'icrosoft :NS
or any other :NS server that su""orts S6/ 66s! as documented in $nternet En&ineerin& Task -orce
1$ET-2 6e(uest for *omments 16-*2 2452! and dynamic u"dates! as documented in 6-* 2138 can
su""ort +'S client default behavior and +'S S6/ 66 "ublishin&. ,erkeley $nternet :omain Name
1,$N:2 versions 5.x and D.x su""ort both S6/ records and dynamic u"date! for exam"le.
The +'S host must be confi&ured so that it has the necessary credentials to create and u"date S6/! 0
1$.v>2! and 0000 1$.v82 66s on the dynamic u"date servers! or the records must be created manually.
To &ive the +'S host the necessary credentials! %e recommend that you create a security &rou" in
0: :S and add all +'S hosts to that &rou". -or 'icrosoft :NS! make sure that that this security &rou"
is &iven full control over the H/'*S.HT*. record on each :NS domain that %ill contain the +'S S6/
66s.
Activate the +M$ host
The +'S host must be activated %ith 'icrosoft hosted activation servers throu&h the $nternet or by
tele"hone. 0fter the +'S host is activated! it does not communicate any additional information to
'icrosoft. -or more information! see .re"are and confi&ure the Office +'S host in :e"loy volume
&repare +M$ clients
,y default! /olume icense editions of Office 2013 are "reinstalled %ith the +'S client key. This makes
them +'S clients. No additional confi&uration is re(uired. +'S clients can locate a +'S host
automatically by (ueryin& :NS for S6/ 66s that "ublish the +'S service. $f the net%ork environment
does not use S6/ 66s! you can manually assi&n a +'S client to use a s"ecific +'S host by
confi&urin& the follo%in& re&istry key#
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8+1M9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office$oft*are&rotection&latform
The +'S host name is s"ecified by +ey'ana&ementServiceName 16E=HSI2! and the "ort is s"ecified
by +ey'ana&ementService.ort 16E=HSI2. These re&istry keys can also be set throu&h the os"".vbs
scri"t. -or more information about os"".vbs! see ;se tools to confi&ure client com"uters in Office 2013.
Activate as a standard user
Office 2013 does not re(uire administrator "ermissions for +'S activation. )o%ever! volume editions
re(uire administrator "ermissions for '0+ activation. 0dministrators can enable users %ho do not have
administrator "ermissions to activate %ith '0+ by settin& the a""ro"riate re&istry key in the
de"loyments or in the master ima&e#
8+:;<1O2A1<MA28%(:9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office$oft*are&rotection&latform9serOperations
= 1
This re&istry key can also be set throu&h the os"".vbs scri"t. -or more information about os"".vbs! see
;se tools to confi&ure client com"uters in Office 2013.
&lan for Active Directory./ased activation
Similar to +'S activation! %hich activates all Office / clients that are connected to a +'S host! 0ctive
:irectory7,ased 0ctivation activates all Office / clients in an 0ctive :irectory domain. -or more
information about 0ctive :irectory7,ased 0ctivation! see 0ctive :irectory7,ased 0ctivation Overvie%.
&lan for MA+ activation
3e recommend '0+ for com"uters that rarely or never connect to the cor"orate net%ork and for
environments in %hich fe%er than five "hysical com"uters need activation 1the Office 2013 +'S
activation threshold is five com"uters. <ou can use '0+ for individual com"uters or %ith an ima&e that
can be installed by usin& 'icrosoft or third7"arty de"loyment solutions. <ou can also use '0+ on a
com"uter that %as ori&inally confi&ured to use +'S activation. This is useful for movin& a com"uter off
the core net%ork to a disconnected environment.
-or more information about ho% to install a '0+ key! see :e"loy volume activation of Office 2013.
(o authenticated pro4y server support
0ctivation over the $nternet %ill be blocked if the "roxy server re(uires user authentication. $n 'icrosoft
$nternet Security and 0cceleration 1$S02 Server! this settin& is named basic authentication. ,ecause
activation re(uests do not "resent the userJs credentials to the "roxy server! %e recommend that you do
not use basic authentication %ith $S0 Server or other "roxy servers. -or more information! see
'icrosoft +no%led&e ,ase article D21>41# 0ctivation fails %hen you try to activate 3indo%s /ista or
3indo%s Server 2005 over the $nternet.
:e"loy volume activation of Office 2013
10
/olume activation methods in Office 2013
;se tools to confi&ure client com"uters in Office 2013
Troubleshoot volume activation for Office 2010
+'S activation
'0+ inde"endent activation
'0+ "roxy activation
0ctive :irectory7,ased 0ctivation Overvie%
/olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool Technical 6eference

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Volume activation methods in Office 2013
$ummary# earn about the methods that are available for activatin& volume7licensed editions of Office
2013.
,pplies to: 4ffice ()*5 < 2isio ()*5 < 3ro=ect ()*5
Three volume activation 1/02 methods are available for Office 2013#
+ey 'ana&ement Service 1+'S2
'ulti"le 0ctivation +ey 1'0+2
0ctive :irectory7,ased activation
+'S and '0+ are su""orted on 3indo%s 4 and 3indo%s 5. 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation is
su""orted only on 3indo%s 5 and 3indo%s Server 2012.
(ote!
The activation com"onents and the activation "rocess that are described in this article also
a""ly to .roEect 2013 and /isio 2013.
%mportant!
+M$ and MA+ activation
The +'S and '0+ activation "rocesses for Office 2013 are basically the same as they %ere for Office
2010! exce"t that the Office 2013 +'S host is not su""orted on 3indo%s Server 2003. The Office 2013
+'S host is su""orted on 3indo%s Server 2005 62! 3indo%s 4 / edition! 3indo%s 5 / edition! and
3indo%s Server 2012.
Office 2013 can be activated by usin& +'S on the follo%in& "latforms#
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+M$ host platforms for Office 2013 activation

%f Office 2013 runs on> %t can activate against a +M$ host that runs on>
3indo%s 4 or 3indo%s 5 3indo%s 4 / edition 1see $m"ortant
note23indo%s Server 2005 62 1see $m"ortant
note23indo%s 5 / edition3indo%s Server 2012
%mportant!
$f you are settin& u" a +'S host on
3indo%s 4 / edition or 3indo%s Server
2005 62! you must first install the "atch as
described in 'icrosoft +no%led&e ,ase
article 2494514# 0n u"date that adds
su""ort for 3indo%s 5 and for 3indo%s
Server 2012 to 3indo%s /ista! 3indo%s
Server 2005! 3indo%s 4! and 3indo%s
Server 2005 62 +'S hosts is available.
This "atch allo%s the +'S host to activate
Office 2013 clients that run 3indo%s 5.

-or Office 2013! the +'S )ost icense .ack is named the Office 2013 /olume icense .ack. <ou can
use this license "ack to set u" +'S hosts on all su""orted "latforms.
%f you install the Office 2013 Volume 1icense &ac? on 3indo*s @ The +'S host installer
"rom"ts you to install and activate the +'S host key. -or more information! see :e"loy volume
activation of Office 2010 .
%f you install the Office 2013 Volume 1icense &ac? on 3indo*s $erver 2012 The 'icrosoft
Office 2013 /olume 0ctivation Tools %i?ard starts %hen the Office 2013 /olume icense .ack is
installed. -or details! see 0ctivatin& Office 2013 by usin& the Office 2013 /olume icense .ack in
this article.
%f you install the Office 2013 Volume 1icense &ac? on 3indo*s 0 $f you click ;es! the 6S0T
do%nload "a&e o"ens.
3hen the a""lication o"ens! the dialo& box in the follo%in& fi&ure a""ears. Either click ;es to
install the 6emote Server 0dministration Tools 16S0T2 for 3indo%s! or click (o to run
slm&r.vbs to set u" a +'S host or 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation. 3e recommend that you
install 6S0T.
7igure! Office 2013 Volume 1icense &ac? dialog bo4
13

%mportant!
%f you set up an Office 2013 +M$ host on 3indo*s 0! 0lthou&h the Office 2013
/olume icense .ack dialo& box indicates that you can either use the /olume
0ctivation 1/02 server role or run slm&r.vbs! the /0 server role re(uires that there you
have a 3indo%s Server 2012 installed on your net%ork to load the server role a&ainst.
$nstead! you can run the Volume Activation 5ools %i?ard from the 5ools menu in
Server 'ana&er. <ou can do%nload the %i?ard as "art of 6S0T.
-or details about the /0 server role! see 0ctivatin& Office 2013 by usin& the Office
2013 /olume icense .ack later in this article.
$f you choose to use slm&r.vbs! you must run the follo%in& commands in the listed
order to install and activate the +'S host key#
cscript slmgr6vbs Aip? B8ost&roduct+eyC
cscript slmgr6vbs Aato "02"312b."daD.EFc2.aad1."F0100de1Eeb
,y default! Office 2013 / editions install a =eneric /olume icense +ey 1=/+2. The =/+ enables
Office 2013 to automatically discover and activate a&ainst your +'S host or 0ctive :irectory
infrastructure. The follo%in& =/+s are installed#
Generic Volume 1icense +eys ,GV1+s- for Office 2013

&roduct GV1+
Office 2013 .rofessional .lus .=:847KN23+7K=/3/7+T).>7=G6D=
.roEect 2013 .rofessional N-+/'7:/=4-7T<3<6736.)<7-542+
/isio 2013 .rofessional ,3*4F7:8N)272/6-37))3:=7-/F,8

-or more information about +'S and '0+! see .lan volume activation of Office 2010 and :e"loy
volume activation of Office 2010 .
1>
Active Directory./ased activation
0 third volume activation method is available on the 3indo%s 5 and 3indo%s Server 2012 "latforms#
0ctive :irectory7,ased activation uses your existin& 0ctive :irectory infrastructure to activate all Office
2013 / clients throu&h their connection to the domain. To set u" 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation for
Office 2013! confi&ure 0ctive :irectory :omain Services 10: :S2 from either a 3indo%s 5 / edition
com"uter or a 3indo%s Server 2012 com"uter. The Office 2013 / clients can automatically activate
a&ainst the domain as lon& as they are runnin& on a 3indo%s 5 or 3indo%s Server 2012 client
com"uter.
0ctive :irectory7,ased activation uses the same =/+@+'S host key "air that +'S activation uses. ,y
usin& 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation! the Soft%are .rotection .latform Service 1S..Svc2 "eriodically
attem"ts to activate the =/+ a&ainst either an 0ctivation ObEect 10O2 in 0: :S or a discoverable +'S
host if the 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation attem"t fails. 0 successful 0ctive :irectory7,ased
activation &rants a license to the Office 2013 client for 150 days.
Overvie%.
Activating Office 2013 by using the Office 2013
Volume 1icense &ac?
+M$ activation6 <ou can set u" an Office 2013 +'S host on 3indo%s Server 2012 throu&h the /0
1volume activation2 server role. 3hen you run the Office 2013 /olume icense .ack on 3indo%s
Server 2012! the /0 server role is automatically loaded and the /olume 0ctivation Tools %i?ard is
started. 6unnin& the %i?ard enables you to set u" an Office 2013 +'S host on 3indo%s Server 2012.
Active Directory./ased activation6 <ou can use the Office 2013 / .ack to set u" 0ctive :irectory7
,ased activation. 0fter the forest is activated! each Office 2013 / client that is Eoined to the domain %ill
automatically be activated. 0n 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation lasts for 150 days! at %hich time the
Office 2013 / client must be reactivated for an additional 150 days in order to stay activated.
Volume Activation Management 5ool ,VAM5- 360
/olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 3.0 is the latest version. /0'T 3.0 is desi&ned to
mana&e volume activations for 3indo%s /ista! 3indo%s 4! 3indo%s 5! 3indo%s Server 2005!
3indo%s Server 2005 62! 3indo%s Server 2012! Office 2010! and Office 2013. $n addition! /0'T 3.0
su""orts 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation.
-or more information about /0'T 3.0! see .lan volume activation of Office 2013.
.lan volume activation of Office 2013
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.lan +'S activation of Office 2010
.lan '0+ inde"endent activation of Office 2010
.lan '0+ "roxy activation of Office 2010
Tools to confi&ure client com"uters in Office 2010
Troubleshoot volume activation for Office 2010

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Deploy volume activation of Office 2013
$ummary# :escribes ho% to "re"are and confi&ure the Office 2013 .revie% client and the Office +'S
host for volume activation.
,pplies to: 4ffice ()*5
<ou can use various methods to de"loy Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies! de"endin& on the re(uirements
of your or&ani?ation. ,efore you read this article! %e recommend that you read .lan volume activation
of Office 2013 and /olume activation methods in Office 2013. -or additional "lannin& resources! see
LEvaluate *lient *onnectivityM in /olume 0ctivation .lannin& =uide
%mportant!
$n this article#
.re"are and confi&ure the Office 2013 .revie% client
.re"are and confi&ure the Office +'S host
*onfi&ure :NS
&repare and configure the Office 2013 &revie* client
,efore you de"loy Office 2013! you must first decide the activation method for each com"uter in your
or&ani?ation. These methods include the follo%in&#
+ey 'ana&ement Service 1+'S2
0ctive :irectory7,ased activation
'ulti"le 0ctivation +ey 1'0+2
<ou must make sure that the a""ro"riate "roduct key for your s"ecific activation method is installed on
the com"uter. This section describes ho% to check %hether the correct "roduct key is installed! and
ho% to install a different "roduct key if it is re(uired.
%mportant!
$f you de"loy an ima&e or create a virtual machine! you must rearm the installation of Office
2013 before you ca"ture the ima&e or create the virtual machine. -or information about
ca"turin& an ima&e! see *onfi&ure Office 2010 for ca"turin& an ima&e. -or more information
about rearmin& an Office 2013 installation! see 6earm the Office installation later in this article.
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Activate +M$ clients
0ll volume license editions of Office 2013 have a +'S client key "reinstalled.
-or the Office 2013 +'S host! you install and enable only one key to activate all volume license
editions of Office 2013 +'S clients. $f the Office 2013 +'S host is installed and confi&ured! +'S
activation occurs trans"arently to the user %hen an Office 2013 client is first installed.
-or additional confi&uration o"tions! such as ho% to s"ecify the +'S host name on the +'S client! see
;se tools to confi&ure client com"uters in Office 2013.
Activate Active Directory./ased activation clients
0ctive :irectory7,ased activation of Office a""lies only for Office 2013 clients that run on 3indo%s 5 or
3indo%s Server 2012. 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation uses the same client "roduct key and host key
that are used by +'S. ,y usin& 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation! the Soft%are .rotection .latform
Service 1S..Svc2 "eriodically attem"ts to activate the "roduct key a&ainst either an 0ctivation ObEect
10O2 in 0: :S or a discoverable +'S host if the 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation attem"t fails.
Overvie%.
Activate MA+ clients
$f you use 'ulti"le 0ctivation +ey 1'0+2! you must enter the '0+ key by usin& one of the follo%in&
su""orted methods#
,efore you de"loy Office 2013
Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2
*onfi&.xml file
0fter you de"loy Office 2013
/olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool
The ,acksta&e vie%
The os"".vbs scri"t
%mportant!
,ecause different "roducts re(uire different '0+ keys! you should first verify that the '0+ key
for the "roduct is correct.
Office 2ustomiGation 5ool ,O25-
(ote!
<ou can com"lete tasks in all Office 2013 suites by usin& a mouse! keyboard shortcuts! or
touch. -or information about ho% to use keyboard shortcuts and touch %ith Office "roducts and
services! see the follo%in& resources#
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+eyboard shortcuts
Touch
Office =esture 6eference
To enter a '0+ by usin& the O*T! follo% these ste"s#
1" $n the 5ype a valid 2F.character volume license ?ey *ith no spaces field! enter the '0+ key
1five sets of five numbers or characters2! and then "ress ENTE6.
2. 0fter makin& any other necessary chan&es in the O*T! save the .ms" file.
(ote!
3hen you use a '0+ key in the O*T! you can activate Office 2013 %hile you install the '0+
key by settin& the 0;TOH0*T$/0TE "ro"erty value to 1. -or more information! see icensin&
and user interface in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013
6emember that you do not have to enter a "roduct key in the O*T if you are usin& +'S activation. -or
more information about the O*T! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
2onfig64ml file
To enter a '0+ by usin& the *onfi&.xml file! follo% these ste"s#
1. 0dd the follo%in& line to the *onfi&.xml file#
H&%D+:; Value=IAAAAA/////22222DDDDD:::::I AJ
3here AAAAA/////22222DDDDD::::: is the 297character "roduct key.
2. To a""ly the settin&s in *onfi&.xml! at a command "rom"t! ty"e the follo%in& command!
and then "ress ENTE6#
$etup6e4e Aconfig Hpath of 2onfig64ml fileJ
(ote!
<ou can activate Office 2013 %hile you install the '0+ key by settin& the 0;TOH0*T$/0TE
"ro"erty value to 1. -or more information! see Settin& element in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013
<ou do not have to enter the '0+ key in the *onfi&.xml file if you are usin& +'S activation. -or more
information about ho% to use the *onfi&.xml file! see *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
Volume Activation Management 5ool
$f you have to chan&e the "roduct key on Office 2013 clients after installation! %e recommend that you
use /olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 3.0. -or more information about /0'T 3.0! see
/olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 3.0 and /olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool Technical
6eference
1D
5he /ac?stage vie*
This method lets you chan&e the "roduct key on one com"uter at a time. $f you %ant to chan&e multi"le
com"uters! follo% these ste"s#
1. O"en an Office 2013 a""lication.
2" *hoose the 7ile tab.
%" *hoose 8elp.
2" *hoose 2hange &roduct +ey and enter the "roduct key.
(ote!
0n administrator can create a re&istry key that allo%s a standard user 1a user %ho is not an
administrator2 to a""ly a '0+ key and activate an Office 2013 a""lication. This means that a
standard user can s%itch a +'S client to '0+ activation! manually activate a com"uter! and! if
it is necessary! re"lace an existin& '0+ %ith a ne% '0+ key. ,y default! all volume license
editions of Office 2013 disable this behavior. To enable this behavior! add the follo%in& line to
the *onfi&.xml file#
H$etting %d=I$:)O&:)A5%O($I Value=I1I AJ
Or! you can set the follo%in& re&istry key to enable or disable standard user 1a user %ho is not
an administrator2 activation#
8+:;<1O2A1<MA28%(:9$O753A):9Microsoft9Office$oft*are&rotection&latformC
Enable Standard ;ser 0ctivation# N;serO"erationsNOd%ord#00000001
:isable Standard ;ser 0ctivation# N;serO"erationsNOd%ord#00000000 1Office 2013 volume
license "roducts default settin&2
5he ospp6vbs script
-or information about ho% to enter a "roduct key by usin& the os"".vbs scri"t! see ;se tools to
confi&ure client com"uters in Office 2013.
)earm the Office installation
There is a 297day &race "eriod from the time of installation of +'S clients before notifications to
activate are dis"layed to the user. $f you %ant to de"loy an ima&e! you must rearm your Office 2013
installation before you ca"ture the ima&e. $f you do not rearm! users see notification dialo& boxes at the
time that the ima&e is de"loyed! instead of 297days after de"loyment. The 297day &race "eriod &ives
am"le time for a +'S host to be found and activation to succeed. $f activation is successful! users do
not see notifications to activate.
6earmin& is im"ortant for these reasons#
The &race timer is reset to 30 days of &race.
The &race timer is fro?en.
The client machine $: 1*'$:2 is reset.
The +'S host uses the *'$: to determine the number of uni(ue clients.
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To check the *'$:! use the command ospp6vbs Adcmid.
6earm is also recommended for '0+ de"loyment. $f you are de"loyin& Office 2013 that is confi&ured
for '0+ activation! and you do not remotely activate for end7users throu&h /0'T or os"".vbs! users
see an activation dialo& box the first time that an Office 2013 a""lication starts. The activation dialo&
box is sli&htly different 29 days after installation. 0lso! users mi&ht immediately see a red title bar if
Office 2013 %as not rearmed before ima&e ca"ture.
5o rearm your Office installation
1. 'ake sure all Office 2013 a""lications are closed.
2. O"en an elevated command "rom"t.
3. =o to PinstalldirPQP.ro&ram -ilesPQ'icrosoft OfficeQOffice19. $f you installed the 327bit
edition of Office 2013 on a 8>7bit o"eratin& system! P.ro&ram -ilesP is the .ro&ram
-iles 1x582 folder.
2" 0t the command "rom"t! ty"e ospprearm6e4e. $f the rearm succeeds! the follo%in&
messa&e dis"lays# KMicrosoft Office rearm successful6L
(ote!
<ou can rearm 9 times! unless you activate Office by usin& a +'S host. $f you run out of
rearms! activatin& by usin& a +'S host lets you rearm one time.
4" *a"ture the ima&e or save the virtual machine. -or more information about ho% to ca"ture
the ima&e! see *onfi&ure Office 2010 for a hard disk ima&e.
%mportant!
:o not o"en an Office a""lication or run os"".vbs! or anythin& related to Office 2013 %hile
the ima&e is bein& ca"tured. Other%ise! the &race timer starts.
&repare and configure the Office +M$ host
This section contains information about ho% to "re"are and confi&ure the Office 2013 +'S host to
enable Office 2013 clients to activate throu&h +'S.
%mportant!
0t minimum! membershi" in the 0dministrators &rou" of the +'S host server is re(uired to
"re"are and confi&ure the +'S host.
$et up and activate the Office +M$ host
Only the follo%in& o"eratin& systems can serve as the Office 2013 +'S host#
3indo%s Server 2012
3indo%s 5
/olume license editions of 3indo%s 4
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%mportant!
The +'S host key for Office 2013 is not s"ecific to a "articular o"eratin& system. $t can be
used on any of the o"eratin& systems that %ere mentioned earlier. This includes both 327bit
and 8>7bit editions.
The follo%in& o"eratin& systems are not su""orted as the Office 2013 +'S host#
3indo%s /ista or %ith any service "acks
3indo%s Server 2005 or %ith any service "acks
-or more information! see /olume 0ctivation 2.0 for 3indo%s /ista and 3indo%s Server 2005.
2o.hosting *ith a 3indo*s +M$ host
$f you currently have a 3indo%s +'S host runnin& on an o"eratin& system that su""orts an Office +'S
host! %e recommend that you use the same com"uter that you use for your Office +'S host. <ou must
still run the ste"s in the follo%in& sections to install and activate an Office 2013 +'S host key. -or more
information! see .lan volume activation of Office 2013.
5o activate the Office +M$ host
1" On the 'icrosoft Office 2013 .revie% +'S )ost icense .ack %ebsite! do%nload and run one
of the follo%in& executable files! de"endin& on %hether you are runnin& the 327bit or the
8>7bit edition of Office 2013.
office19"rereleasevolumEelicense"ackHen7usHx58.exe
office19"rereleasevolumEelicense"ackHen7usHx8>.exe
Then! follo% the ste"s in the $nstructions section on the %ebsite.
2" $f your +'S host does not have an $nternet connection! see To activate an Office +'S host
by tele"hone later in this article.
3. $f you have a fire%all enabled! follo% these ste"s to enable +'S throu&h the fire%all#
a# $n *ontrol .anel! select $ystem and $ecurity! and then select 3indo*s 7ire*all.
b# Select the Allo* a program or feature through 3indo*s 7ire*all link.
c# Select 2hange $ettings.
d# Select the +ey Management $ervice check box! and then select O+.
(ote!
3hen you enable the fire%all on a +'S host! the default T*. communications "ort number is
1"00.
Activating an Office +M$ host by telephone
$f your +'S host does not have an $nternet connection! you can activate the +'S host by tele"hone.
5o activate an Office +M$ host by telephone
1. 6un the follo%in& command under *#Q3indo%sQsystem32. The result is the installation $:
for Office 2013. <ou %ill ty"e this installation $: number into the tele"hone in ste" 3.
cscript slmgr6vbs Adti 2:20130A.0E@7.E2/2.D@F2."1/03777332D
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(ote!
The 2E25135075>4-7>2,*7D492781,03---33*: value is the Office 2013 activation $:.
.aste this value exactly as sho%n. 3e recommend "astin& this number into Note"ad! and
then breakin& u" the number into six &rou"s of six numbers.
2" 6un slui6e4e E! and then call the tele"hone number dis"layed.
(ote!
$&nore the dis"layed installation $:. This is for 3indo%s.
3. 0t each "rom"t! enter a &rou" of six numbers. This is the installation $: for Office 2013
that you obtained in ste" 1.
>. 3hen you hear the res"onse! note the numbers.
4" 6un cscript slmgr6vbs Aatp 444444444444 2:20130A.0E@7.E2/2.D@F2."1/03777332D! %here
xxxxxxxxxxxx is the confirmation $: that you receive by tele"hone 1there should be >5
numbers2.
(ote!
The 2E25135075>4-7>2,*7D492781,03---33*: value is the Office 2013 activation $:.
Therefore! "aste this value exactly as sho%n.
8. <ou should see a messa&e that the confirmation $: %as successfully de"osited.
$ppsvc state stopped error
,ecause the +'S host service automatically sto"s! you mi&ht encounter the follo%in& error %hen you
run +ey'ana&ementService)ost.exe.
:rror! 5he $oft*are &rotection &latform service is not running! sppsvc $tate! $topped
$f you receive this error! "erform the follo%in&#
1. 0t the command "rom"t! ty"e the follo%in& command! and then "ress ENTE6#
net start sppsvc
2. 6e7run +ey'ana&ementService)ost.exe.
0lternately! you can "erform the follo%in&#
1" On the 2omputer short7cut menu! select Manage. The 'icrosoft 'ana&ement *onsole
a""ears.
2" ;nder $ervices and Applications! select $ervices.
%" $n the services list! locate Soft%are .rotection. On the Soft%are .rotection short7cut menu!
select $tart! and then select O+ to start the service.
>. 6e7run +ey'ana&ementService)ost.exe.
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Manually install the Office 2013 &revie* +M$ host ?ey and activate
+ey'ana&ementService)ost.exe installs the Office 2013 +'S host license files on your +'S host.
+ey'ana&ementService)ost.exe also "rom"ts you for an Office 2013 +'S host key and tries to
activate the +'S host. $f you did not enter the Office 2013 +'S host key correctly! run
+ey'ana&ementService)ost.exe a&ain.
5he slmgr6vbs script
$f you %ant to manually enter the Office 2013 +'S host key and activate it! use the slm&r.vbs scri"t. -or
more information! see *onfi&ure the Office 2013 .revie% +'S host later in this article. O"en an
elevated command "rom"t! and then run the follo%in& commands#
slmgr6vbs Aip? HOffice 2010 +M$ host ?eyJ
slmgr6vbs Aato HOffice 2010 activation %DJ
The Office 2013 activation $: is 2E25135075>4-7>2,*7D492781,03---33*:.
2onfigure the Office 2013 &revie* +M$ host
The Soft%are icense 'ana&er 1slm&r.vbs2 scri"t is used to confi&ure and retrieve volume activation
information for the Office 2013 +'S host! and the 3indo%s host. -or more information about this scri"t!
see L+'S 0ctivationM in 3indo%s /olume 0ctivation :e"loyment =uide.
The scri"t can be run locally on the tar&et com"uter or remotely from another com"uter. $f a standard
user runs slm&r.vbs! some license data mi&ht be missin& or incorrect! and many o"erations are
"rohibited.
The slm&r.vbs scri"t can use %scri"t.exe or cscri"t.exe! and administrators can s"ecify %hich scri"t
en&ine to use. $f no scri"t en&ine is s"ecified! slm&r.vbs runs by usin& the default scri"t en&ine!
%scri"t.exe. The cscri"t.exe scri"t en&ine is recommended.
The Soft%are icensin& Service must be restarted for any chan&es to take effect. To restart the
Soft%are icensin& Service! use the 'icrosoft 'ana&ement *onsole 1''*2 Services sna"7in or run the
follo%in& command#
net stop sppsvc MM net start sppsvc
The slm&r.vbs scri"t re(uires at least one "arameter. $f the scri"t is run that has no "arameters! it
dis"lays )el" information. The follo%in& table lists slm&r.vbs command7line o"tions! and a descri"tion
of each. 'ost of the "arameters in the table confi&ure the +'S host. )o%ever! the "arameters Asai and
Asri are "assed to +'S clients after the +'S clients contact the +'S host. The &eneral syntax of
slm&r.vbs is as follo%s 1assumin& cscri"t.exe is the scri"t en&ine that you are usin&2#
cscript slmgr6vbs Aparameter
cscript slmgr6vbs B2omputer(ameC BserC B&ass*ordC BOptionC
2omputer(ame Name of remote com"uter. $f a com"uter name is not "assed! a local com"uter is
used.
2>
ser 0ccount %ith re(uired "ermission on remote com"uter.
&ass*ord .ass%ord for the account. $f a user account and "ass%ord are not "assed! current
credentials are used.
Option O"tions are sho%n in the follo%in& table.
The follo%in& table sho%s the command o"tions for the slm&r.vbs command.
$lmgr6vbs command options . standard

Option Description
@ip# >3roduct?e!@ $nstalls the "roduct key for 3indo%s
1default2 or other a""lication identified
by the "roduct key.
@ato >,ctivationI-@ 0ctivates the +'S host for 3indo%s
1default2! or the a""lication that is
identified %hen its 0ctivation $: is
"rovided. The Office 2013 0ctivation
$: is 2:20130A.0E@7.E2/2.D@F2.
"1/03777332D.
@dti >,ctivationI-@ :is"lays the $nstallation $: that is
used for tele"hone activation of the
+'S host for 3indo%s 1default2 or the
a""lication that is identified %hen its
0ctivation $: is "rovided. The Office
2013 0ctivation $: is 2:20130A.
0E@7.E2/2.D@F2."1/03777332D.
<ou enter the $nstallation $: into the
tele"hone to receive the *onfirmation
$:! %hich is used for activatin& the
+'S host by usin& the @atp
"arameter.
@atp >+onfirmationI-@>,ctivationI-@ 0fter the *onfirmation $: is received!
activates the +'S host for 3indo%s
1default2 or the a""lication that is
identified %hen its 0ctivation $: is
"rovided. The Office 2013 0ctivation
$: is 2:20130A.0E@7.E2/2.D@F2.
"1/03777332D.
@dlv >,ctivationI-@ :is"lays detailed license information
for 3indo%s 1default2! or the
a""lication that is identified %hen its
0ctivation $: is "rovided. The Office
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Option Description
2013 0ctivation $: is 2:20130A.
0E@7.E2/2.D@F2."1/03777332D.
@dli >,ctivationI-@ :is"lays license information for
3indo%s 1default2! or the a""lication
that is identified %hen its 0ctivation $:
is "rovided. The Office 2013
0ctivation $: is 2:20130A.0E@7.
E2/2.D@F2."1/03777332D.
@up# >,ctivationI-@ ;ninstalls the "roduct key for
3indo%s 1default2 or the a""lication
that is identified %hen its 0ctivation $:
is "rovided. The Office 2013
0ctivation $: is 2:20130A.0E@7.
E2/2.D@F2."1/03777332D.
2aution!
$f you intend to uninstall the
"roduct key for Office 2013!
for exam"le! and for&et to
enter the 0ctivation $:! all
installed "roduct keys are
uninstalled. This includes the
"roduct key for 3indo%s.
@xpr >,ctivationI-@ :is"lays the ex"iration date for the
current license state.
@sprt >3ort%umer@ Sets the T*. communications "ort on
a +'S host. $t re"laces 3ort%umer
%ith the T*. "ort number to use. The
default settin& is 1"00.
@cdns :isables automatic :NS "ublishin&
by a +'S host.
@sdns Enables automatic :NS "ublishin& by
the +'S host.
@cpri o%ers the "riority of +'S host
"rocesses.
@sai >,ctivationInterval@ *han&es ho% often a +'S client
attem"ts to activate itself %hen it
cannot find a +'S host. $t re"laces
,ctivationInterval %ith a value
ex"ressed in minutes. The default
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Option Description
settin& is 120.
@sri >RenewalInterval@ *han&es ho% often a +'S client
attem"ts to rene% its activation by
contactin& a +'S host. $t re"laces
RenewalInterval %ith a value
ex"ressed in minutes. The default
settin& is 10000 14 days2. This settin&
overrides the local +'S client
settin&s.

The follo%in& table sho%s the command o"tions for activatin& and 0ctive :irectory forest by usin&
$lmgr6vbs command options N Active Directory Nbased activation

Option Description
@ad-activation-online >3roduct?e!@ 0ctivates an 0ctive :irectory
forest throu&h the user7"rovided
"roduct key.
@ad-activation-appl!-get-iid >3roduct?e!@ :is"lays installation $: for
0ctive :irectory forest.
@ad-activation-appl!-cid >3roduct?e!@>+onfirmationI-@ 0ctivates an 0ctive :irectory
forest throu&h the user7"rovided
"roduct key and the
*onfirmation $:.

Verify successful activation of the Office +M$ host
To verify that the Office 2013 +'S host key is successfully installed and activated! use the slm&r.vbs
scri"t. O"en an elevated command "rom"t on the +'S host! ty"e the follo%in& command! and then
"ress ENTE6#
cscript slmgr6vbs Adlv all
To vie% information only for Office 2013! s"ecify the 0ctivation $: after the Adlv "arameter#
cscript slmgr6vbs Adlv 2:20130A.0E@7.E2/2.D@F2."1/03777332D
The out"ut should resemble the follo%in& exam"le.
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(ote!
The follo%in& exam"le is from Office 2010. The out"ut for Office 2013 %ill be similar. )o%ever!
it %ill contain the a""ro"riate $:s! ;6s! and so on! for Office 2013.
Name: Microsoft Office 2010, KMSHost edition
Description: Microsoft Office 2010 KMS, VOLUME_KMS canne!
"cti#ation $D: %fe&a1'()*f+f)*f0%)a,22)cf1-c&d1,+,*
"pp!ication $D: ('a(2++1)a'+')*&'d)af*,)f2&(c,-&0,,-
E.tended /$D: ((0*1)000',)1'')00000*)0-)10--)&,0000000)-,-200'
$nsta!!ation $D: 00+(+(01*21*&,'12*1''&221+*000+(002,++++100'0&+(-211-,
/rocessor 1ertificate U2L: ttp:334o0microsoft0com3f5!in63p37Lin6$D8++-*2
Macine 1ertificate U2L: ttp:334o0microsoft0com3f5!in63p37Lin6$D8++-*-
Use License U2L: ttp:334o0microsoft0com3f5!in63p37Lin6$D8++-*(
/rod9ct Ke: 1ertificate U2L: ttp:334o0microsoft0com3f5!in63p37Lin6$D8++-**
/artia! /rod9ct Ke:: 2/-HH
License Stat9s: Licensed
2emainin4 ;indo5s rearm co9nt: 1
<r9sted time: 1232'3200' 1:*(:(* /M
Ke: Mana4ement Ser#ice is ena%!ed on tis comp9ter
19rrent co9nt: 0
Listenin4 on /ort: 1,++
DNS p9%!isin4 ena%!ed
KMS priorit:: Norma!
Ke: Mana4ement Ser#ice c9m9!ati#e re=9ests recei#ed from c!ients
<ota! re=9ests recei#ed: 0
>ai!ed re=9ests recei#ed: 0
2e=9ests 5it License Stat9s Un!icensed: 0
2e=9ests 5it License Stat9s Licensed: 0
2e=9ests 5it License Stat9s $nitia! 4race period: 0
2e=9ests 5it License Stat9s License e.pired or Hard5are o9t of to!erance: 0
2e=9ests 5it License Stat9s Non)4en9ine 4race period: 0
2e=9ests 5it License Stat9s Notification: 0
$f the out"ut sho%s License Status# icensed!M the Office 2013 +'S host key is successfully installed
and activated.
0fter +'S clients send re(uests for activation! the current count is incremented. The current count must
be 9 or lar&er before +'S clients are activated. The maximum current count is double the activation
threshold! or 10. 0dministrators can also check the +'S lo& that is in the 0""lications and Services
o&s folder for event $: 122D0! the $: for +'S7related activity. The +'S lo& records activation re(uests
from +'S clients. Each event dis"lays the name of the com"uter and the time stam" of each activation
re(uest.
2onfigure D($
To activate Office 2013 by usin& +'S! the Office +'S host must be discoverable. +'S hosts
automatically "ublish their existence by creatin& service 1S6/2 resource records 166s2 on the :NS
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server. $f there is only one +'S host and dynamic u"date! no action is re(uired for the +'S host to
create the S6/ 66 that "ublishes the +'S service location.
$f there is more than one +'S host! only the first +'S host can create an S6/ 66. Subse(uent +'S
hosts cannot chan&e or u"date S6/ 66s unless the default "ermissions on the :NS server are
chan&ed.
*han&in& the default "ermissions on the :NS server re(uires administrative ri&hts in the domain! and
the +'S hosts must all belon& to the same 0ctive :irectory :omain Services 10: :S2 domain. *reate
a &lobal security &rou" in 0: :S for your +'S hosts. 0dd each +'S host to the ne% security &rou"!
and set the "ermissions on the :NS server to enable u"dates by members of the ne%ly created
security &rou".
-or more information about ho% to confi&ure :NS for the +'S host! see L;nderstandin& +'SM in
*ustomer )osted /olume 0ctivation =uide.
;se tools to confi&ure client com"uters in Office 2013
Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013
*ustomi?e Setu" before installin& Office 2013
*onfi&.xml file in Office 2013
*onfi&ure Office 2010 for a hard disk ima&e
*onfi&ure Office 2010 for ca"turin& an ima&e
/olume 0ctivation .lannin& =uide
3indo%s /olume 0ctivation :e"loyment =uide
2D
se tools to configure client computers in
Office 2013
&ublished! October 1"# 2012
$ummary! :etails the Office Soft%are .rotection .latform scri"t 1os"".vbs2 and describes the /olume
0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 for 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$7based2 versions of Office 2013.
,pplies to:
The Office Soft%are .rotection .latform scri"t 1os"".vbs2 and the /olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool
1/0'T2 tools can hel" you confi&ure and test /olume icense editions of Office 2013. ,efore you read
this article! %e recommend that you read /olume activation methods in Office 2013! .lan volume
activation of Office 2013! and :e"loy volume activation of Office 2013.
%mportant!
$n this article#
Ti"s for confi&urin& +'S clients and hosts
The os"".vbs scri"t
/olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2
5ips for configuring +M$ clients and hosts
=enerally! you do not have to confi&ure Office +'S clients if the Office +'S host %as correctly set u"
and confi&ured. The +'S client automatically searches for the +'S host by usin& :NS and then
attem"ts activation. The +'S service uses service 1S6/2 resource records 1662 in :NS to store and
communicate the locations of +'S hosts.
,y default! +'S hosts automatically "ublish the information that +'S clients need to find and connect
to them by usin& :NS dynamic u"date "rotocol. ,y default! +'S clients (uery the :NS server for +'S
service information.
<ou can manually confi&ure +'S hosts and clients! de"endin& on the net%ork confi&uration and
security re(uirements. -or exam"le! if the net%ork environment does not use S6/ records! you can
manually confi&ure a +'S client to use a s"ecific +'S host. -or more information about ho% to
confi&ure the +'S client! see The os"".vbs scri"t later in this article and .re"are and confi&ure the
Office 2013 .revie% client in :e"loy volume activation of Office 2013. -or more information about ho%
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to confi&ure the +'S host! see .re"are and confi&ure the Office +'S host in :e"loy volume activation
of Office 2013.
5he ospp6vbs script
The Office Soft%are .rotection .latform scri"t 1os"".vbs2 enables you to confi&ure volume editions of
Office 2013 client "roducts. <ou must o"en a command "rom"t by usin& administrator "ermissions and
navi&ate to the folder that contains the scri"t. The scri"t is located in the PinstalldirPQ.ro&ram
-ilesQ'icrosoft OfficeQOffice19 folder. $f you are runnin& 327bit Office 2013 on a 8>7bit o"eratin& system!
the scri"t is located in the PinstalldirPQ.ro&ram -iles 1x582Q'icrosoft OfficeQOffice19 folder.
6unnin& os"".vbs re(uires the cscri"t.exe scri"t en&ine. To see the )el" file! ty"e the follo%in&
command! and then "ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs AO
The &eneral syntax is as follo%s#
cscript ospp6vbs BOption!ValueC B2omputer(ameC BserC B&ass*ordC
Option S"ecifies the o"tion and value to use to activate a "roduct! install or uninstall a "roduct key!
install and dis"lay license information! set +ey 'ana&ement Service 1+'S2 host name and "ort! and
remove +'S host. The o"tions and values are listed in the tables in this section.
2omputer(ame Name of the remote com"uter. $f a com"uter name is not "rovided! the local
com"uter is used.
ser 0ccount that has the re(uired "ermission on the remote com"uter.
&ass*ord .ass%ord for the account. $f a user account and "ass%ord are not "rovided! the current
credentials are used.
%mportant!
,efore you run os"".vbs! be sure that#
The 3indo%s fire%all allo%s 3indo%s 'ana&ement $nstrumentation 13'$2 traffic on the
remote com"uter.
<ou have credentials that have the re(uired "ermissions on the remote com"uter! or you can
"ass credentials that have the re(uired "ermissions to the remote com"uter.
The cmd.exe command is elevated. On the cmd.exe interface short7cut menu 1ri&ht7click2!
choose )un as administrator.
The follo%in& table describes the os"".vbs &lobal o"tions.
Global options for ospp6vbs

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Global option Description
9act 0ctivates installed Office 2013 "roduct keys.
9inp#e!:value $nstalls a "roduct key 1re"laces existin& key2
%ith user7"rovided "roduct key. /alue o"tion is
re(uired.
9unp#e!:value ;ninstalls an installed "roduct key %ith the last
five di&its of the "roduct key to uninstall 1as
dis"layed by the 9dstatus o"tion2. /alue
"arameter is re(uired.
9inslic:value $nstalls a license %ith user7"rovided "ath of
the .xrm7ms license. /alue "arameter is
re(uired.
9dstatus :is"lays license information for installed "roduct
keys.
9dstatusall :is"lays license information for all installed
licenses.
9dhistor!acterr :is"lays the failure history for '0+@6etail
activation.
9dinstid :is"lays $nstallation $: for offline activation.
9actcid:value 0ctivates "roduct %ith user7"rovided
*onfirmation $:. /alue "arameter is re(uired.
9rearm 6esets the licensin& status for all installed Office
2013 "roduct keys.
9rearm:value 6esets the licensin& status for an Office 2013
license %ith a user7"rovided S+;$: value. /alue
"arameter is re(uired. ;se this o"tion %ith the
S+;$: value s"ecified by usin& the 9dstatus
o"tion if you have run out of rearms and have
activated Office throu&h +'S or 0:7based
activation to &ain an additional rearm.
9ddescr:value :is"lays the descri"tion for a user7"rovided
error code. /alue "arameter is re(uired.

The follo%in& table describes the os"".vbs o"tions for confi&urin& the +'S client.
+M$ client options for ospp6vbs

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+M$ client
option
Description
9dhistor!#ms :is"lays +'S client activation history.
9dcmid :is"lays +'S client machine $: 1*'$:2.
9sethst:value Sets a +'S host name %ith a user7"rovided host name. /alue "arameter is re(uired.
This sets
)+'QSoft%areQ'icrosoftQOfficeSoft%are.rotection.latformQ+ey'ana&ementServiceNa
me 16E=HSI2.
9setprt:value Sets a +'S "ort %ith a user7"rovided "ort number. /alue "arameter is re(uired. This
sets
)+'QSoft%areQ'icrosoftQOfficeSoft%are.rotection.latformQ+ey'ana&ementService.ort
16E=HSI2.
9remhst 6emoves +'S host name 1sets "ort to default2.
9
cachst:value
0llo%s or denies +'S host cachin&. /alue "arameter is re(uired 1T6;E or -0SE2.
9
act!pe:value
13indo%s 5 and ne%er versions only2 Sets volume activation ty"e. /alue "arameter is
re(uired. /alues# 1 1for 0ctive :irectory7,ased2! 2 1for +'S2. 0 1for both2.
9s#ms-
domain:valu
e
13indo%s 5 and ne%er versions only2 Sets the s"ecific :NS domain in %hich all +'S
S6/ records can be found. This settin& has no effect if the s"ecific sin&le +'S host is
set by the 9sethst o"tion. /alue "arameter is the -ully Fualified :omain Name 1-F:N2
and is re(uired.
9c#ms-
domain
13indo%s 5 and ne%er versions only2 *lears the s"ecific :NS domain in %hich all +'S
S6/ records can be found. The s"ecific +'S host is used if it is set by the 9sethst o"tion.
Other%ise! auto7discovery of the +'S host is used.

$cenarios that use ospp6vbs
The follo%in& scenarios assume that you are runnin& os"".vbs in an elevated command "rom"t.
(ote!
0ny chan&es that you make affect only the Office 2013 client "roducts. <ou have to confi&ure
the 3indo%s client se"arately by usin& the slm&r.vbs scri"t. -or more information about ho% to
use slm&r.vbs! see :e"loy volume activation of Office 2013.
5o change the product ?ey to a MA+ ?ey on a remote computer
1. $f the remote com"uter is named contoso1! run the follo%in& command to enter the
"roduct key. This assumes that you have administrator credentials on the remote
com"uter. $f your credentials on the remote com"uter differ from your lo&on name and
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"ass%ord! you must ty"e your lo&on name and "ass%ord at the command line! and then
"ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs Ainp?ey!44444.44444.44444.44444.44444 contoso1
2. To activate the remote com"uter! ty"e the follo%in& command! and then "ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs Aact contoso1
5o diagnose +M$ activation errors
1. $f the com"uter has the +'S client key installed! check the licensin& status. To do this!
ty"e the follo%in& command! and then "ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs Adstatusall
2. To check the +'S activation history! ty"e the follo%in& command! and then "ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs Adhistory?ms
3. To tri&&er activation! ty"e the follo%in& command! and then "ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs Aact
>. *heck the error messa&e for error code 0x*00>-0>2. $f in the notification dialo& boxes!
you see an error code that is sho%n to users! you can also use that code to check the
error messa&e. To do this! ty"e the follo%in& command! and then "ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs Addescr!04200E70E2
5o set test +M$ host name# and then set to auto.discovery
1. $f you are testin& a +'S host named kmstest.contoso.com! and you %ant to s"ecify it in
the +'S client! ty"e the follo%in& command! and then "ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs Asethst!?mstest6contoso6com
(ote!
$f you chan&e the default "ort on the +'S host! you must run os"".vbs %ith the 9setprt
o"tion.
-or exam"le# cscript ospp6vbs Asetprt!1@F0
2. To tri&&er activation! ty"e the follo%in& command! and then "ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs Aact
3. To check the +'S activation history to see %hether the host %as successfully contacted!
ty"e the follo%in& command! and then "ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs Adhistory?ms
>. No% you %ant this +'S client to use :omain Name System 1:NS2 for auto7discovery of
the "roduction +'S host. To remove the +'S host name! ty"e the follo%in& command!
and then "ress ENTE6#
cscript ospp6vbs Aremhst
3>
Volume Activation Management 5ool ,VAM5-
/olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 2.0 and /0'T 3.0 "rovide a &ra"hical user interface to
mana&e volume activation. $n addition to the o"eratin& systems under %hich /0'T 2.0 runs! /0'T 3.0
can run under 3indo%s 5 and 3indo%s Server 2012. -or more information about /0'T 2.0! see
/olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 2.0 and the )el" file that is included %ith /0'T 2.0. -or
more information about /0'T 3.0! see /olume 0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool 1/0'T2 3.0 and /olume
0ctivation 'ana&ement Tool Technical 6eference.

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2ustomiGe installations of Office 2013
$ummary -ind articles that %ill hel" you learn ho% to customi?e a client installation of Office 2013.
The follo%in& table includes links to articles about the customi?ation "rocess and about ho% to
customi?e s"ecific installations of Office 2013.
Articles about ho* to customiGe Office 2013

Article Description
*ustomi?e Setu" before installin& Office 2013 .rovides information about ho% to use the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to customi?e a 3indo%s
$nstaller7based installation of Office 2013.
*onfi&ure a silent installation of Office 2013 .rovides information about ho% to confi&ure a
silent installation of 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2
Office 2013.
*reate custom confi&urations of Office 2013 .rovides information about customi?in& an Office
2013 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2 installation by
usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 and the
*onfi&.xml file.
Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013 .rovides information about ho% to use the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool to customi?e 3indo%s
$nstaller7based Office 2013 installations.
*onfi&.xml file in Office 2013 .rovides information about ho% to use the
*onfi&.xml file to customi?e 3indo%s $nstaller7
based Office 2013 installations.
Setu" command7line o"tions for Office 2013 .rovides information about Setu".exe command
lines for 3indo%s $nstaller7based Office 2013.
Setu" "ro"erties in Office 2013 .rovides information about the 3indo%s $nstaller
"ro"erties that are available for 3indo%s $nstaller7
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Article Description
Setu" architecture overvie% for Office 2013 .rovides information about the 3indo%s $nstaller7
based Office 2013 Setu" architecture.
*ustomi?e the 0ccessibility *hecker for Office
2013
.rovides information about ho% to use =rou"
.olicy settin&s to control %hat the 0ccessibility
*hecker checks for %hen it runs on Office 2013
files.

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2ustomiGe $etup before installing Office 2013
$ummary! earn about ho% to use the Office *ustomi?ation Tool to customi?e a 3indo%s $nstaller7
based installation of Office 2013.
To customi?e Setu" for 3indo%s $nstaller7based Office 2013! follo% the "rocedures in this article before
you be&in the installation.
$n Office 2013 1as in Office 2010 and Office 20042! Setu" controls the com"lete installation. This
includes "rocesses that 3indo%s $nstaller handled in Office versions earlier than Office 2004.
*ustomi?in& the default behavior of Setu" lets you s"ecify ho% the installation runs. -or exam"le! you
can run the installation %ithout user interaction! handle the "roduct key and the 'icrosoft Soft%are
icense Terms on behalf of users! and s"ecify an or&ani?ation name or a different installation location.
3e recommend that you read the .lan volume activation of Office 2013 and /olume activation methods
in Office 2013 articles before you customi?e Setu".
$n this article#
;se the O*T to customi?e the installation
*reate a net%ork installation "oint
*ustomi?e Setu"
$nstall Office silently
se the O25 to customiGe the installation
To customi?e ho% Setu" mana&es the installation "rocess! use the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to
create a Setu" customi?ation 1.ms"2 file. Setu" a""lies this file %hen users install Office on their
com"uters.
$n Office 2013! t%o architecture7s"ecific versions of the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 are available#
one for 327bit and one for 8>7bit Office. The 8>7bit version of the O*T su""orts 8>7bit client editions of
Office 2013! and "rovides the same user interface! ca"abilities! and confi&urable settin&s as the 327bit
version. <ou use the same command to run the 327bit or 8>7bit version of the O*T.
To run the 327bit O*T! run the setup6e4e Aadmin command line from the x58 1327bit2 folder as
sho%n in the follo%in& exam"le# 99server9share9Office1F940"9setup6e4e Aadmin.
To run the 8>7bit O*T! run the setup6e4e Aadmin command line from the x8> 18>7bit2 folder. -or
more information about 8>7bit Office 2013! see 8>7bit editions of Office 2013.
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2reate a net*or? installation point
The first ste" in a ty"ical cor"orate de"loyment is to create! re"licate! and secure a net%ork installation
"oint. To do this! co"y all source files from the Office 2013 installation :/: to a shared location on the
net%ork. 0lso co"y any lan&ua&e "acks that you %ant to de"loy from the source media to the net%ork
installation "oint. ;sers can run Setu" from the net%ork installation "oint! or you can use the net%ork
installation "oint as a startin& "lace to distribute Office 2013 by usin& a soft%are de"loyment tool! such
as 'icrosoft System *enter 2012 *onfi&uration 'ana&er! or to create a hard7disk ima&e or a custom
:/:.
'ake sure that access to Office 2013 source files is read7only. The Setu".xml and 3ac#age.xml files!
such as .ro.lus33.xml for Office .rofessional 2013! are di&itally si&ned and cannot be chan&ed.
3e recommend that you re"licate the net%ork installation "oint to multi"le locations for the follo%in&
reasons#
Ensure that users al%ays have access to a net%ork source.
Su""ort remote locations if you are de"loyin& to multi"le &eo&ra"hical locations.
.rovide consistent confi&urations to users in your or&ani?ation.
.rovide flexibility. $f you define a standard cor"orate confi&uration of Office 2013! re&ional
administrators can a""ly additional customi?ations to the re"licated net%ork installation "oints to
address their s"ecific re(uirements.
To learn about shared folders! see the follo%in& resources#
Shared -olders
Share a -older or :rive
Set .ermissions for Shared -olders
2ustomiGe $etup
;se the follo%in& instructions to customi?e Office Setu".
(ote!
+eyboard shortcuts
Touch
5o customiGe Office $etup
1. *reate a net%ork installation "oint. To do this! create a shared folder for the Office 2013
source files at a location that can be easily accessed on the server! and co"y all the files
and folders from the Office 2013 :/: to that share. -or exam"le#
3D
AAserverAshareA4ffice()*5
%mportant!
:o not create the net%ork installation "oint at the root of the server.
$f you de"loy multi"le lan&ua&e versions of Office 2013! co"y each lan&ua&e "ack that you
%ant to de"loy from the source media to the installation "oint. 3hen you are "rom"ted to
over%rite du"licate Setu" files! choose (o. *ore Setu" files are shared amon& all Office
2013 "roducts and lan&ua&e "acks. ,ecause the core Setu" files are identical! there is no
reason to over%rite the files %hen you add lan&ua&e "acks.
$f you de"loy multi"le Office 2013 "roducts! co"y those files from the :/: to the installation
"oint. 3hen you are "rom"ted to over%rite du"licate Setu" files! choose (o.
2. -rom the root of the net%ork installation "oint! run the follo%in& command line to start the
Office *ustomi?ation Tool#
99server9share9Office20139setup6e4e Aadmin
%here#
AAserverAshareA4ffice()*5A is the net%ork installation "oint that contains the Office 2013 sources
setup6e4e Aadmin starts the O*T
%" *hoose the Office 2013 "roduct that you %ant to confi&ure! and then choose O+.
2" $n the O*T navi&ation "ane! choose %nstallation location and organiGation name.
4" $n the Default installation path box! enter the "ath of a default installation location on usersJ
com"uters. <ou can enter a relative "ath that includes the folder key%ord
B&rogram7iles7olderC.
5" $n the OrganiGation name box! enter a default or&ani?ation name for all users %ho install
Office %ith this customi?ation file.
8" $n the navi&ation "ane! choose Additional net*or? sources! and then choose Add.
:" $n the (et*or? server box! enter the "ath of any backu" sources that you have created on
the net%ork. $f neither the userJs local installation source nor the ori&inal net%ork
installation "oint is available! Setu" uses one of these re"licated installation "oints for
o"erations that re(uire the source. <ou can add as many sources as you need.
;" $n the navi&ation "ane! choose 1icensing and user interface. The follo%in& o"tions are
available#
se +M$ client ?ey. 0 "roduct key entry is not re(uired for enter"rise de"loyments that are
usin& +ey 'ana&ement Service 1+'S2 activation because all /olume icense editions of Office
2013 have a +'S client key "re7installed. +'S is one of the methods that are "rovided by
Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies for activatin& "roducts that are licensed under 'icrosoft /olume
icensin& "ro&rams. Only a +'S host com"uter needs a +'S host key to be activated and to
establish a local activation service in your environment. Office 2013 connects to the local +'S
host for activation. ,y default! the se +M$ client ?ey o"tion is selected.
-or more information about the licensin& o"tions for Office 2013! see /olume activation
overvie% for Office 2013 .revie%.
>0
:nter another product ?ey. <ou can enter a valid 'ulti"le 0ctivation +ey 1'0+2 key in the
O*T by usin& the :nter another product ?ey entry. 0 '0+ key is another method that Office
0ctivation Technolo&ies "rovides for activatin& "roducts licensed under 'icrosoft /olume
icensin& "ro&rams. ,y usin& a '0+! clients activate Office 2013 online by usin& the 'icrosoft
hosted activation servers or by tele"hone.
To use a '0+ key! select the :nter another product ?ey o"tion! and in the &roduct ?ey text
box! enter the '0+ key 1t%enty7five numbers or characters2 %ithout s"aces..
10" Select the % accept the terms in the 1icense Agreement check box. 3hen you "rovide this
information in a Setu" customi?ation file! users are not "rom"ted for a "roduct key or
'icrosoft Soft%are icense Terms durin& the installation or the first time that they start an
Office a""lication.
11" $n the details "ane! set the Display 1evel to /asic or (one to install Office (uietly 1%ithout
user interaction2. -or more information about dis"lay settin&s see icensin& and user
interface in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
(ote!
$n enter"rise de"loyments! %e recommend that you set Display level to (one to make
sure that that Setu" runs silently. $t also "revents "rom"ts to users to enter information! and
"revents the installation from %aitin& for user interactions! ieven %hen files are bein& used.
3hen you set Display 1evel to none! the $uppress modal and 2ompletion notice
o"tions are silenced and the 'icrosoft Soft%are icense Terms are acce"ted.
0dministrators must also make sure that no Office a""lications are runnin& durin& an
installation of Office 2013.
$f you set Display level to /asic and select the $uppress modal o"tion! users may be
"rom"ted if any Office files are bein& used. Settin& Display level to (one "revents
"rom"ts to users in these cases. The $uppress modal o"tion does not "revent files7in7use
messa&es from bein& dis"layed. Only Display level set to (one "revents the messa&es
from bein& dis"layed.
12" 'ake any additional customi?ations. *hoose $ave on the 7ile menu! and save the Setu"
customi?ation file in the ;"dates folder at the root of the net%ork installation "oint.
(ote!
$f you "lan to de"loy multi"le Setu" customi?ation files 1.ms" files2! you can "lace only one
customi?ation .ms" file for each Office 2013 "roduct that you are installin& in the ;"dates
folder for an initial installation. <ou must de"loy the rest of the customi?ation .ms" files for a
"roduct after the Office installation is finished Only one Setu" customi?ation file "er "roduct
in the ;"dates folder is su""orted. -or exam"le! if you are de"loyin& multi"le Office 2013
"roducts! such as Office .rofessional .lus 2013 and /isio .rofessional 2013! you can
include one customi?ation .ms" file for Office .rofessional .lus 2013 and one
customi?ation .ms" file for /isio .rofessional 2013 in the ;"dates folder. The customi?ation
.ms" files that you "lace in the ;"dates folder are de"loyed first. Therefore! they must
include any Setu" customi?ations that cannot be chan&ed after the installation! such as the
installation location.
<our customi?ations a""ly to any lan&ua&e version of the s"ecified "roduct that is available on the
net%ork installation "oint. 'ost customi?ations a""ly to the lan&ua&e7neutral core "roduct. )o%ever!
the feature tree in the tool also includes a subset of lan&ua&e7s"ecific features. *ustomi?ations to
>1
lan&ua&e7s"ecific features are a""lied %hen a user installs that lan&ua&eR other%ise! the
customi?ations are i&nored.
(ote!
Ty"ically! you do not have to customi?e lo&&in& o"tions. ,y default! Setu" creates a standard
lo& file and saves it as a text file in the PTem"P folder on the userJs com"uter. $f an installation
fails! Setu" creates a verbose lo& file in the same location! startin& %ith the "acka&e that
caused the failure. To chan&e lo&&in& o"tions! o"en the *onfi&.xml file in Note"ad and modify
the H1oggingJ element. -or more information! see *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
%nstall Office silently
3hen you de"loy Office throu&hout an or&ani?ation! you determine ho% much of the Setu" user
interface is dis"layed to users. ,y default! Setu" runs interactively and &ives users choices durin& the
installation. $f you are distributin& a customi?ed confi&uration! %e recommend that you limit ho% much
users interact %ith Setu". The installation continues %ith fe%er interru"tions! and your customi?ations
are set by default for all users. -or more information about dis"lay o"tions! see icensin& and user
interface in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
$f you are usin& a de"loyment tool such as 'icrosoft System *enter 2012 *onfi&uration 'ana&er or
'icrosoft Systems 'ana&ement Server 1S'S2 to de"loy Office 2013 %hile users are not lo&&ed on to
the net%ork! set the dis"lay level to (one! %hich installs Office 2013 %ithout dis"layin& any Setu" user
interface.
(ote!
3hen you install Office 2013 silently! you must "rovide a valid "roduct key. $f the "roduct key is
missin&! Setu" lo&s an error and exits. 0s mentioned "reviously! if you are usin& +'S
activation! a "roduct key entry is not re(uired because all /olume icense editions of Office
2013 have a +'S client key "re7installed. )o%ever! if you are usin& '0+! you must enter the
'0+ key. $f you do not acce"t the license terms on behalf of users! Setu" does com"lete the
installation. Note that! by installin& Office 2013 silently! you have im"licitly acce"ted the license
terms.
The 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties D%$&1A; and &%D+:; do not %ork in Office 2013 1or in Office 2010
or Office 20042. $nstead! in Office 2013! you customi?e Setu" directly by s"ecifyin& a dis"lay settin&
and a "roduct key in the O*T. <ou can either acce"t the default o"tion! se +M$ client ?ey if you are
usin& +'S validation! or enter a '0+ key in the :nter another product ?ey text box if you are usin&
+'S! as described in *ustomi?e Setu".
,ecause Setu" "lays a more si&nificant role in controllin& the installation! many 3indo%s $nstaller
"ro"erties are no lon&er re(uired. $n fact! some 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties are blocked and &enerate
an error if you try to set them usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool.
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2onfigure a silent installation of Office 2013
$ummary! .rovides information about ho% to confi&ure a silent installation of the 3indo%s $nstaller7
based 1'S$2 version of Office 2013.
<ou can confi&ure a silent installation 1unattended installation2 of the 'S$7based version of Office 2013
by usin& the *onfi&.xml file or the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2. The *onfi&.xml file is used to
confi&ure installation tasks and is used onl! %hen you run Setu". $t is not installed or cached on usersJ
com"uters. <ou can edit the *onfi&.xml file to customi?e an installation.
0 silent installation of an Office 2013 "roduct re(uires no user interaction. <ou can modify the
*onfi&.xml file manually for the "roduct that you are installin& and s"ecify o"tions for Display element
attributes so that the installation occurs silently and does not "rom"t users to enter information or %ait
for user in"ut. The Display element s"ecifies the level of user interface that Setu" dis"lays to users.
,y default! the *onfi&.xml file that is stored in the core "roduct folder! coreBproductBfolderBname.33!
directs Setu" to install that "roduct. -or exam"le! the *onfi&.xml file in the .ro.lus.33 folder installs
Office .rofessional .lus 2013.
<ou can also use the O*T to set silent installation o"tions.
$n this article#
'odify the *onfi&.xml file to confi&ure a silent installation
;se the O*T to a confi&ure silent installation and automatic activation
$f you are usin& +ey 'ana&ement Service 1+'S2 activation to activate Office 2013 1'S$2 for an
enter"rise de"loyment! a "roduct key entry is not re(uired because all /olume icense editions of
Office 2013 have a +'S client key "re7installed. +'S is one of the methods that are "rovided by Office
0ctivation Technolo&ies for activatin& "roducts that are licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin&
"ro&rams. 3hen you install a /olume icense edition of Office 2013! Office seeks a +'S host to
activate a&ainst.
0 'ulti"le 0ctivation +ey 1'0+2 key is another method that Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies "rovides for
activatin& "roducts that are licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin& "ro&rams. $f you use '0+
activation! you can add a '0+ key by usin& the &%D+:; element in the *onfi&.xml file. Note that the
&%D+:; element is only used for volume license editions of Office 2013. $t does not a""ly to Office 389
.ro.lus %hich is licensed throu&h subscri"tion.
<ou can also use the A5O<A25%VA5: "ro"erty of the $etting element in *onfi&.xml to s"ecify that
"roduct activation occur automatically durin& Office 2013 de"loyment.
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%mportant!
3hen the A5O<A25%VA5: "ro"erty is used for an installation! only one attem"t is made to
activate Office 2013. $f that activation attem"t fails 1for exam"le! because of "roxy issues! user
ri&hts! or $nternet connectivity issues2! another attem"t %ill not be made and users %ill later be
"rom"ted to activate Office 2013.
-or more information about volume activation! see .lan volume activation of Office 2013 and :e"loy
volume activation of Office 2013.
Modify the 2onfig64ml file to configure a silent
installation
To confi&ure a silent installation of an Office 2013 "roduct that re(uires no user interaction! modify the
*onfi&.xml file for the "roduct that you are installin&! set the Display elementJs 1evel attribute to
Nnone!N and set 2ompletion(otice! $uppressModal! and Accept:ula attributes as sho%n in the
follo%in& "rocedure. Then! save the *onfi&.xml file. This exam"le also sho%s ho% to set o"tions to add
a '0+ "roduct key! set automatic activation o"tions! and "revent com"uter restarts.
(ote!
+eyboard shortcuts
Touch
5o specify silent installation options in 2onfig64ml
1. O"en the *onfi&.xml file for the Office "roduct 1such as Office .rofessional .lus 20132 that
you are installin& by usin& a text editor tool such as Note"ad.
2" ocate the line that contains the Display element! as sho%n in the follo%in& exam"le#
HP.. HDisplay 1evel=IfullI 2ompletion(otice=IyesI $uppressModal=InoI Accept:ula=InoI AJ
..J
%" 'odify the Display element entry %ith the silent o"tions that you %ant to use. 'ake sure
that you remove the comment delimiters! NHP..N and N..J.N -or exam"le! use the follo%in&
syntax#
HDisplay 1evel=InoneI 2ompletion(otice=InoI $uppressModal=IyesI Accept:ula=IyesI AJ
These o"tions %ill direct Setu" to run silently! "revent the "rom"tin& of users to enter information!
and "revent the installation from %aitin& for user interactions. -or more information about the
syntax and *onfi&.xml! see Display element in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
>. To su""ress restarts! add the follo%in& lines#
H$etting %d=I$:5&<):/OO5I Value=I(everI AJ
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H$etting %d=I):/OO5I Value=I)eally$uppressIAJ
9. To add a '0+ key! use the .$:+E< element to enter the 29 character volume license key.
0dd the follo%in& line to the *onfi&.xml file#
,,,,,.....+++++-----///// re"resents the "roduct key. ;se your or&ani?ationJs s"ecific
'0+ "roduct key for Office 2013.
8. To set the automatic activation o"tion! add the follo%in& line to the *onfi&.xml file#
H$etting %d=IA5O<A25%VA5:I Value=I1I AJ
Not settin& A5O<A25%VA5: is the same as settin& A5O<A25%VA5: to a value of 0. The result
is that "roduct activation does not occur durin& Office 2013 de"loyment.
4. Save the *onfi&.xml file.
%mportant!
$f any Office a""lications are runnin& %hen you do a silent install of Office 2013! a restart may
be re(uired at the end of setu". $nstruct users to close any Office a""lications before you install
Office 2013. Other%ise their o"en documents may lose unsaved chan&es durin& the u"&rade.
0fter you modify the *onfi&.xml file to s"ecify silent installation o"tions! you can install Office
.rofessional .lus 2013 by usin& the follo%in& command#
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Aconfig 99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus6339config64ml
3here#
99server9share9Office1F is the "ath of the Office .rofessional .lus 2013 source files.
Aconfig is a Setu" command7line o"tion that s"ecifies the location of the *onfi&.xml file. See Setu"
command7line o"tions for Office 2013.
99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus6339config64ml is the location of your customi?ed *onfi&.xml file for
Office .rofessional .lus 2013.
(ote!
$f you use the *onfi&.xml file to set silent installation o"tions as in the "revious exam"le! you
%ill also %ant to use the O*T to create a Setu" customi?ation file 1.ms" file2 to confi&ure
additional installation customi?ations. -or exam"le! you can use the O*T to set feature
installation states to chan&e the default %ay in %hich Office features are installed. -or a
com"lete descri"tion of the areas that you can confi&ure by usin& the O*T! see Office
*ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013. Note that the O*T is available %ith /olume icensin&
editions of Office 2013 1and Office 2010 and Office 20042. To determine %hether your Office
2013 installation is a /olume icensin& edition! check the Office 2013 installation disk to see
%hether it contains a folder named 0dmin. $f the 0dmin folder exists! the "roduct is /olume
icensin& edition.
<ou can also set silent installation o"tions by usin& the O*T instead of manually editin& the
*onfi&.xml file. -or more information! see the icensin& and user interface section in Office
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*ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013. 1The 1evel attribute of the Display element in the
*onfi&.xml file is e(uivalent to the Display 1evel o"tion in the O*T2. $n enter"rise
de"loyments! %e recommend that you set the Display 1evel to (one if you use the O*T to
make sure that Setu" runs silently! to "revent "rom"tin& users to enter information! and to
"revent the installation from %aitin& for any user interaction. This includes %hen files are bein&
used. Settin& the Display 1evel to (one assumes that the $uppress modal and 2ompletion
notice o"tions are silenced and that the % accept the terms in the 1icense Agreement check
box is selected. 0s noted "reviously! administrators must also make sure that no other Office
a""lications are runnin& durin& an installation of Office 2013.
se the O25 to a configure silent installation and
automatic activation
The follo%in& exam"le sho%s ho% to use the O*T to set silent installation o"tions! enter a '0+ "roduct
key! and s"ecify the A5O<A25%VA5: "ro"erty value for automatic activation.
5o configure silent installation and automatic activation options in the O25
1" 6un the O*T by ty"in& setup6e4e Aadmin at the command line from the root of the net%ork
installation "oint that contains the Office 2013 source files. -or exam"le! use
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Aadmin.
2" To set silent installation o"tions! choose 1icensing and user interface in the navi&ation
"ane! in the details "ane choose (one in the Display level dro"7do%n box! choose
$uppress modal! clear the 2ompletion notice check box! and then choose % accept the
terms in the 1icense Agreement.
%" To enter a '0+ key! choose 1icensing and user interface in the navi&ation "ane! and in
the details "ane select :nter another product ?ey! add your or&ani?ationJs '0+ "roduct
key for Office 2013 in the &roduct ?ey text box.
2" To set automatic activation o"tions! choose Modify $etup properties on the navi&ation
"ane! and then choose Add in the details "ane.
4" $n the AddAModify &roperty Value dialo& box! in the (ame box! ty"e A5O<A25%VA5:. Note
that "ro"erty names must be u""ercase.
5" $n the Value box! ty"e 1! and then choose O+.
8" 3hen you com"lete your customi?ations in the O*T! click $ave as on the 7ile menu to
save the Setu" customi?ation .ms" file. <ou can save the customi?ation .ms" file in the
;"dates folder on the net%ork installation "oint. Note that you can "lace only one Setu"
customi?ation .ms" file "er "roduct in the ;"dates folder for initial installations. -or more
information about usin& the ;"dates folder! see N;"dates folderN in Office *ustomi?ation
Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
0 net%ork installation "oint is a secure shared location on the net%ork to %hich you co"y all source
files! and any lan&ua&e "acks that you %ant to de"loy! from the Office 2013 installation media. -or
more information about the net%ork installation "oint! see *reate a net%ork installation "oint in
*ustomi?e Setu" before installin& Office 2013.
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To install Office 2013! users can run Setu" from the net%ork installation "oint! or you can use the
net%ork installation "oint as a startin& "lace to distribute Office 2013 by usin& a soft%are
de"loyment tool! such as 'icrosoft System *enter 2012 *onfi&uration 'ana&er! or to create a
hard7disk ima&e or a custom :/:.

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2reate custom configurations of Office 2013
$ummary# ;se the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 and the *onfi&.xml file to customi?e an Office
2013 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2 installation.
Audience# $T "rofessionals
<ou can de"loy an initial customi?ed installation of Office 2013 to users in your or&ani?ation by usin&
the exam"les that are in this article. 0 *onfi&.xml file exam"le is included.
$n this article#
Office *ustomi?ation Tool versions
*reate a custom confi&uration
To create a net%ork installation "oint
To use the O*T to customi?e the installation
To use the *onfi&.xml file to set installation o"tions
*hoose a de"loyment method
*onfi&.xml exam"le
3e recommend that you read the follo%in& articles before you customi?e the installation#
Office 2ustomiGation 5ool versions
The Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2! "art of the Setu" "ro&ram! is the "rimary tool that is used to
customi?e a 3indo%s $nstaller7based Office 2013 client installation. $t is included in /olume icense
versions of Office 2013 such as Office .rofessional .lus 2013. ,efore you be&in your customi?ations!
you should be a%are of the follo%in&.
There are t%o architecture7s"ecific versions of the Office *ustomi?ation Tool# one for 327bit Office 2013
and one for 8>7bit Office 2013. The 8>7bit version of the O*T su""orts 8>7bit client editions of Office
2013! and "rovides the same user interface! ca"abilities! and confi&urable settin&s as the 327bit
version.
The Office 2013 O*T su""orts the im"ort of setu" customi?ation .ms" files#
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327bit Office 2013 .ms" files can be im"orted into the 8>7bit O*T! and then they can be used to
customi?e 8>7bit Office 2013 "roducts.
8>7bit Office 2013 .ms" files can be im"orted into the 327bit O*T! and then they can be used to
customi?e 327bit Office 2013 "roducts.
(ote!
<ou can im"ort a setu" customi?ation .ms" file for e(uivalent cross7architecture "roducts only.
-or exam"le! you can im"ort a 327bit Office .rofessional .lus 2013 customi?ation .ms" file into
the 8>7bit version of the O*T for a 8>7bit Office .rofessional .lus 2013 .ms" file. )o%ever! you
cannot im"ort a 327bit 3ord 2013 stand7alone customi?ation .ms" file into the 8>7bit O*T for a
8>7bit Office .rofessional .lus 2013 .ms" file. $f you do this! O*T "revents this and dis"lays an
error messa&e. <ou cannot im"ort Office 2010 or Office 2004 Setu" customi?ation files 1.ms"
files2 into the Office 2013 O*T.
-or more information about the O*T! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013. -or
information about 8>7bit Office 2013! see 8>7bit editions of Office 2013 .revie%.
-or more information about the im"ort feature! see $m"ort an Office 2010 Setu" customi?ation file.
0lthou&h the article is about Office 2010! the information also a""lies to Office 2013.
2reate a custom configuration
The follo%in& "rocedures ex"lain ho% to de"loy a custom confi&uration by usin& the O*T and
*onfi&.xml.
(ote!
+eyboard shortcuts
Touch
5o create a net*or? installation point
1" *o"y all the files and folders from the Office 2013 *: to a folder on the net%ork or on your
com"uter. -or exam"le! co"y the files to 99server9share9Office1F.
*o"y all the lan&ua&e "acks and additional Office "roducts that you %ant to de"loy to the same
net%ork installation "oint. 3hen you are "rom"ted to over%rite du"licate Setu" files! click (o. -or
more information! see *reate a net%ork installation "oint in *ustomi?e Setu" before installin&
Office 2013
;se the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to customi?e Setu"! and confi&ure additional customi?ations
and installation o"tions. This creates a Setu" customi?ation file 1.ms" file2. -or a com"lete descri"tion
of the areas that you can confi&ure by usin& the O*T! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office
2013. $n the follo%in& exam"le! a ne% Setu" customi?ation .ms" file is created.
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5o use the O25 to customiGe the installation
1" -rom the root of the net%ork installation "oint that you created "reviously! run the
follo%in& command7line o"tion to start the O*T# setup6e4e Aadmin. -or exam"le! use the
follo%in&# 99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Aadmin.
2" $n the $elect &roduct dialo& box! select 2reate a ne* $etup customiGation file for the
follo*ing product to create a ne% customi?ation file 1for exam"le! for Office .rofessional
.lus 2013 1327bit22. *hoose O+.
The O*T user interface is dis"layed! and you can then confi&ure settin&s in the follo%in& areas#
$etup! 7eatures! Additional content! and Outloo?.
%" *ustomi?e Setu" to s"ecify ho% you %ant Setu" to mana&e the installation. ;se the $etup
section of the O*T to confi&ure o"tions such as the default installation location! default
or&ani?ation name! additional net%ork locations that contain the Office 2013 sources!
"roduct key! 'icrosoft Soft%are icense Terms! level of user interface to be dis"layed!
and earlier versions of Office to remove.
The "roduct key o"tion de"ends on the Office 2013 licensin& method that you use. The follo%in&
o"tions are available in 1icensing and user interface#
a# se +M$ client ?ey 0 "roduct key entry is not re(uired for enter"rise de"loyments
that use +ey 'ana&ement Service 1+'S2 activation because all /olume icense
editions of Office 2013 have a +'S client key "re7installed. +'S is one of the
methods that are "rovided by Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies for activatin& "roducts
that are licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin& "ro&rams. Only a +'S host
com"uter needs a +'S host key to be activated and to establish a local activation
service in your environment. Office 2013 connects to the local +'S host for
activation. se +M$ client ?ey is the default. -or information about ho% to confi&ure
the +'S host! see .re"are and confi&ure the Office +'S host in :e"loy volume
Similar to +'S activation! %hich activates all Office /olume icense clients that are
connected to a +'S host! 0ctive :irectory7,ased 0ctivation activates all Office /olume
icense clients in an 0ctive :irectory domain. -or more information about 0ctive :irectory7
,ased 0ctivation! see 0ctive :irectory7,ased 0ctivation Overvie%. Note that +'S and '0+
are su""orted on 3indo%s 4 and 3indo%s 5. 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation is su""orted
only on 3indo%s 5 and 3indo%s Server 2012.
-or more information about volume activation! see .lan volume activation of Office 2013!
:e"loy volume activation of Office 2013! and /olume activation methods in Office 2013.
b# :nter another product ?ey <ou can enter a valid 'ulti"le 0ctivation +ey 1'0+2
key in the O*T by usin& the :nter another product ?ey entry. 0 '0+ key is another
method that Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies "rovide for activatin& "roducts that are
licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin& "ro&rams. ,y usin& a '0+! clients
activate Office 2013 online by usin& the 'icrosoft hosted activation servers or by
tele"hone. To use a '0+ key! in the :nter another product ?ey text box! enter the
'0+ key 1t%enty7five numbers or characters2 %ithout s"aces. -or more information
about ho% to use a '0+ key! see :e"loy volume activation of Office 2013.
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Ex"and the Display level menu to set the behavior of the user interface durin& installation.
$n enter"rise de"loyments! %e recommend that you set Display level to (one to make sure
that Setu" runs silently! to "revent "rom"tin& users to enter information! and to "revent the
installation from %aitin& for any user interaction. This includes %hen files are bein& used.
Settin& Display 1evel to (one selects the $uppress modal o"tion. Select the 2ompletion
notice and % accept the terms in the 1icense Agreement o"tions to make sure that the
installation is silent. <ou can also confi&ure dis"lay level o"tions by usin& the *onfi&.xml fileR
see :is"lay element in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
<ou can also confi&ure Office security settin&s if you %ant to "rovide an initial default
confi&uration of security settin&s. -or information! see Office security settin&s in Office
*ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
%mportant!
0lthou&h you can use the O*T to s"ecify initial default security settin&s in a Setu"
customi?ation file 1.ms" file2! users can chan&e the settin&s after installation. To enforce
security settin&s! you must use =rou" .olicy. -or more information about security settin&s! see
Security overvie% for Office 2013.
-or more detailed information! see *ustomi?e Setu" before installin& Office 2013.
2" ;se the 7eatures section to confi&ure feature installation states. -or information! see Set
feature installation states in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
-or each a""lication that you %ant to add to the installation! set the installation o"tion to )un all
from My 2omputer or %nstalled on 7irst se in the details "ane. -or exam"le! to install Outlook
2013! ex"and Microsoft Office and chan&e the installation o"tion for Microsoft Office Outloo? to
)un all from My 2omputer.
-or a""lications that you do not %ant to install! set the installation o"tion to (ot Available in the
details "ane. The a""lication name is set to bold to sho% that you have chan&ed its installation
o"tion.
To "revent users from installin& this a""lication themselves! select the 8idden and 1oc?ed
o"tions. The symbols B8C and B1C are added to the a""lication name to indicate that these o"tions
are set.
%mportant!
The 8idden o"tion is not reversible. 0fter it is set! a 8idden feature %ill not be dis"layed in
the feature tree durin& or after installation. <ou cannot use another *onfi&.xml file or a""ly
a second .ms" file after the initial installation to LunhideM a feature.
The feature remains hidden even if you o"t to chan&e the installation by usin& &rograms
and 7eatures in *ontrol .anel to chan&e the Office 2013 installation.
$t %ill also not be dis"layed in the Office Setu" feature installation tree under the Add or
)emove 7eatures o"tion for Office 2013. Thou&h the feature remains hidden! you can
unlock the feature to install and run it locally later by usin& an .ms" file or a *onfi&.xml file.
-or more information! see Set feature installation states in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2
in Office 2013.
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The 1oc?ed o"tion is reversible. $f you set the 1oc?ed o"tion for a feature by usin& the
O*T or the *onfi&.xml durin& initial installation! you can later unlock and install the feature
locally by usin& a customi?ation .ms" file or a *onfi&.xml file.
-or exam"le! you can customi?e the *onfi&.xml file to modify the Option$tate element and
add the follo%in& line to uninstall the feature 10ccess in this case2 on the userJs com"uter
and set child features of the feature to the s"ecified state#
HOption$tate %d=LA22:$$7ilesL $tate=LAbsentL 2hildren=LforceL AJ
-or information about the O"tionState element! see *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
<ou can also use the O*T to create a customi?ation .ms" file to install the feature later by
settin& the feature installation state to )un All from My 2omputer on the $et feature
installation states screen.
4" ;se the Modify user settings section 1under 7eatures2 to s"ecify the user settin&s that you
%ant to a""ly. -or information! see 'odify user settin&s in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in
Office 2013.
;se the Modify user settings section to set the default values of Office a""lication settin&s for
users %ho install Office %ith this customi?ation file.
To confi&ure an o"tion! ex"and the navi&ation tree! and then choose the user interface element that
you %ant to confi&ure. The confi&urable settin&s that are associated %ith that element a""ear on
the details "ane. <ou can s"ecify one of the follo%in& o"tions#
(ot 2onfigured The settin& remains as it is.
:nabled The settin& is chan&ed accordin& to the selections that you make on the settin&Js
&roperties "a&e.
Disabled The settin& is disabled. Note that disablin& an o"tion may differ from not confi&urin& the
o"tion. See the descri"tion of the s"ecific o"tion for more information.
(ote!
;se of the O*T to confi&ure user settin&s establishes the initial default values for the
settin&s. ;sers can chan&e most of the settin&s after Office is installed. $f you %ant to
enforce user settin&s! use =rou" .olicy.
<ou can also use =rou" .olicy settin&s to mandate settin&s for Outlook. <ou can mana&e the
follo%in& Outlook areas by usin& =rou" .olicy#
S"ecify the *O' add7ins that are trusted.
*ustomi?e cry"to&ra"hic o"tions.
*onfi&ure Outlook Kunk E7mail -ilter settin&s. -or more information! see *onfi&ure Eunk email
settin&s in Outlook 2013.
*onfi&ure the method that Outlook uses for security settin&s.
*onfi&ure attachment settin&s.
*onfi&ure "ro&rammatic security settin&s.
*ustomi?e 0ctiveG o"tions and custom forms settin&s.
:isable folder home "a&es.
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5" <ou can use the Additional content section of the O*T to confi&ure the follo%in& o"tions#
0dd files to! or remove files from! usersJ com"uters %hen Office is installed. -or information!
see 0dd files and 6emove files in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
0dd! modify! or remove re&istry entries on usersJ com"uters %hen Office is installed. -or
information! see 0dd re&istry entries and 6emove re&istry entries in Office *ustomi?ation Tool
1O*T2 in Office 2013.
0dd shortcuts to files that are installed to&ether %ith Office 2013 or files that are already on the
userJs com"uter. -or information! see *onfi&ure shortcuts in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2
in Office 2013.
8" <ou can use the Outloo? section 1Outlook in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 20132 of
the O*T to confi&ure the follo%in& Outlook areas#
S"ecify settin&s for Exchan&e accounts. <ou can confi&ure usersA Exchan&e Server settin&s in
a ne% or modified Outlook "rofile. -or information! see Exchan&e settin&s in Office
Outlook .rofile settin&s. <ou can customi?e a userJs default Outlook "rofile! %hich is the set of
values in the 3indo%s re&istry that defines user7s"ecific information. 0n Outlook "rofile can
contain multi"le email accounts. ;sers can have multi"le Outlook "rofiles! and the Office 2013
O*T "rovides su""ort for addin& multi"le Outlook email accounts. -or information! see Outlook
.rofile and 0dd 0ccounts 0dd 0ccounts in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
$nclude ne% Outlook email accounts in the userAs "rofile. $f you are addin& or modifyin& an
Exchan&e account! you can confi&ure additional Exchan&e settin&s. -or exam"le! you can
confi&ure Exchan&e Server offline use o"tions! the Outlook 0ny%here feature! and you can
s"ecify the *ache 'ode o"tion to confi&ure usersJ Outlook "rofiles to use a local co"y of the
Exchan&e mailbox. -or more information! see 0dd 0ccounts and the L0dd 0ccount and
0ccount Settin&s dialo& box!M and L*ached 'odeM sections in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2
in Office 2013.
Ex"ort settin&s to an Outlook "rofile file 1."rf file2. -or information! see Ex"ort Settin&s in Office
:efine Send@6eceive &rou"s for Exchan&e accounts and folders! and s"ecify the tasks that are
"erformed on each &rou" durin& a Send@6eceive o"eration in Outlook. 0 Send@6eceive &rou"
contains a collection of Outlook accounts and folders. -or information! see S"ecify
Send@6eceive =rou"s in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
:" 3hen you com"lete your customi?ations! choose $ave As on the 7ile menu! s"ecify a "ath
and file name for the Setu" customi?ation file! and then choose $ave.
-or initial installations! you can save the custom .ms" file in the ;"dates folder on the net%ork
installation "oint. 3hen Setu" runs! it searches the ;"dates folder on the installation "oint for a
customi?ation file that is s"ecific to the "roduct that is bein& installed.
(ote!
customi?ation .ms" file for each Office 2013 "roduct that you are installin& in the ;"dates
folder for an initial installation. <ou must de"loy the rest of the customi?ation .ms" files after
the Office installation is com"leted. Only one Setu" customi?ation .ms" file "er "roduct in
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the ;"dates folder is su""orted. The customi?ation .ms" files that you "lace in the ;"dates
folder %ill be de"loyed first. Therefore! they must include any Setu" customi?ations that
cannot be chan&ed after the installation! for exam"le! the installation location.
$f you do not "ut the customi?ation file in the ;"dates folder! you can use the Setu"
command7line o"tion Aadminfile to s"ecify the fully (ualified "ath of the folder in %hich you
store the custom .ms" file. -or exam"le! setup6e4e Aadminfile
99server9share9my(e*pdates7older.
<ou can also s"ecify the location of the folder that contains your .ms" files in the
*onfi&.xml file by usin& the $pdate1ocation attribute of the $etuppdates element. -or
more information about $etuppdates! see Setu";"dates element in *onfi&.xml file in
Office 2013.
<ou can use the *onfi&.xml file to customi?e many of the same o"tions that you can confi&ure by usin&
the Office *ustomi?ation Tool. This includes some additional o"tions that are not available in the O*T.
-or a com"lete descri"tion of the areas that you can confi&ure in *onfi&.xml! see *onfi&.xml file in
Office 2013.
To s"ecify installation o"tions! such as the "ath of the net%ork installation "oint! the "roduct to install!
and custom setu" o"tions! and to s"ecify the lan&ua&es to install! use the *onfi&.xml file that is located
in the root of the "roduct folder for the "roduct that you are installin&.
To edit the *onfi&.xml file! use a text editor! such as Note"ad.
5o use the 2onfig64ml file to set installation options
1" To modify the dis"lay o"tions that users see durin& installation! locate the line in the
*onfi&.xml file that contains the Display element#
HP.. HDisplay 1evel=IfullI 2ompletion(otice=IyesI $uppressModal=InoI Accept:ula=InoI AJ
..J
To "revent user intervention durin& the installation and to s"ecify dis"lay o"tions! you can modify
the Display element information as sho%n in the follo%in& exam"le#
HDisplay 1evel=InoneI 2ompletion(otice=InoI $uppressModal=IyesI Accept:ula=IyesI AJ
-or information! see :is"lay element in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
2" To s"ecify additional lan&ua&es to install! use the Add1anguage elements and attributes in
the *onfi&.xml file.
(ote!
$f you are addin& more than one Add1anguage element! you must add the
$hell5ransform attribute of the Add1anguage element. This attribute s"ecifies the
lan&ua&e that Setu" uses for the shell user interface.
-or exam"le! to s"ecify that Setu" install full En&lish! -rench! =erman! and S"anish
lan&ua&e su""ort alon& %ith the userAs default re&ional o"tions lan&ua&e as the default
installation lan&ua&e! you add the follo%in& Add1anguage elements and attributes in the
*onfi&.xml file#
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HAdd1anguage %d=ImatchI $hell5ransform=IyesIAJ HAdd1anguage %d=Ien.usI AJ
HAdd1anguage %d=Ifr.frI AJ HAdd1anguage %d=Ide.deI AJ HAdd1anguage %d=Ies.
esI AJ
$n the "revious exam"le! Setu" installs all s"ecified lan&ua&es "lus the lan&ua&e that matches the
userJs locale! if that lan&ua&e is different and is available in the installation source. -or more
information! see 0ddan&ua&e element in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
<ou can also use the *onfi&.xml file to confi&ure additional o"tions such as the follo%in&#
S"ecify the "ath of the net%ork installation "oint. -or information! see :istribution.oint element
in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
S"ecify the 297character volume license key. The e(uivalent o"tion in the O*T is the .roduct
key settin& in the 1icensing and user interface section. 0s mentioned "reviously! a "roduct
key entry is not re(uired for enter"rise de"loyments that use +ey 'ana&ement Service 1+'S2
activation because all /olume icense editions of Office 2013 have a +'S client key "re7
installed. +'S is one of the methods that are "rovided by Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies for
activatin& "roducts that are licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin& "ro&rams. )o%ever!
administrators must make sure that a""ro"riate Office 2013 +'S host licenses are installed
and a valid +'S host key is installed! and the key is activated a&ainst 'icrosoft hosted
activation servers. <ou can install Office 2013 +'S host licenses by runnin& the 'icrosoft
Office 2013 +'S )ost icense .ack. Office 2013 connects to the local +'S host for activation.
,y default! the se +M$ client ?ey o"tion is selected in the O*T. -or more information! see
icensin& and user interface in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013. -or information
about volume activation! see .lan volume activation of Office 2013 and :e"loy volume
0 'ulti"le 0ctivation +ey 1'0+2 key is another method that Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies
"rovide for activatin& "roducts that are licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin& "ro&rams.
,y usin& a '0+! clients activate Office 2013 online by usin& 'icrosoft7hosted activation
servers or by tele"hone. 0dministrators can use the *onfi&.xml file or the O*T to enter a '0+
key.
To enter a '0+ key in the *onfi&.xml file! you add the 297character "roduct key as sho%n in
the follo%in& exam"le! %here ,,,,,.....+++++-----///// re"resents the "roduct
key#
H&%D+:; Value=I,,,,,.....+++++-----/////I AJ
-or more information! see .$:+E< element in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
S"ecify the fully (ualified "ath of the folder on usersJ com"uters in %hich the "roduct is
installed. -or information! see $NST0O*0T$ON element in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
S"ecify lo&&in& o"tions for Setu". -or information! see o&&in& element in *onfi&.xml file in
Office 2013.
S"ecify ho% the local installation source 1$S2 is cached on the userJs com"uter. -or more
information! see $S element in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
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Set the user or com"any name for the user on %hose com"uter the "roduct is bein& installed.
-or information! see ;SE6N0'E element and *O'.0N<N0'E element in *onfi&.xml file in
Office 2013.
<ou can use the *onfi&.xml file to customi?e many of the same o"tions that you can confi&ure
by usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool. This includes some additional o"tions that are not
available in the O*T. -or a com"lete descri"tion of the areas that you can confi&ure in
*onfi&.xml! see *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
%" 3hen you com"lete the *onfi&.xml customi?ations! save the *onfi&.xml file. <ou can use
the Aconfig Setu" command7line o"tion to s"ecify the location of the *onfi&.xml file! as
sho%n in the follo%in& exam"le#
99server9share9setup6e4e Aconfig 99server9share9&ro&lus6339config64ml
-or information about the Aconfig Setu" command7line o"tion! see @confi& B"athC in Setu"
command7line o"tions for Office 2013.
To see an exam"le of a custom *onfi&.xml file! see *onfi&.xml exam"le. -or information about ho%
to set silent installation o"tions! see *onfi&ure a silent installation of Office 2013.
2hoose a deployment method
To install Office 2013 on usersJ com"uters! you can use one of the follo%in& a""roaches! de"endin& on
your "articular environment and re(uirements#
;se the "recached local installation source to install Office on usersJ com"uters. 3hen you de"loy
Office 2013! Setu" creates a local installation source on the userJs com"uter S a co"y of the
com"ressed source files for the Office "roduct that you are installin&. 0fter the files are co"ied to
the userJs com"uter! Setu" com"letes the installation from the local installation source. To minimi?e
the load on the net%ork! you can de"loy the local installation source to usersJ com"uters
se"arately! before you de"loy Office.
To use this a""roach! "erform the follo%in&s tasks#
:istribute the local installation source to users. -or information! see :e"loy the local installation
source.
6un Setu" directly from the local installation source. -or information! see $nstall Office 2013
from the local installation source.
On the userJs com"uter! run Setu".exe from the root of the net%ork installation "oint.
To de"loy Office to users %ho are not administrators of their com"uters! you can use one of the
follo%in& methods.
o& on to the com"uter as an administrator and install Office 2013.
7or7
;se an enter"rise de"loyment method such as the follo%in&#
;se 'icrosoft System *enter 2012 *onfi&uration 'ana&er. $f you mana&e lots of clients in a
com"lex or (uickly chan&in& environment! System *enter 2012 *onfi&uration 'ana&er is the
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recommended method for installin& and maintainin& Office 2013 in medium7 and lar&e7si?ed
or&ani?ations. *onfi&uration 'ana&er offers so"histicated functionality! such as inventory!
schedulin&! and re"ortin& features.
$f you have de"loyed 0ctive :irectory and =rou" .olicy in your or&ani?ation! you can use
=rou" .olicy to assi&n com"uter startu" scri"ts to de"loy Office 2013.
<ou can de"loy Office 2013 1'S$2 by usin& virtuali?ation technolo&ies! such as 'icrosoft
0""lication /irtuali?ation 10""7/2 and 6emote :eskto" Services.
<ou can also de"loy an ima&e of an installation that includes the o"eratin& system and Office
2013.
2onfig64ml e4ample
The follo%in& exam"le sho%s a *onfi&.xml file for an installation of Office .rofessional .lus 2013. The
follo%in& o"tions are used in this exam"le#
Display 1evel is set to turn off the Setu" user interface! hide error messa&es and other dialo&
boxes! and acce"t the 'icrosoft icense Terms.
/erbose lo&&in& is turned on 11ogging 5ype value is set to verbose2! and lo& files are stored in
the 0""$nst folder.
%($5A111O2A5%O( s"ecifies the fully (ualified "ath of the folder on the userJs com"uter in %hich
the "roduct is installed.
1%$ $O)2:1%$5 "rovides a list! se"arated by semicolons! of the net%ork installation "oints that
contain the installation files for the "roduct. The e(uivalent o"tion in the O*T is 0dditional net%ork
sources.
$etting %d s"ecifies the su""ress reboot o"tion 1$:5&<):/OO5 value is set to (:V:)2.
Option$tate element s"ecifies to uninstall the feature 10ccess in this case2 on the userJs com"uter
and sets child features of the feature to the same s"ecified state.
?1onfi49ration /rod9ct8@/ro/!9s@A
?Disp!a: Le#e!8@none@ 1omp!etionNotice8@no@ S9ppressModa!8@:es@
"cceptE9!a8@:es@ 3A
?Lo44in4 <:pe8@#er%ose@ /at8@BSCS"DM$N2OO<BDLo4D"pp$nstDOffice201-@
<emp!ate8@Microsoft Office 201- /rofessiona! /!9s Set9pEFG0t.t@ 3A
?$NS<"LLLO1"<$ON Va!9e8@Bpro4ramfi!esBDMicrosoft Office@ 3A
?L$S SOU21EL$S<
Va!9e8@DDser#er1DsareDOffice1(HDDser#er2DsareDOffice1(@ 3A
?Settin4 $d8@SE<U/_2EIOO<@ Va!9e8@NEVE2@ 3A
?OptionState $d8J"11ESS>i!esJ State8Ja%sentJ 1i!dren8JforceJ 3A
?31onfi49rationA
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*onfi&ure a silent installation of Office 2013
Setu" architecture overvie% for Office 2013
*han&e usersJ confi&urations after installin& Office 2013

9D
Office 2ustomiGation 5ool ,O25- in Office 2013
$ummary! .rovides information about ho% to use the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to customi?e
3indo%s $nstaller7based Office 2013 installations.
To customi?e an installation of Office 2013! you can use the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to
"erform tasks such as the follo%in&#
S"ecifyin& installation o"tions
*ustomi?in& ho% Office a""lications and features are installed
*onfi&urin& default user settin&s
'ana&in& additional content# add or remove files! re&istry entries or shortcuts
*onfi&urin& Outlook o"tions# settin& the default "rofile! addin& email accounts! and s"ecifyin&
Exchan&e settin&s
$n this article#
Overvie% of the Office *ustomi?ation Tool
0rchitecture7s"ecific versions of the Office *ustomi?ation Tool
$m"ortin& Office *ustomi?ation Tool .ms" customi?ation files
*onfi&urin& Setu"! -eatures! 0dditional content! and Outlook settin&s
Setu"
-eatures
0dditional content
Outlook
:o%nloadin& u"dated O*T files
Overvie* of the Office 2ustomiGation 5ool
The O*T is "art of the Setu" "ro&ram and is the recommended tool for most customi?ations. The O*T
is available only %ith volume licensed versions of 3indo%s $nstaller7based Office 2013! Office 2010!
and the 2004 Office system. To determine %hether an Office 2013 installation is a volume licensed
version! check the Office 2013 installation disk to see %hether it contains a folder named 0dmin. $f the
0dmin folder exists! the disk is a volume license edition. $f the 0dmin folder does not exist! the disk is a
retail edition. -or information about the net%ork installation "oint! see *ustomi?e Setu" in *ustomi?e
Setu" before installin& Office 2013.
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<ou run the O*T by ty"in& setup6e4e Aadmin at the command line from the root of the net%ork
installation "oint that contains the Office 2013 source files. -or exam"le! use the follo%in&#
AAserverAshareA4ffice*7Asetup6e4e Aadmin. 3hen you run the O*T! you choose to create a ne% Setu"
customi?ation 1.ms"2 file or to o"en an existin& .ms" file. $f you create a ne% file! the O*T dis"lays a list
of the "roducts that are available on the net%ork installation "oint. <ou must select a sin&le "roduct that
you %ant to customi?e.
$f you use the O*T to chan&e an existin& .ms" customi?ation file! %e recommend that you select the
.ms" file for the same "roduct that you customi?e. -or exam"le! if you customi?e Office .rofessional
.lus 2013! select an Office .rofessional .lus 2013 customi?ation .ms" file.
(ote!
The Office 2013 release re(uires 3indo%s $nstaller >.0 on com"uters that are runnin& the 8>7
bit version of the O*T or im"ortin& 8>7bit customi?ation .ms" files. 3indo%s $nstaller 3.1 does
not reco&ni?e "ro"erties such as L.ro&ram-iles8>-older!M %hich are used by the 8>7bit version
of the O*T and the O*T $m"ort feature. -or information about 3indo%s $nstaller! see 3indo%s
$nstaller 1htt"#@@&o.microsoft.com@f%link@"@Tink$:O1111052.
pdates folder
,y usin& the O*T! you customi?e Office and save your customi?ations in a Setu" customi?ation .ms"
file. <ou "lace the file in the ;"dates folder on the networ# installation point. 3hen you install Office!
Setu" looks for a Setu" customi?ation file in the ;"dates folder and a""lies the customi?ations. The
;"dates folder can only be used to de"loy soft%are u"dates durin& an initial installation of Office 2013.
%mportant!
customi?ation .ms" file for each Office 2013 "roduct that you are installin& in the ;"dates folder
for an initial installation. <ou must de"loy the rest of the customi?ation .ms" files for a "roduct
after the Office installation is com"lete. Only one Setu" customi?ation file "er "roduct in the
;"dates folder is su""orted. $f you are de"loyin& multi"le Office 2013 "roducts! such as Office
.rofessional .lus 2013 and /isio .rofessional 2013! you can include one customi?ation .ms"
file for Office .rofessional .lus 2013 and one customi?ation .ms" file for /isio .rofessional
2013 in the ;"dates folder. The customi?ation .ms" files that you "lace in the ;"dates folder
are de"loyed first. Therefore! they must include any Setu" customi?ations that cannot be
chan&ed after the installation! for exam"le! the installation location.
$f you are de"loyin& an initial installation of Office 2013 and you also %ant to de"loy Office 2013
soft%are u"dates! such as service "acks and hotfixes! Setu" can a""ly the "roduct u"dates as
"art of the installation "rocess. <ou can "lace the Office 2013 "roduct u"dates in the ;"dates
folder. $n scenarios such as this %here the ;"dates folder includes both one Setu"
customi?ation .ms" file and "roduct u"dates! Setu" a""lies only the Setu" customi?ation .ms"
file durin& the initial installation and the "roduct u"dates are a""lied after the installation is
com"lete.
0s an alternative to "lacin& the customi?ation .ms" file in the ;"dates folder! you can use the Setu"
command7line o"tion Aadminfile to s"ecify the fully7(ualified "ath of the location of the .ms" file. -or
exam"le! ty"e# setup6e4e Aadminfile 99server9share9mychanges9custom6msp.
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$f you use a folder other than the ;"dates folder for your customi?ation files! you can s"ecify the folderJs
location in the *onfi&.xml file by usin& the $pdate1ocation attribute of the $etuppdates element.
The *onfi&.xml file is located in the core "roduct folder 1coreBproductBfolderBname.332 for the Office
2013 "roduct that you install. -or exam"le! .ro.lus.33 is the folder name for Office .rofessional .lus
20132. -or more information! see *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
Modify e4isting installations
<ou can also use a Setu" customi?ation file to chan&e an existin& installation. ,ecause a Setu"
customi?ation file is an ex"anded form of a 3indo%s $nstaller .ms" file! you a""ly the customi?ation file
to the userJs com"uter exactly as you %ould a soft%are u"date. The userJs existin& Office installation is
u"dated %ith the customi?ations that you make. -or exam"le! if you chan&e the installation states of
some features to (ot Available and a""ly the resultin& customi?ation file to an existin& installation of
Office! those features are removed from the userJs com"uter. -or more information about chan&in&
installations! see *han&e usersJ confi&urations after installin& Office 2013.
Some o"tions in the O*T are a""licable only to a ne% installation of Office. These o"tions are identified
in the O*T and in the O*T )el". -or exam"le! you can use the Default installation path o"tion 1in the
%nstallation location and organiGation name section2 to s"ecify the folder %here Office is to be
installed on the userJs com"uter. )o%ever! if a customi?ation file is a""lied to an existin& installation!
the Default installation path o"tion is i&nored 1you must uninstall and reinstall Office to chan&e the
installation location2.
,efore you exit the O*T! choose the 7ile menu! and then choose $ave as to save the Setu"
customi?ation file.
Every time that you save a customi?ation file in the O*T! the tool u"dates the customi?ation fileAs
se(uencin& number %ith the current com"uter date and time stam" and &enerates a ne% u"date
&lobally uni(ue identifier 1=;$:2. The O*T .ms" files are a""lied chronolo&ically accordin& to their time
stam".
To sho% the se(uencin& behavior! assume that you have created the follo%in& O*T .ms" maintenance
files#
1" 0n O*T .ms" file that is named Luninstall7access.ms"M in %hich you set Microsoft Office
Access to (ot Available. This file is saved first so that it has a lo%er se(uencin& number
and an older date and time stam". This .ms" file is se(uenced first and 0ccess is set to
Not 0vailable on usersJ com"uters.
2" 0n O*T .ms" file that is named Ninstall7access.ms"N in %hich you set Microsoft Office
Access to )un All from My 2omputer 1by selectin& the "roduct and settin& the installation
state in the $et feature installation states section2. This file is saved last so that it has a
hi&her se(uencin& number and a ne%er date and time stam". This .ms" file is se(uenced
later than the first O*T .ms" file! Nuninstall7access.ms".N Therefore! the 0ccess feature is
set to )un All from My 2omputer on usersJ com"uters.
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2hoose O25 options
The O*T includes four maEor sections# $etup! 7eatures! Additional 2ontent! and Outloo?. Each
section contains several "a&es of o"tions. 3hen you chan&e an o"tion! the "a&e name in the
navi&ation "ane of the O*T chan&es to bold ty"e. $f you o"en an existin& Setu" customi?ation file! the
bold "a&e names indicate %here o"tions are customi?ed.
The follo%in& table lists o"tions that are available in the O*T.
Office 2ustomiGation 5ool options

$ection &age
Setu"
$nstallation location and or&ani?ation name
0dditional net%ork sources
icensin& and user interface
6emove "revious installations
0dd installations and run "ro&rams
Office security settin&s
'odify Setu" "ro"erties
-eatures
'odify user settin&s
Set feature installation states
0dditional content
0dd files
6emove files
0dd re&istry entries
6emove re&istry entries
*onfi&ure shortcuts
Outlook
Outlook .rofile
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$ection &age
0dd 0ccounts
Ex"ort Settin&s
S"ecify Send@6eceive =rou"s

Architecture.specific versions of the Office
2ustomiGation 5ool
The O*T "rovides t%o architecture7s"ecific versions! one for 327bit Office 2013 and one for 8>7bit
Office 2013. The 8>7bit version of the O*T su""orts 8>7bit client editions of Office 2013! and "rovides
the same user interface! ca"abilities! and confi&urable settin&s as the 327bit version. The O*T files are
located in the 0dmin folder under the x58 1327bit2 and x8> 18>7bit2 folders! res"ectively.
-or information about 8>7bit Office 2013! see 8>7bit editions of Office 2013.
0dministrators run the follo%in& command7line o"tion to start the O*T from the root of the net%ork
installation source# setup6e4e Aadmin. <ou use the same command to run the 327bit or 8>7bit version of
the O*T. 6unnin& setup6e4e Aadmin on a 327bit com"uter starts the 327bit O*T! and runnin& this
command on a 8>7bit com"uter starts the 8>7bit O*T.
To run the 327bit O*T! run the setup6e4e Aadmin command line from the x58 1327bit2 folder as
sho%n in the follo%in& exam"le# AAserverAshareA4ffice*7940"9setup6e4e Aadmin.
To run the 8>7bit O*T! run the setup6e4e Aadmin command line from the x8> 18>7bit2 folder as
sho%n in the follo%in& exam"le# AAserverAshareA4ffice*794"E9setup6e4e Aadmin.
Setu" detects %hich "roducts are available to create Setu" customi?ation u"dates and lists the results
in the 2reate a ne* $etup customiGation file for the follo*ing product list. ,ecause the 8>7bit and
327bit Office files are in different root directories! the 327bit O*T lists all 327bit Office "roducts in the
"roduct selection dialo& box 12reate a ne* $etup customiGation file for the follo*ing product2! and
the 8>7bit O*T lists the 8>7bit Office "roducts.
0dministrators use the 327bit O*T to create! edit! and save O*T customi?ation u"dates for the 327bit
Office "roducts! and the 8>7bit O*T to create! edit! and save O*T u"dates for the 8>7bit Office
"roducts.
Office 2013 includes t%o architecture7s"ecific folders# one for 327bit and one for 8>7bit! %ith a se"arate
*onfi&.xml file and ;"dates subfolder in the 327bit and 8>7bit folders.
(ote!
Office 2013 does not su""ort side7by7side installations of 8>7bit and 327bit Office on the same
com"uter! includin& across a""lications. -or exam"le! there is no su""ort for side7by7side
installations of 2004 Office system 327bit %ith Office 2013 8>7bit! or for 0ccess 2013 8>7bit and
Excel 2013 327bit. <ou cannot use the Office 2013 customi?ation tools to confi&ure side7by7side
installations or customi?ations of 8>7bit and 327bit Office. -or exam"le! you cannot create a
8>
custom side7by7side installation of a 8>7bit Office .rofessional .lus 2013 and 327bit /isio 2013
sin&le ima&e. -or more information about 8>7bit Office! see 8>7bit editions of Office 2013.
%mporting Office 2ustomiGation 5ool 6msp
customiGation files
The O*T $m"ort feature enables administrators to im"ort 327bit O*T customi?ation .ms" files into the
8>7bit version of the O*T and 8>7bit .ms" files into the 327bit version of the O*T. 0dministrators of
mixed environments 1327bit and 8>7bit2 can do the Setu" customi?ations one time and im"ort the
customi?ations as follo%s#
$m"ort the 327bit Setu" customi?ation .ms" files into 8>7bit O*T and then use them to customi?e
8>7bit Office "roducts.
$m"ort the 8>7bit Setu" customi?ation .ms" files into 327bit O*T and can then use them to
customi?e 327bit Office "roducts.
0 327bit Setu" customi?ation .ms" file that is im"orted to 8>7bit O*T is converted to 8>7bit! and a 8>7bit
customi?ation .ms" file that is im"orted to 327bit O*T is converted to 327bit. To im"ort a
customi?ation .ms" file! in the Office *ustomi?ation Tool! o"en the 7ile menu and then choose %mport.
$n the Open dialo& box! select the .ms" file that you %ant to convert! and then choose Open to start the
conversion.
(ote!
$m"ortin& customi?ation .ms" files is intended for e(uivalent cross7architecture "roducts only.
<ou can im"ort a 327bit Office .rofessional .lus 2013 customi?ation .ms" file into the 8>7bit
version of the O*T for a 8>7bit Office .rofessional .lus 2013 .ms" file. )o%ever! you cannot
im"ort a 327bit 3ord 2013 stand7alone customi?ation .ms" file into the 8>7bit O*T for a 8>7bit
Office .rofessional .lus 2013 .ms" fileR doin& so is "revented and an error messa&e is
dis"layed.
<ou cannot im"ort Office 2010 or 2004 Office system Setu" customi?ation .ms" files into the
Office 2013 O*T.
<ou can also use the $m"ort feature %hen you have created an initial Setu" customi?ation .ms" file for
an Office 2013 "roduct 1for exam"le! Office .rofessional .lus 20132 and then you later %ant to modify
the installation to add lan&ua&e "acks. $n such cases! you first add the lan&ua&e "acks to the net%ork
installation "oint that contains the Office "roduct source files. Then you run the O*T from the root of the
net%ork installation "oint! create a ne% Setu" customi?ation file for the same "roduct 1in this exam"le!
Office .rofessional .lus 20132! and then im"ort the ori&inal customi?ation .ms" file that you created
"reviously for Office .rofessional .lus 2013. To im"ort an .ms" customi?ation file! in the O*T! o"en the
7ile menu! and then choose %mport. $n the Open dialo& box! select the "reviously created
customi?ation .ms" file that you %ant to u"date. On the 7ile menu! choose $ave As. S"ecify a uni(ue
name for the .ms" file! and then choose $ave. $m"ortin& the "reviously created .ms" file into the O*T
%ill u"date the .ms" file and include the added lan&ua&es.
;se the follo%in& links to vie% an Office 2010 video that sho%s ho% to use the O*T $m"ort feature.
Even thou&h the video %as created for Office 2010! the information also a""lies to Office 2013.

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6unnin& time# 08#08
3atch the NOffice 2010 client#
Office *ustomi?ation Tool im"ort
featureN video.
-or an o"timal vie%in&
ex"erience! do%nload the NOffice 2010
client# Office *ustomi?ation Tool
im"ort featureN video.
6i&ht7click the link! and then choose
$ave 5arget As to do%nload a co"y.
*hoosin& the link %ill o"en a .%mv file
in the default video vie%er for full7
resolution vie%in&.

2onfiguring $etup# 7eatures# Additional content# and
Outloo? settings
The follo%in& sections "rovide information about the O*T areas that you can confi&ure#
Setu"
-eatures
0dditional content
Outlook
(ote!
<ou mi&ht see a dialo& box that "rom"ts you to choose a default document format if the
&eo&ra"hic location of the com"uter on %hich you are runnin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool is
set to a /uropean location! and you are creatin& a ne% Setu" customi?ation .ms" file. $t can
also occur if you o"en an existin& customi?ation .ms" file for %hich no file format settin&s %ere
confi&ured for Excel! .o%er.oint! or 3ord. 0dministrators can choose to kee" the current
settin&s for the Setu" customi?ation file! or choose Office O"en G' -ormats that su""ort all
features of Office 2013! or O"en:ocument formats to use the O:- format.
To learn about the file formats! choose 1earn more in the dialo& box to dis"lay the O*T online
)el".
;se the follo%in& links to vie% a %alkthrou&h of the Office 2010 O*T user interface. The information
also a""lies to Office 2013.

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6unnin& time# 05#28
3atch the NOffice 2010 client# Office
*ustomi?ation Tool %alkthrou&hN video.
-or an o"timal vie%in& ex"erience!
do%nload the NOffice 2010 client# Office
*ustomi?ation Tool %alkthrou&hN video.
6i&ht7click the link! and then choose $ave
5arget As to do%nload a co"y. *hoosin& the
link %ill o"en a .%mv file in the default video
vie%er for full7resolution vie%in&.

$etup
;se the Setu" section to s"ecify the follo%in&#
:efault installation location
:efault or&ani?ation name
0dditional net%ork installation sources
.roduct key
'icrosoft End7user license a&reement
:is"lay level
.revious versions of Office to remove
*ustom "ro&rams to run durin& installation
Security settin&s
Setu" "ro"erties
%nstallation location and organiGation name
S"ecify a default or&ani?ation name and installation location for all users %hose installation includes
this Setu" customi?ation file#
Default installation path U This o"tion s"ecifies %here Setu" installs Office on the userJs
com"uter. <ou can use the "redefined folder key%ord B&rogram7iles7olderC to s"ecify a "ath to
standard folders in 3indo%s. The default "ath is B&rogram7iles7olderC9Microsoft Office. This
o"tion is reco&ni?ed only %hen you first install Office on a userJs com"uter. <ou cannot chan&e the
installation "ath %ithout uninstallin& and reinstallin& Office.
OrganiGation name U This name a""ears in the About text box 18elp menu2 and on the banner
"a&es of Office a""lications. The name that you s"ecify is used as the default com"any name for
all users %hose installation includes this customi?ation file.
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Additional net*or? sources
S"ecify additional servers that have a co"y of the net%ork installation "oint.
Setu" looks for servers in this list! in the order s"ecified! if it is installin& a feature on demand or if it is
re"airin& Office and the ori&inal net%ork installation "oint is unavailable.
*hoose Add to add a source to the list. To edit a "ath! select a server from the list and then choose
Modify. To remove a server from this list! select the server and then choose )emove. To chan&e the
order of the list! select a server and then choose the Move arro%s to move the server u" or do%n in the
list. To remove all servers from the list! select 2lear e4isting server list.
(ote!
The O*T verifies all server "aths and connects to any available servers durin& the initial
installation "rocess to load balance the file co"y "rocess %hen it creates the ocal $nstallation
Source 1$S2. )o%ever! be a%are that s"ecifyin& an unavailable source as an additional source
does not cause the installation to fail.
AddAModify (et*or? $erver :ntry dialog bo4
$n the Add (et*or? $erver :ntry dialo& box or Modify (et*or? $erver :ntry dialo& box! enter the
"ath of a server and then choose O+.
<ou can use a ;N* "ath or! if all users have access to the server that uses the same drive letter! you
can use a drive letter in the "ath. The "ath can contain environment variables that are delimited by
"ercent 1P2 if the variables are defined for all users.
-or exam"le#
?#Qoffice
QQserver1QshareQofficeHroot
P;SE6N0'EPQofficeHroot
1icensing and user interface
;se this section for the "roduct key and to acce"t the 'icrosoft Soft%are icense Terms on behalf of
each user %ho installs Office by usin& the Setu" customi?ation file. Set the Display level of the user
interface. These o"tions are reco&ni?ed by Setu" only %hen you first install Office on a userJs
com"uter.
se +M$ client ?ey 0 "roduct key entry is not re(uired for enter"rise de"loyments that use +ey
'ana&ement Service 1+'S2 activation because all /olume icense editions of Office 2013 have a
+'S client key "re7installed. +'S is one of the methods that are "rovided by Office 0ctivation
Technolo&ies for activatin& "roducts that are licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin& "ro&rams.
Only a +'S host com"uter needs a +'S host key to be activated and to establish a local activation
service in your environment. Office 2013 connects to the local +'S host for activation. ,y default!
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the se +M$ client ?ey o"tion is selected in :nter a valid product ?ey and licensing agreement
for users.
-or more information about the licensin& o"tions for Office 2013! see .lan volume activation of
Office 2013 .revie%.
:nter another product ?ey <ou can enter a valid 'ulti"le 0ctivation +ey 1'0+2 key in the O*T
by usin& the :nter another product ?ey o"tion in :nter a valid product ?ey and licensing
agreement for users in the details "ane. 0 '0+ key is another method that Office 0ctivation
Technolo&ies "rovide to activate "roducts that are licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin&
"ro&rams. ,y usin& a '0+ key! clients activate Office 2013 online by usin& the 'icrosoft hosted
activation servers or by tele"hone.
To use a '0+ key! in the :nter another product ?ey text box! enter the '0+ key 129 numbers or
characters2 %ithout s"aces.
%mportant!
This information a""lies to volume7licensed editions of Office 2013. $t does not a""ly to
either Office .rofessional .lus for Office 389 or Office 389 .ro.lus! both of %hich are
licensed throu&h subscri"tion. The &roduct ?ey text box must not be used to set "roduct
keys for Office .rofessional .lus for Office 389. -or information about Office .rofessional
.lus for Office 389! see Overvie% of Office 389 .ro.lus .revie%.
(ote!
<ou can also activate Office 2013 at the time that you install a '0+ key by settin& the
A5O<A25%VA5: "ro"erty value. To do this! follo% these ste"s#
1. $n the O*T! select Modify $etup properties on the navi&ation "ane! and then choose
Add in the details "ane.
2. $n the Add &roperty Value dialo& box! in the (ame box! ty"e A5O<A25%VA5:.
Note that "ro"erty names must be in u""ercase.
3. $n the Value box! ty"e 1! and then choose O+.
-or information about ho% to confi&ure the A5O<A25%VA5: "ro"erty by usin& the
*onfi&.xml file! see Settin& element in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
% accept the terms in the 1icense Agreement Select this check box to acce"t terms of your
license a&reement on behalf of the user.
$f Display level is set to /asic or (one and you su""ly a "roduct key! Setu" assumes that you
also acce"t the license terms on behalf of the user. $n this case! even if you do not select the %
accept the terms in the 1icense Agreement check box! the user is not "rom"ted to acce"t
license terms either durin& installation or the first time that an Office a""lication runs.
Display level Select the user interface that you %ant dis"layed to users durin& installation. The
o"tions are as follo%s#
7ull . default Setu" runs interactively! dis"layin& all the user interface o"tions and messa&es.
/asic Setu" dis"lays the 3elcome screen! "rom"ts for the "roduct key and license terms! if
they are needed! and dis"lays a "ro&ress bar and com"letion notice. No other o"tions are
"resented to the user.
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(one Setu" runs silently and dis"lays no user interface.
%mportant!
$n enter"rise de"loyments! %e recommend that you set Display level to (one to make
sure that that Setu" runs silently. This "revents "rom"ts to users to enter information!
and also "revents the installation from %aitin& for user interactions! even %hen files are
bein& used. Settin& Display level to (one selects $uppress modal. *lear the
2ompletion notice check box and choose % accept the terms in the license
agreement to make sure that the o"tions are silenced and the license a&reement is
acce"ted. 0dministrators should instruct users to close any Office a""lications before
an installation of Office 2013.
$f you set Display level to /asic and select the $uppress modal o"tion! users may be
"rom"ted if there are any Office files that are bein& used. Settin& Display level to
(one "revents "rom"tin& users in these cases. The $uppress modal o"tion does not
"revent files7in7use messa&es from bein& dis"layedR only Display level set to (one
"revents files7in7use messa&es from bein& dis"layed.
2ompletion notice Select this check box if you %ant Setu" to dis"lay a messa&e to the user
%hen installation is com"lete.
$uppress modal Select this check box if you do not %ant Setu" to dis"lay error messa&es and
other dialo& boxes that mi&ht interru"t the installation. $f you set Display level to 7ull! error
messa&es and other dialo& boxes are dis"layed re&ardless of the state of this check box.
(o cancel Select this check box if you %ant to disable the cancel button 1the Q in u""er corner2.
This settin& only a""lies %hen Display level is set to 7ull or /asic.
(ote!
The Setu" customi?ation file 1.ms"2 sets the licensin& information only durin& the initial
installation.
The "revious licensin& and user interface o"tions are identical to the settin&s in the *onfi&.xml file that
are sho%n in the follo%in& table.
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2onfig64ml settings and corresponding O25 options

O25 option 2onfig64ml setting
&roduct ?ey &%D+:; element
% accept the terms in the 1icense
Agreement
Accept:ula attribute of the Display element
Display level 1evel attribute of the Display element
2ompletion notice 2ompletion(otice attribute of the Display element
$uppress modal $uppressModal attribute of the Display element

(ote!
$f there are multi"le "roducts on the net%ork installation "oint and you do not s"ecify %hich
"roduct Setu" is to install! Setu" uses full dis"lay level %hen it "rom"ts the user for a "roduct!
re&ardless of ho% you set Display level in the Setu" customi?ation file. <ou use the Aconfig
command7line o"tion to s"ecify %hich "roduct to install. -or more information! see :e"loy
Office 2010 by usin& Setu" from a net%ork installation "oint.
)emove previous installations
S"ecify the earlier versions of Office a""lications that you %ant to kee" or remove. This o"tion is only
reco&ni?ed by Setu" %hen you first install Office on a userJs com"uter.
,y default! Setu" removes earlier versions of Office a""lications. To kee" an installed Office
a""lication! choose )emove previous installations in the O*T! and! in the results "ane! select
)emove the follo*ing earlier versions of Microsoft Office programs! in the list select the Office
a""lication that you do not %ant to remove! choose Details! and in the $elect :arlier Versions to
)emove dialo& box! under 2hoose *hich earlier versions you *ant $etup to remove! clear the
check box for the "roduct that you %ant to remove! and then choose O+.
%mportant!
Outlook 2013 cannot coexist %ith earlier versions of Outlook. $f you choose to kee" earlier
versions! do not install Outlook 2013.
Add installations and run programs
6un additional executable "ro&rams before or after the Office installation is com"lete. Setu" runs
command lines in the order listed in the tool and does not finish the installation until all command lines
are run.
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(ote!
The Add installations and run programs o"tion in the O*T 1command7lines that are entered
in the Add &rogram :ntry and Modify &rogram :ntry dialo& boxes2 and the 2ommand
element in the *onfi&.xml file and are intended to be used only for initial "roduct installations
and uninstallations. The 2ommand element commands are "rocessed only durin& initial
installations and uninstallations. $f 2ommand element commands are used for customi?ations
after the initial installation! they are i&nored.
The command line can be s"ecified to run an arbitrary command or to run a li&ht%ei&ht
executable that you %ant to run %hen this "roduct is installed.
The Add installations and run programs o"tion in the O*T and the 2ommand element in
*onfi&.xml do not "rovide the soft%are de"loyment ca"abilities that an enter"rise soft%are
de"loyment and mana&ement tool "rovides! such as the ability to track de"loyment "ro&ress
and troubleshoot "roblems. Therefore! %e recommend that you limit the use of 2ommand
element in *onfi&.xml and Add installations and run programs in the O*T to runnin& only
li&ht%ei&ht executables or arbitrary commands that %ill not make chan&es to the com"uter or
that do not re(uire user in"ut. -or exam"le! you can run a utility to co"y lo&s or a command to
launch a 3elcome "a&e at the end of installation.
5o add a program to the list in O25! choose Add installations and run programs and in the
results "ane choose Add.
5o change a program! select the "ro&ram from the list and then choose Modify.
5o remove a program! select the "ro&ram and then choose )emove.
5o change the order of programs in the list! select a "ro&ram and then choose the Move arro%s
to move the "ro&ram u" or do%n in the list.
(ote!
:o not add a "ro&ram that re(uires the com"uter to be restarted! unless it is the last "ro&ram in
the list. $f a custom "ro&ram restarts the com"uter! the Office installation %ill be com"lete.
)o%ever! the custom "ro&rams that a""ear later in this list %ill not run.
*ommand7lines that are entered in the Add &rogram :ntry and Modify &rogram :ntry dialo&
boxes or by usin& the *ommand element in the *onfi&.xml file are intended to be used only for
initial "roduct installations or uninstallations. 2ommand element commands are "rocessed
only durin& initial installations and uninstallations. $f 2ommand element commands are used
for customi?ations after the initial installation! they are i&nored.
AddAModify &rogram :ntry dialog bo4
3hen you add or chan&e a "ro&ram entry! enter the follo%in& information in the Add &rogram :ntry
dialo& box or Modify &rogram :ntry dialo& box! and then choose O+.
5arget Enter the "ath and file name of the "ro&ram.
Arguments Enter a strin& of command7line o"tions. -or exam"le! AR Apath c!9temp.
)un this program after the Office product has been installed6 The "ro&ram runs after the
Office installation is com"lete. This is the recommended o"tion. $f the "ro&ram does not close
correctly or if the "ro&ram restarts the com"uter! the Office installation is not affected. )o%ever!
"ro&rams that are further do%n the list do not run.
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)un this program before the Office product has been installed6 The "ro&ram runs before the
Office installation starts. $f the "ro&ram does not close correctly or if it restarts the com"uter! Office
is not installed! and "ro&rams that are further do%n the list do not run.
$n the Add &rogram :ntry dialo& box or Modify &rogram :ntry dialo& box! you can include any of the
follo%in& standard 3indo%s folders in the "ath of the executable file.
3indo*s folders

7older Description
B%($5A111O2A5%O(C The folder in %hich Office is installed
B3indo*s7olderC 3indo*s folder
B$ystem7olderC 3indo%s $ystem32 folder
B&rogram7iles7olderC &rogram 7iles folder
B2ommon7iles7olderC &rogram 7iles92ommon 7iles folder
BDes?top7olderC 3indo%s Des?top folder
B$tartMenu7olderC 3indo%s $tart menu
B&rogramMenu7olderC 3indo%s $tart9&rograms menu

Office security settings
*ustomi?e the security settin&s for Office a""lications.
%mportant!
Security settin&s s"ecified in a Setu" customi?ation 1.ms"2 file "rovide only initial default
settin&s on usersJ com"uters. ;sers can chan&e the settin&s after installation. To hel" lock
do%n and enforce security settin&s! you must use =rou" .olicy. -or more information! refer to
the recommendations in the 2004 'icrosoft Office Security *om"liance 'ana&ement Toolkit
1htt"#@@&o.microsoft.com@f%link@"@Tink$dO19585D2.
The follo%in& table lists the available o"tions.
$ecurity settings

$etting Description
5rusted &ublishers 'ana&e the list that identifies trusted sources for di&itally si&ned
macros! add7ins! 'icrosoft 0ctiveG controls! and other executable
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$etting Description
code that is used by Office a""lications. Office a""lications share
a certificate7based list of trusted sources %ith $nternet Ex"lorer.
*hoose Add to add a di&ital certificate 1*E6 file2.
5rusted 1ocations 'ana&e the list that identifies locations from %hich any file can be
o"ened %ithout a check by the Trust *enter security feature.
*hoose Add to add a ne% location! enter the follo%in&
information! and then choose O+#
Application Select the Office a""lication that uses this
location. This is su""orted by 0ccess 2013! Excel
2013! .o%er.oint 2013! /isio 2013! and 3ord 2013.
&ath Enter the "ath of the trusted location. Enter a fully
(ualified "ath %ith drive letter or ;N* "ath. The "ath can
include environment variables.
$ubfolders of this location are also trusted Select this
check box to include subfolders as trusted locations.
Description Enter text to describe the "ur"ose of the
location.
To remove a trusted location from this list! select the location
and then choose )emove.
(ote!
3hen you s"ecify one or more trusted locations here!
the Trusted ocations list "reviously defined on the
userAs com"uter is cleared and re"laced by this list.
)emove all 5rusted 1ocations
*ritten by O25 during
installation
*lears the Trusted ocations list on the userJs com"uter. ;se this
check box to clear the Trusted ocations list on the userJs
com"uter %ithout addin& ne% locations.
Default $ecurity $ettings Set default security levels for add7ins! tem"lates! and Office
a""lications. <ou can set security o"tions for the follo%in& Office
a""lications#
'icrosoft 0ccess
'icrosoft Excel
'icrosoft Outlook
'icrosoft .o%er.oint
'icrosoft .roEect
'icrosoft .ublisher
'icrosoft /isio
4>
$etting Description
'icrosoft 3ord
The follo%in& security o"tions are available#
Allo* trusted locations options
0llo% trusted locations that are NOT on userJs com"uter
0llo% Trusted ocations on the ;serJs machine only
1a""lication default2
:isable all trusted locations. Only files si&ned by trusted
"ublishers %ill be trusted
Application Add.ins *arnings options
:isable all 0""lication Extensions
6e(uire that 0""lication Extensions are si&ned by a
trusted "ublisher
6e(uire that 0""lication Extensions are si&ned and
silently disable unsi&ned Extensions
Enable all installed 0""lication 0dd7ins 1a""lication
default2
V/A macro *arnings options
:isable all /,0 macros
:isable Trust ,ar %arnin& for unsi&ned /,0 macros
1unsi&ned code %ill be disabled2
:isable all /,0 macros %ith notification 1a""lication
default2
No security checks for /,0 macros 1not recommended!
code in all documents can run2
Add.ins and templates 1.roEect 2013 only2
Trust all installed add7ins and tem"lates
:o not trust installed add7ins and tem"lates
$ecurity level 1.roEect 2013 only2
/ery )i&h U Only macros installed in trusted locations %ill
be able to run. 0ll other si&ned and unsi&ned macros are
automatically disabled
)i&h U Only si&ned macros from trusted sources %ill be
able to runR unsi&ned macros are disabled
'edium U The user can choose %hether to run "otentially
unsafe macros
o% 1not recommended2 U ;sers are not "rotected from
"otentially unsafe macros
nsafe ActiveQ %nitialiGation :etermine %hether unsi&ned and! therefore "otentially unsafe!
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$etting Description
0ctiveG controls can initiali?e usin& "ersisted data! that is! data
that is saved from one instance of the control to the next. The
"ossible values are as follo%s#
Hdo not configureJ U Setu" does not modify the settin&
s"ecified on the userJs com"uter. Ne% a""lications are
installed %ith the default settin&! %hich is &rompt user to use
persisted data.
&rompt user to use control defaults U The user is %arned
before an a""lication be&ins 0ctiveG controls that mi&ht be
unsafe. $f the user trusts the source of the document! the
control is initiali?ed by usin& its default settin&s.
&rompt user to use persisted data U The user is %arned
before an a""lication be&ins 0ctiveG controls that mi&ht be
unsafe. $f the user trusts the source of the document! the
control is initiali?ed by usin& "ersisted data.
Do not prompt U 0ll unsi&ned 0ctiveG controls run %ithout
"rom"tin& the user. This settin& "rovides the least "rotection
and %e do not recommend it.
Do not prompt and disable all controls U 0ll unsi&ned
0ctiveG controls are disabled %ithout "rom"tin& the user.

Modify $etup properties
'odify Setu" "ro"erties that are a""lied durin& the Office installation. <ou can customi?e Setu"
"ro"erties only %hen you first install Office on a userJs com"uter. .ro"erties set in a customi?ation file
do not take effect if you a""ly the file to an existin& installation.
To add a "ro"erty! choose Add. To chan&e a "ro"erty that you have added! select the "ro"erty and
then choose Modify. To remove a "ro"erty that you have added! select the "ro"erty and then choose
)emove.
-or more information about "ro"erties and their values! see Setu" "ro"erties in Office 2013.
AddAModify &roperty Value dialog bo4
3hen you add or chan&e a Setu" "ro"erty! enter the information that is sho%n in the follo%in& table in
the AddAModify &roperty Value dialo& box! and then choose O+.
AddAModify property value settings

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$etting Description
(ame The "ro"erty name. .ro"erty names must all be in
u""ercase.
Value The value of the "ro"erty.

7eatures
;se the 7eatures section of the O*T to confi&ure user settin&s and to customi?e %hich Office features
are installed.
Modify user settings
Set the default values of Office a""lication settin&s for users %ho install Office %ith this customi?ation
file.
(ote!
3hen you use the O*T to confi&ure user settin&s! it establishes the initial default values for the
settin&s. ;sers can chan&e most of the settin&s after Office is installed. $f you %ant to enforce
user settin&s! use =rou" .olicy.
<ou can use the O*T to "rovide default user settin&s for the follo%in& Office a""lications#
Microsoft Access 2013
Microsoft :4cel 2013
Microsoft %nfo&ath 2013
Microsoft Office 2013
Microsoft One(ote 2013
Microsoft Outloo? 2013
Microsoft &o*er&oint 2013
Microsoft &roSect 2013
Microsoft &ublisher 2013
Microsoft $hare&oint Designer 2013
Microsoft Visio 2013
Microsoft 3ord 2013
Some a""lications also "rovide com"uter settin&s! includin& the follo%in&# Microsoft %nfo&ath 2013
,Machine-! Microsoft Office 2013 ,Machine-! Microsoft &o*er&oint 2013 ,Machine-! and Microsoft
Visio 2013 ,Machine-.
To confi&ure an o"tion! ex"and the a""lication folder and subfolders in the user settin&s navi&ation
"ane until the settin& that you %ant to confi&ure is listed in the details "ane! and choose the settin&.
*onfi&urable settin&s that are associated %ith that element a""ear on the $etting column in the details
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"ane. :ouble7click a settin& in the details "ane! and select one of the o"tions sho%n in the follo%in&
table.
O25 user and computer settings states

$etting Description
(ot 2onfigured The settin& remains as it is.
:nabled The settin& is chan&ed! based on your choices in
the dialo& box.
Disabled The settin& is disabled. :isablin& an o"tion may
differ from not confi&urin& the o"tion. See the
descri"tion of the s"ecific o"tion for more
information.

*hoose $ho* all settings to dis"lay all available user settin&s. *hoose $ho* configured settings
only to dis"lay only those settin&s that you have confi&ured.
Select the Migrate user settings check box to "reserve usersJ custom settin&s from an earlier version
of Office. $f you chan&e user settin&s and also select this check box! Setu" first a""lies the modified
settin&s and then mi&rates the userJs existin& custom settin&s! over%ritin& any conflictin& settin&s.
(ote!
3hen you choose :nabled to vie% the o"tions for a settin& and then choose O+! &revious
$etting! or (e4t $etting! the status chan&es to 2onfigured! even if you do not chan&e the
settin&. $f you unintentionally confi&ure the settin& by usin& an em"ty hy"erlink! "ath! or file
name! errors mi&ht result. $f you chose :nabled and %ant to i&nore your chan&es or avoid
confi&urin& the settin&! choose 2ancel. <ou can also return a settin& to the (ot 2onfigured
state by double7clickin& the settin&! selectin& (ot 2onfigured! and choosin& O+.
$et feature installation states
*ustomi?e ho% Office features are installed on the userJs com"uter.
To chan&e the installation state of a feature! choose $et feature installation states in the O*T. $n the
results "ane! o"en the shortcut menu 1or ri&ht7click the feature2! and choose the installation state.
Some "arent features consist of multi"le child features. *hoose the "lus si&n 1V2 that is next to the
"arent feature to ex"and the tree and vie% child features.
3hen you chan&e the installation state of a feature! the name of the feature and the names of all its
child features! if any! are dis"layed in bold font. This indicates that Setu" %ill a""ly these chan&es to
the installation. -eatures that are not dis"layed in bold font are installed by usin& the default installation
state. To remove a chan&e! select the feature and select the )eset o"tion or select the feature and
choose the )eset /ranch button.
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The follo%in& feature installation states are ty"ically available to users durin& Setu". Not all installation
states are available for every feature. -or exam"le! if a feature contains a com"onent that cannot be
advertised! %nstalled on 7irst se is not included in the list of available installation states for that
feature.
7eature installation states

$tate Description
)un from My 2omputer Setu" co"ies files and %rites re&istry entries and shortcuts that
are associated %ith the feature to the userJs hard disk. The
a""lication or feature runs locally.
)un All from My 2omputer Same as )un from My 2omputer! exce"t all child features
that belon& to the feature are also set to this state.
%nstalled on 7irst se Setu" leaves com"onents for the feature and its child features
in the local installation source until the user attem"ts to use the
feature for the first time! at %hich time the com"onents are
installed. This is also kno%n as an advertised feature.
(ot Available The com"onents for the feature and the child features that
belon& to this feature are not installed on the com"uter.
(ote!
The (ot Available installation state is reversible. 3hen
(ot Available is set! a feature %ill not be installed.
)o%ever! the feature can later be installed locally by
usin& an .ms" or a *onfi&.xml file.
To unlock and install a feature locally! you can edit the
*onfi&.xml file to modify the Option$tate element! as
described in the note for the 1oc?ed feature state
descri"tion. -or more information about the *onfi&.xml
file! see *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
<ou can also use the O*T to create an .ms" file to
install a feature locally. To do this! choose $et feature
installation states in the navi&ation "ane. $n the
details "ane! choose a feature! and then from its
shortcut menu! choose )un All from My 2omputer.
-or more information! see Set feature installation states
in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.

4D
(ote!
The follo%in& subcom"onents of .ublisher 2013 are not visible in the Setu" feature installation
state tree in the Office 2013 release#
*ommercial .rintin& and the Enhanced 6=, to *'<+ *onversion subcom"onent
-ont Schemes
.a"er:irect .revie%s
.ublisher Tem"lates and the ,usiness .ublications and Other .ublications subcom"onents
The follo%in& o"tions are also available for each feature.
7eature options

Option Description
8idden Setu" does not dis"lay the feature in the feature tree durin& installation if Setu"
runs interactively. The symbol B8C is "re"ended to the feature name to indicate the
feature is hidden.
(ote!
The 8idden o"tion is not reversible. 0fter it is set! a 8idden feature %ill
not be dis"layed in the feature tree durin& or after installation. <ou cannot
use another *onfi&.xml file or a""ly a second .ms" file after the initial
installation to LunhideM a feature.
The feature remains hidden even if you o"t to chan&e your installation by
usin& &rograms and 7eatures in *ontrol .anel to chan&e your Office
2013 installation.
$t %ill also not be dis"layed in the Office Setu" feature installation tree
under the Add or )emove 7eatures o"tion for Office 2013. Thou&h the
feature remains hidden! you can unlock the feature to install and run it
locally later by usin& an .ms" file or a *onfi&.xml file.
1oc?ed The installation state that you choose for this feature cannot be chan&ed by the
user durin& installation or in maintenance mode after Office is installed. The
symbol B1C is "re"ended to the feature name to indicate the feature is locked.
(ote!
The 1oc?ed o"tion is reversible. $f you set the 1oc?ed o"tion for a feature
by usin& the O*T or the *onfi&.xml file durin& initial installation! that
feature can be unlocked and installed locally by usin& an .ms" file or a
*onfi&.xml file at a later date.
-or exam"le! you can edit the *onfi&.xml file to modify the Option$tate
element as sho%n in the follo%in& exam"le. This adds the Option$tate
element line to install the feature 1in this case! 0ccess 20132 on a userJs
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Option Description
com"uter! and to set child features of the feature to the s"ecified state.
To edit the *onfi&.xml file to modify the Option$tate element! o"en the
*onfi&.xml file in the core "roduct folder 1coreBproductBfolderBname.33
folder! for exam"le! .ro.lus.332 for the Office 2013 "roduct that you are
installin&. ;se a text editor tool! such as Note"ad! to modify the file.
ocate the line in the *onfi&.xml file that contains the Option$tate
element#
HP.. HOption$tate %d=IOption%DI $tate=IabsentI
2hildren=IforceI AJ ..J
'odify the Option$tate element as follo%s and then save the *onfi&.xml
file#
HOption$tate %d=LA22:$$7ilesL $tate=LlocalL
2hildren=LforceL AJ
-or information about the O"tionState element! see *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
<ou can also use the O*T to create an .ms" file to install a feature locally. To do
this! choose $et feature installation states in the navi&ation "ane. $n the details
"ane! choose a feature! and then from its shortcut menu! choose )un All from
My 2omputer. -or more information! see Set feature installation states in Office
)eset The feature is returned to its default installation state. This is the same as
selectin& the feature and choosin& the )eset /ranch button.

$f you ex"licitly set a feature to its default state! the symbol B7C is "re"ended to the feature name to
indicate that the feature %ill be forced into this state. This is useful if you are creatin& a Setu"
customi?ation file to chan&e an existin& Office installation. $f you do not chan&e the installation state of
a feature! Setu" does not chan&e the feature on the userJs com"uter. $f you s"ecify a chan&e! includin&
settin& the feature to its default state! Setu" ensures that the feature is set to that state on the userJs
com"uter.
3hen you chan&e the installation state of a feature! Setu" mi&ht chan&e the installation state of a
"arent or child feature to match the installation state. -or exam"le! if you set a "arent feature to
%nstalled on 7irst se! but set a child feature to )un from My 2omputer! Setu" also chan&es the
state of the "arent feature to )un from My 2omputer.
Setu" does not dis"lay hidden features in the feature tree %hen users run Setu" interactively. The
feature is installed accordin& to its defined installation state. *hild features that belon& to the hidden
feature are also hidden.
5ip!
The best use of the 8ide settin& is to sim"lify the feature tree for users. -or exam"le! you mi&ht
hide the Office Tools branch of the feature tree so that users do not have to decide %hich tools
they need to install. Only the tools that you select are installed.
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$f you set a feature to (ot Available and hide the feature in the feature tree! users can still chan&e the
settin& and install the feature by installin& the "arent feature or by runnin& Setu" in maintenance mode.
-or exam"le! if you set the (ame $mart 5ag &lugin feature to (ot Available and 8idden! users can
still install the feature by settin& the "arent $mart 5ags &lugins feature to )un All from My
2omputer.
$f you %ant to hel" "revent users from installin& hidden features! select the (ot Available! 8idden! and
1oc?ed installation states. $n this case! the feature or a""lication is not installed and is not available in
maintenance mode. ;sers cannot install the feature by chan&in& the state of the "arent feature. The
only %ay to reverse the (ot Available! 8idden! and 1oc?ed installation state selection after Office is
installed is to use the O*T to create a Setu" customi?ation file that is confi&ured to chan&e the
installation state of the feature. Then you a""ly the customi?ation file to the userJs com"uter.
Additional content
;se the Additional content section of the O*T to add or remove custom files! re&istry entries! and
shortcuts durin& the installation.
Add files
0dd files to usersJ com"uters %hen Office is installed.
To create a list of files to add to the userJs com"uter durin& installation! choose Add! select the file that
you %ant to add to the list! and choose Add a&ain. To chan&e the destination "ath of a file! select the
file in the Add custom files list and choose Modify. To remove a file from the list! select the file and
choose )emove. <ou can use the $8%75 and 25)1 keys to select multi"le files at the same time.
3hen you add files to an Office installation! note the follo%in&#
-iles are co"ied into the Setu" customi?ation file %hen you save the customi?ation file and exit the
O*T. ar&e files increase the si?e of the customi?ation file and the time that is re(uired to create
the file.
$f you revise a file that is currently included in the customi?ation file! you must o"en the
customi?ation file by usin& the O*T! remove the file from the Add files list! add the revised version!
and save the customi?ation file.
$f the user removes! re"airs! or reinstalls Office! the custom files are removed or reinstalled to&ether
%ith Office. Setu" does not reinstall a custom file if the file has chan&ed since installation.
7ile Destination &ath dialog bo4
$n the Destination path on the userTs computer dialo& box! enter the folder %here you %ant to install
the file on usersJ com"uters! and *hoose O+.
<ou can select multi"le files at the same time by usin& the $8%75 and 25)1 keys. These files %ill be
associated %ith the same destination folder. <ou can use the s"ecial folder names that are sho%n in
the follo%in& table in the destination "ath.
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$pecial folders

7older Description
B)OO5D)%V:C The local disk drive that has the most
free s"ace
B&ersonal7olderC The userJs My Documents folder
BAppData7olderC The userJs Application Data folder
B(et8ood7olderC The userJs My (et*or? &laces folder

)emove files
6emove files from usersJ com"uters %hen Office is installed.
To create a list of files to remove from the userJs com"uter durin& installation! choose Add. To modify
the "ath or name of a file! select the file in the )emove files list and choose Modify. To remove a file
from the list! select the file and choose )emove. <ou can use the S)$-T key and *T6 key to select
multi"le files at the same time.
(ote!
-iles that are listed in the )emove files list are removed from the userJs com"uter before files
that are listed in the Add files list are installed. Therefore! you can delete existin& files on a
userJs com"uter and re"lace them %ith ne% versions. $f the destination file on a userJs
com"uter is renamed or chan&ed! an added file that has the same name does not re"lace it.
7ile &ath dialog bo4
$n the 7ile path dialo& box! enter the "ath and file name of the file that you %ant to add to the list of files
to remove from the userJs com"uter! and choose O+.
The "ath must be&in %ith a drive letter! a ;N* "ath! or one of the s"ecial folders sho%n in the follo%in&
table.
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$pecial folders ,file path-

7older Description
B)OO5D)%V:C The local disk drive that has the most
free s"ace
B&ersonal7olderC The userJs My Documents folder
BAppData7olderC The userJs Application Data folder
B(et8ood7olderC The userJs My (et*or? &laces folder

Add registry entries
0dd or chan&e re&istry entries on usersJ com"uters %hen Office is installed.
To create a list of re&istry entries to add to usersJ com"uters! choose Add. To chan&e an entry in the
list! select the entry and choose Modify. To remove an entry from the list! select the entry and choose
)emove. *hoose %mport to add a set of entries from a re&istry file 1.re& file2. $f an entry in the .re& file
du"licates an entry in the list! the O*T "rom"ts you to decide %hether to over%rite existin& re&istry
entries %ith entries in the .re& file.
%mportant!
6e&istry entries customi?ed in this section mi&ht override settin&s that are customi?ed
else%here in the O*T. ;se this section to customi?e o"tions that cannot be set directly in the
Office user interface and that are not confi&urable by usin& other methods in the O*T.
<ou should not use the Add registry entries section of the O*T to add registr!-ased polic!
#e!s 1=rou" .olicy7based re&istry keys2. *onfi&urin& and distributin& those settin&s in a
customi?ation u"date 1.ms" file2 to users is not su""orted! and the settin&s mi&ht not be a""lied
correctly. 6e&istry7based "olicy settin&s are settin&s that are stored in any of the four re&istry
locations for =rou" .olicy settin&s#
-or user "olicy settin&s#
)+*;QSoft%areQ.olicies
)+*;QSoft%areQ'icrosoftQ3indo%sQ*urrent/ersionQ.olicies
-or com"uter "olicy settin&s#
5>
)+'QSoft%areQ.olicies
)+'QSoft%areQ'icrosoftQ3indo%sQ*urrent/ersionQ.olicies
The su""orted %ay to mana&e re&istry7based "olicy keys is to use =rou" .olicy to a""ly the
re&istry "olicy settin&s. ,y usin& =rou" .olicy! you can centrally mana&e client re&istry keys.
;se =rou" .olicy to define confi&urations once and then rely on the o"eratin& system to
enforce that state. 0dministrative Tem"lates files are ;N$*O:E text files that =rou" .olicy
uses to describe %here re&istry7based "olicy settin&s are stored in the re&istry. 0ll re&istry7
based "olicy settin&s a""ear and are confi&ured in =rou" .olicy 'ana&ement Editor in =rou"
.olicy 'ana&ement *onsole 1=.'*2 under the 0dministrative Tem"lates nodes.
AddAModify )egistry :ntry dialog bo4
$n the AddAModify )egistry :ntry dialo& box! enter the information that is sho%n in the follo%in& table
for each re&istry entry! and then choose O+.
AddAModify )egistry :ntry dialog bo4 options

$etting Description
)oot Select the branch that contains the entries that you %ant to add or chan&e. Settin&s
are a""lied one time "er user 18+:;<2)):(5<$:)2 or one time "er com"uter
18+:;<1O2A1<MA28%(:2. <ou cannot add re&istry entries to the root of
8+:;<$:)$ or 8+:;<1O2A1<MA28%(:.
Data type Select a data ty"e for the re&istry value.
+ey Enter the name of the subkey %here the entry is stored. -or exam"le!
$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon.
2reate empty
?ey
Select this check box if the re&istry entry does not contain a value name or value data.
Some settin&s are determined by the "resence or absence of the re&istry entry.
Value name Enter a name for the ne% re&istry entry. $f you include /alue data but leave this field
blank! the value is assi&ned the name HDefaultJ. 0 key can have only one HDefaultJ
value name.
Value data Enter the data 1value2 to store in the ne% re&istry entry. The data must match the data
ty"e.

)emove registry entries
6emove re&istry entries from usersJ com"uters %hen Office is installed.
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To create a list of re&istry entries to remove from usersJ com"uters! choose Add. To chan&e an entry in
the list! select the entry and choose Modify. To remove an entry from the list! select the entry and
choose )emove.
To create a list of re&istry entries to remove from usersJ com"uters! choose Add and enter the follo%in&
information for each re&istry entry.
(ote!
$f the user removes! re"airs! or reinstalls Office! the custom re&istry entries are removed or
reinstalled %ith Office.
DeleteAModify )egistry :ntry dialog bo4
$n the DeleteAModify )egistry :ntry dialo& box! enter the information that is sho%n in the follo%in&
table for each re&istry entry! and then choose O+.
DeleteAModify )egistry :ntry dialog bo4 options

:ntry Description
)oot Select the branch that contains the entries that you %ant to remove.
+ey Enter the full name of the subkey %here the entry is stored. -or exam"le!
$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon.
Value name Enter the name of the re&istry entry that you %ant to remove. eave this field blank to
remove the com"lete subkey! includin& all its value entries.

2onfigure shortcuts
0dd shortcuts to files that are installed %ith Office 2013 or files that %ere already on the userJs
com"uter. <ou can confi&ure shortcuts only %hen you first install Office on a userJs com"uter. This
o"tion is i&nored if you a""ly the Setu" customi?ation file to an existin& installation.
*hoose Add to add a ne% shortcut. To chan&e a shortcut in the list! select the shortcut and choose
Modify. To remove a shortcut from the list! select the shortcut and choose )emove.
Shortcuts %ith ;es in the %nstalled column are confi&ured durin& installation. Shortcuts that have (o in
this column are confi&ured if the corres"ondin& "roduct is later installed.
(ote!
$f you add a shortcut to a custom a""lication or file! that shortcut is not u"dated or removed if
the user chan&es! re"airs! reinstalls! or removes Office.
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AddAModify $hortcut :ntry dialog bo4
$n the AddAModify $hortcut :ntry dialo& box! enter the information that is sho%n in the follo%in& table
for the shortcut that you create or chan&e! and then choose O+.
AddAModify $hortcut :ntry dialog bo4options

$etting Description
5arget S"ecify the a""lication associated %ith the shortcut by selectin& a
"redefined a""lication key%ord or by enterin& the name and "ath of the file
to %hich the shortcut %ill "oint. $f you select an a""lication key%ord! the
O*T automatically enters information in the remainin& boxes. The names
in the list corres"ond to features that you select on the $et feature
installation states "a&e of the O*T! "lus any custom files that you add to
the installation on the Add files "a&e. $f you enter a name and "ath and
the name or "ath contains a s"ace! you must enclose the com"lete strin&
in double (uotation marks 1NN2. <ou can add command7line o"tions for the
a""lication by usin& the Arguments field.
1ocation S"ecify the folder in %hich the shortcut is created by selectin& a "redefined
folder key%ord or by enterin& the name and "ath of the location of the
shortcut. <ou can s"ecify a subfolder by a""endin& a backslash 1Q2
follo%ed by the subfolder name. -or exam"le! to install the Microsoft
3ord 2010 shortcut in the Microsoft Office subfolder in the &rograms
folder in the $tart menu! select B&rogramMenu7olderC and a""end the
subfolder name as follo%s# B&rogramMenu7olderC9Microsoft Office.
<ou can use the follo%in& s"ecial folders for 1ocation#
B$tartMenu7olderC# 3indo%s $tart menu.
B&rogramMenu7olderC# 3indo%s $tart9&rograms menu.
B$tartup7olderC# $tartup folder in the 3indo%s $tart9&rograms
menu.
BDes?top7olderC# 3indo%s Des?top folder.
B%($5A111O2A5%O(C# The folder in %hich Office is installed.
B7avorites7olderC# The userJs 7avorites folder.
BAppData7olderC# The userJs Application Data folder.
B(et8ood7olderC# The userJs My (et*or? &laces folder.
(ame Enter any strin& to s"ecify a name for the shortcut.
$tart in Enter a "ath to s"ecify the default startin& folder for the a""lication. $f you
leave this box blank! the default folder is set to the folder %here the
destination file resides. $f the "ath is not valid on a userJs com"uter! the
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$etting Description
user sees an error messa&e %hen the user tries to use the shortcut.
Arguments Enter o"tional ar&uments to "ass to the a""lication on the command line.
$hortcut ?ey Enter an o"tional keyboard shortcut for the a""lication or file. The syntax
for the shortcut key is as follo%s#
BmodifierUCV+<#e!
%here modifier is $8%75! 25)1! A15! or :Q5! and V+<#e! is a virtual key
name 1virtual key names! and hexadecimal key codes and descri"tions are
"rovided in the follo%in& table2. The modifier is o"tional. <ou can s"ecify
more than one! in any order! se"arated by "lus si&ns 1V2. $f you use a
modifier! it must "recede the virtual key name. <ou must enter one virtual
key name. :o not use s"aces any%here in the key definition.
-or exam"le!
25)1UV+<712
25)1U$8%75UV+<A
A15U25)1UV+<$(A&$8O5
Some key combinations! such as 25)1UA15UV+<D:1:5:! mi&ht be
used by the system or other "rocesses. :o not use these combinations to
o"en the a""lication on the userAs com"uter.
)un Select the kind of %indo% in %hich the a""lication or file is to start 1(ormal
*indo*! MinimiGed! or Ma4imiGed2.
2hange %con Select a different icon for the shortcut.

The follo%in& table lists virtual key names and their corres"ondin& hexadecimal key codes.
Virtual ?ey names and he4adecimal ?ey codes

Virtual +ey (ame +ey 2ode ,8e4- Description
/+H0 U /+HD 3073D +eys 07D
/+H0 U /+HI >1790 +eys 07I
/+HN;'.0:0 U /+HN;'.0:D 8078D +eys 07D on the numeric key"ad
/+H-1 ... /+H-2> 40754 -unction keys -17-2>
/+H,;TTON 01 eft mouse button
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/+H6,;TTON 02 6i&ht mouse button
/+H*0N*E 03 *ontrol7break "rocessin&
/+H',;TTON 0> 'iddle mouse button 1three7button
mouse2
/+H,0*+ 05 ,0*+S.0*E key
/+H*E06 0* *E06 key
/+H6ET;6N 0: ENTE6 key
/+H.0;SE 13 .0;SE key
/+H*0.$T0 1> *0.S O*+ key
/+H.6$O6 21 .0=E ;. key
/+HNEGT 22 .0=E :O3N key
/+HEN: 23 EN: key
/+H)O'E 2> )O'E key
/+HE-T 29 E-T 066O3 key
/+H;. 28 ;. 066O3 key
/+H6$=)T 24 6$=)T 066O3 key
/+H:O3N 25 :O3N 066O3 key
/+HSEE*T 2D SEE*T key
/+HEGE*;TE 2, EGE*;TE key
/+HSN0.S)OT 2* .6$NT S*6EEN key
/+H$NSE6T 2: $NS key
/+H:EETE 2E :E key
/+H)E. 2- )E. key
/+H';T$.< 80 'ulti"ly key
/+H0:: 8, 0dd key
/+HSE.060TO6 8* Se"arator key
/+HS;,T60*T 8: Subtract key
/+H:E*$'0 8E :ecimal key
5D
/+H:$/$:E 8- :ivide key
/+HN;'O*+ D0 N;' O*+ key
/+HS*6O D1 S*6O O*+ key

Outloo?
;se the Outloo? section of the O*T to customi?e the default Outlook 2013 "rofile and to set Outlook
2013 and Exchan&e Server 2010 o"tions.
The O*T "rovides su""ort for addin& multi"le Outlook email accounts.
Outloo? &rofile
*ustomi?e a userJs default Outlook "rofile! %hich is the set of values in the 3indo%s re&istry that
defines user7s"ecific information. 0n Outlook "rofile can contain multi"le email accounts. ;sers can
have multi"le Outlook "rofiles. )o%ever! you can confi&ure only one "rofile in the Setu" customi?ation
file. The settin&s in the follo%in& table enable you to customi?e a userAs Outlook "rofile.
Outloo? profile customiGation options

$etting Description
se e4isting profile ;se the "rofile that is already confi&ured on the userAs com"uter! or if no
"rofile exists! "rom"t the user to create a "rofile the first time Outlook
starts.
Modify profile Select one of t%o o"tions#
Define changes to ma?e to the e4isting default profile6 %f a default
profile does not e4ist# Outloo? creates a ne* one using your
customiGations6 'odify the default "rofile on the userAs com"uter.
Define changes to the profile named S"ecify the name of the "rofile
to %hich your chan&es a""ly.
$f no default "rofile exists or there is no "rofile by the name that you s"ecify
%ith the second o"tion! Outlook creates a "rofile that is based on the
o"tions that you choose in the other Outlook sections of the O*T. Outlook
uses the default "rofile name or uses the "rofile name that you s"ecify.
(e* profile *reate a ne% "rofile on the userAs com"uter and make it the default "rofile.
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$etting Description
Existin& "rofiles are not removed and remain available to users. <ou must
enter a name in the &rofile name text box. To find the name of an existin&
"rofile! o"en Mail in the 2ontrol &anel and choose $ho* &rofiles.
Outlook creates the "rofile! based on the o"tions that you choose in the
other Outlook sections of the O*T.
Apply &)7 $m"ort an Outlook "rofile file 1."rf2 to define a ne% default "rofile or to
u"date an existin& "rofile. Selection of this o"tion does not u"date the O*T
%ith the settin&s in the ."rf file. Enter a name and "ath for the "rofile in the
Apply the follo*ing profile ,&)7 file- text box. $f you created a ."rf file for
an earlier version of Outlook! you can im"ort it to Outlook 2013 if the "rofile
defines only '0.$ services.

Add Accounts
$nclude ne% Outlook email accounts in the userAs "rofile.
Select the Do not customiGe Outloo? profile and account information o"tion if you do not %ant to
add accounts to a ne% or chan&ed Outlook "rofile.
Select the 2ustomiGe additional Outloo? profile and account information o"tion to s"ecify ne%
account information in a ne% or chan&ed Outlook "rofile.
*hoose Add to add a ne% account to the list. To chan&e an account in the list! select the account and
then choose Modify. To remove an account from the list! select the account and then choose )emove.
<ou can also s"ecify the follo%in&#
Deliver ne* mail to the follo*ing location 3hen you confi&ure an Exchan&e Server com"uter
or add an Outlook data file 1."st2! select this o"tion to s"ecify a delivery location for ne% email
messa&es. The default location is the Exchan&e Server com"uter! if one is confi&uredR other%ise!
the location uses the ."st file on the userAs com"uter.
Default e.mail account Select the account that is the default email account for users.
Add Account and Account $ettings dialog bo4
$f you are addin& a ne% account! select the kind of account that you %ant to add and then choose (e4t.
$n the Caccount t!peD $ettings dialo& box! set the o"tions that are a""ro"riate for the kind of account
that you are addin& or chan&in&! such as account name! user name! mail server! and email address.
*hoose More $ettings for additional confi&uration o"tions. $f you are addin& or chan&in& an Exchan&e
account! see Exchan&e settin&s in the next section. choose 7inish %hen you are finished.
To make sure that that email services do not overla"! Outlook mi&ht not enable you to add more than
one ne% account for the same kind of service. -or exam"le! Outlook verifies that all .O. accounts
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have uni(ue names. The follo%in& table sho%s ho% Outlook determines %hether a ne% account of the
same ty"e as an existin& account can be added to the Setu" customi?ation file.
Adding additional accounts

Account type More than one of this type
allo*edO
Data used to determine *hether
conflict e4ists
.O.3 <es 0ccount name
$'0. <es 0ccount name
Exchan&e <es 0ccount name
Outlook :ata -ile 1."st2 <es -ile name and "ath of ."st file
Outlook 0ddress ,ook No Existence of account
:0. <es 0ccount name

:4change settings
*onfi&ure usersJ 'icrosoft Exchan&e settin&s in a ne% or chan&ed Outlook "rofile. The follo%in& table
lists the "ossible settin&s.
:4change options

$etting Description
Account name S"ecify a name for the 0ccount ty"e.
ser name $dentify the user by usin& a s"ecific value or re"laceable
"arameter. $f you s"ecify the default P;SE6N0'EP! Outlook
uses the userJs exact lo&on name! instead of "rom"tin& the
user %ith "ossible variations %hen Outlook starts.
:4change $erver Enter the name of an Exchan&e server that is likely to be
available %hen users start Outlook. 3hen a user starts
Outlook for the first time! Outlook re"laces this value %ith the
userAs correct Exchan&e server. .rovide only a literal server
name in this text box. -or exam"le! Exch727Srvr. :o not
include backslashes 1QQ2 or similar syntax.
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$etting Description
Over*rite e4isting :4change
accounts
Select this o"tion to re"lace an existin& Exchan&e Server
account in the userAs "rofile %ith this account.

More :4change $erver $ettings
*hoose the More $ettings button in the :4change $ettings dialo& box to confi&ure Exchan&e Server
offline use o"tions and the Outlook 0ny%here feature.
:4change
;se the follo%in& o"tions to confi&ure userAs Outlook "rofiles for offline use and Outlook 0ny%here.
Outloo? Any*here options

Option Description
2onfigure Outloo? Any*here 2onnect to :4change Mailbo4 using 855& Select this o"tion
to enable Outlook 0ny%here.
$f you have enabled Outlook 0ny%here! you can confi&ure the
follo%in& o"tions#
se this )1 to connect to the pro4y server for
:4change Server name ;6 for the Outlook 0ny%here
"roxy server
:o not enter htt"#@@or htt"s#@@ as "art of the name. The
a""ro"riate entry 1htt"#@@ or htt"s#@@2 is included automatically
in the box after you enter the name! based on the
authentication settin&s that you choose.
2onnect using $$1 only Select this o"tion to connect to
the "roxy server by usin& Secured Sockets ayer only. $f you
%ant to su""ort both server authentication and client
authentication! select#
Mutually authenticate the session *hen connecting
*ith $$1 $f this is enabled! enter the &rincipal name
for pro4y server.
On fast net*or?# connect using 855& first# then connect
using 52&A%& On a fast net%ork! connect by usin& Outlook
0ny%here 1)TT.2 first instead of the default 0N 1T*.@$.2.
On slo* net*or?# connect using 855& first# then
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Option Description
connect using 52&A%& On a slo% net%ork! connect by
usin& Outlook 0ny%here 1)TT.2 first instead of the default
0N 1T*.@$.2.
se this authentication *hen connecting to the pro4y
server for :4change The default method is .ass%ord
0uthentication 1NT'2.

2ached Mode
;se the follo%in& o"tions to confi&ure usersJ Outlook "rofiles to use a local co"y of the Exchan&e
mailbox.
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2ached Mode options

Option Description
Do not configure 2ached
:4change Mode
,y default! Exchan&e mailboxes can be accessed from the
Exchan&e Server com"uter! instead of bein& cached on usersA
com"uters in an offline Outlook :ata -ile 1.ost2.
2onfigure 2ached :4change
Mode
*reate an .ost file or use an existin& .ost file. ;sers %ork %ith a local
co"y of their Exchan&e mailbox. $f you select se 2ached
:4change Mode! you can confi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode for
users by usin& the follo%in& o"tions#
Do*nload only headers :o%nload co"ies of headers only
from usersA Exchan&e mailboxes.
Do*nload headers follo*ed by the full item :o%nload
co"ies of headers from usersA Exchan&e mailboxes and
do%nload co"ies of messa&es.
Do*nload full items :o%nload co"ies of full messa&es
1headers and messa&e bodies2 from usersA Exchan&e
mailboxes.
On slo* connections# do*nload only headers 3hen a slo%
net%ork connection is detected! do%nload co"ies of headers
only from usersA Exchan&e mailboxes.
Do*nload shared non.mail folders :o%nload shared non7
mail folders from other usersA mailboxes.
Do*nload &ublic 7older 7avorites :o%nload the list of
.ublic -older -avorites.
2ustomiGe location for 6ost and 6oab files
&ath and file name of the Outloo? data ,6ost-
file S"ecify the name and location %here the offline
Outlook data file should be stored.
Directory path to store Offline Address /oo? files S"ecify
the "ath %here the offline 0ddress ,ook files should be stored.

:4port $ettings
Ex"ort settin&s to an Outlook "rofile file 1."rf2.
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*hoose the :4port &rofile $ettings button to save the Outlook "rofile settin&s that you have defined in
a ."rf file.
5ip!
0n efficient %ay to create an Outlook ."rf file is to use the O*T to make selections and then
ex"ort them to a ."rf file! even if you are not usin& a Setu" customi?ation file %hen you de"loy
Office. <ou can edit the ."rf file to make additional customi?ations that are not ex"osed in the
O*T. -or exam"le! you can add an email "rovider that is not listed in the O*T.
$pecify $endA)eceive Groups
:efine Send@6eceive &rou"s for Exchan&e accounts and folders! and s"ecify the tasks that are
"erformed on each &rou" durin& a Send@6eceive in Outlook. 0 Send@6eceive &rou" contains a
collection of Outlook accounts and folders. <ou can s"ecify different o"tions for Send@6eceive &rou"s
%hen Outlook is online and offline! as sho%n in the follo%in& table.
$endA)eceive groups options

Option Description
Do not configure $endA)eceive settings :o not confi&ure settin&s for Send@6eceive
&rou"s. Outlook is confi&ured to use only the 0ll
0ccounts &rou" and its default settin&s. 1$f users
have created additional &rou"s! those &rou"s
mi&rate %hen users u"&rade to Outlook 2013.2
2onfigure $endA)eceive settings *onfi&ure settin&s for Send@6eceive &rou"s
1Exchan&e accounts and folders only2.
*hoose (e* to create a ne% &rou" of
accounts and folders.
*hoose Modify to s"ecify or redefine o"tions
for a Send@6eceive &rou".
*hoose )ename to chan&e the name of an
existin& Send@6eceive &rou".
*hoose )emove to remove an existin&
Send@6eceive &rou".

(e* :4change Group dialog bo4
Enter the name of the Exchan&e send@receive &rou" that you are creatin& in the (e* Group (ame box
and then choose O+.
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Modify Group dialog bo4
3hen you chan&e a &rou"! select from the follo%in& o"tions in the Modify Group dialo& box and then
choose O+.
Select the o"tions sho%n in the follo%in& table under $elect options for this $endA)eceive group.
$endA)eceive settings for the selected group

Option Description
$end mail items Send mail items from the Outbox %hen you execute
a Send@6eceive for this &rou".
)eceive mail items 6eceive mail items %hen you execute a
Send@6eceive for this &rou".
Ma?e folder home pages available offline 6efresh the content in folder home "a&es %hen you
execute a Send@6eceive for this &rou".
$ynchroniGe forms Synchroni?e forms %hen you execute a
Send@6eceive for this &rou".

;nder 2hange folder options for this $endA)eceive group! select a folder and "rovide the
information that is sho%n in the follo%in& table.
7older options for this $endA)eceive group

Option Description
%nclude this folder in $endA)eceive 0dd this folder to the set of folders that are u"dated durin& a
Send@6eceive for this Send@6eceive &rou"! and select from the
follo%in& o"tions#
Do*nload headers only :o%nload only headers for this
folder %hen you u"date the folder by executin& a
Send@6eceive for this Send@6eceive &rou".
Do*nload complete item including
attachments :o%nload com"lete e7mail messa&es 1or
other items2 for this folder %hen you u"date the folder by
executin& a Send@6eceive for this Send@6eceive &rou".
Do*nload only headers for items larger than 3hen
items are lar&er than the s"ecified si?e! do%nload only the
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Option Description
header for the item. This settin& a""lies to only this folder
%hen you u"date the folder by executin& a Send@6eceive for
this Send@6eceive &rou".

)ename :4change Group dialog bo4
Enter the ne% name of the Exchan&e send@receive &rou" in the (e* Group (ame box and then
choose O+.
$endA)eceive settings for the selected group
S"ecify settin&s for the Send@6eceive &rou" that is selected in the list. The name of the selected &rou"
a""ears in the o"tion label. <ou can s"ecify different settin&s for the Send@6eceive &rou" %hen Outlook
is either online or offline.
3hen Outloo? is Online
%nclude this group in $endA)eceive Execute a Send@6eceive action on this &rou" %hen the
user chooses $endA)eceive.
$chedule an automatic $endA)eceive every n minutes *hoose the interval bet%een each
Send@6eceive action.
&erform an automatic $endA)eceive *hen e4iting 0utomatically execute a Send@6eceive
action for this &rou" %hen the user exits Outlook.
3hen Outloo? is Offline
%nclude this group in $endA)eceive Execute a Send@6eceive action on this &rou" %hen the
user chooses $endA)eceive.
$chedule an automatic $endA)eceive every n minutes *hoose the interval bet%een each
Send@6eceive action.
:4change Address /oo?
Do*nload offline address boo? :o%nload the offline address book 1O0,2 %hen the user
chooses $endA)eceive.
*hoose Address /oo? $ettings to o"en the Modify Address /oo? $ettings dialo& box. <ou
can select Do*nload changes since last $endA)eceive to do%nload only u"dates to the
address book since the last do%nload. To do%nload the full address book %ith each
$endA)eceive! clear the Do*nload changes since last $endA)eceive check box.
Modify Address /oo? $ettings dialog bo4
*onfi&ure the default %ay in %hich Outlook u"dates the offline address book 1O0,2. Select from the
follo%in& o"tions#
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Do*nload changes since last $endA)eceive Outlook do%nloads only the chan&es that %ere
made to the address book since the last Send@6eceive. This &enerally takes less time to do%nload
than do%nloadin& the com"lete address book.
7ull Details 3hen the address book is do%nloaded! Outlook co"ies all details for each entry.
(o Details 3hen the address book is do%nloaded! Outlook co"ies only re(uired information!
such as the name and e7mail address for each entry. This takes less time to do%nload! but address
details are not included in the offline address book. This is a le&acy o"tion that is su""orted by
Outlook 0ddress book 1O0,2 versions 2.0 and 3.0. $f Outlook connects to a server that su""orts
O0, >.0 or a later version! the full details are do%nloaded even if this o"tion is selected.
Do*nloading updated O25 files
0fter the initial release of Office! you can do%nload u"dates of the O*T and .o"ax settin&s files from
the 'icrosoft :o%nload *enter. The Office 2013 0dministrative Tem"lates do%nload "acka&e includes
an Q0dmin folder that contains the O*T and O*T files 1.o"ax and .o"al files2.
$f you have to u"date the O*T! re"lace the @0dmin folder in your Office 2013 installation files or
installation ima&e %ith the ne% @0dmin folder that is included in the do%nload "acka&e.
/ideo# Office 2010 client# Office *ustomi?ation Tool %alkthrou&h
/ideo# Office 2010 client# Office *ustomi?ation Tool im"ort feature

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2onfig64ml file in Office 2013
$ummary! .rovides information about ho% to use the *onfi&.xml file to customi?e 3indo%s $nstaller7
0dministrators use the *onfi&.xml file to "erform installation and maintenance tasks for Office 2013.
The "rimary tool that administrators use to customi?e the installation of 3indo%s $nstaller7based
"roducts in Office 2013 is the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2. The customi?ation tools and methods
in Office 2013 are the same as for Office 2010and Office 2004. -or more information about ho% to use
the O*T to create a Setu" customi?ation file and to learn about u"dates to the O*T in Office 2013! see
Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
;se the *onfi&.xml file to confi&ure installation tasks and use it only %hen you run Setu". *onfi&.xml is
not installed or cached on usersJ com"uters. 0dministrators can edit the *onfi&.xml file to customi?e the
installation. ,y default! the *onfi&.xml file that is stored in the core "roduct folder!
coreBproductBfolderBname.33! directs Setu" to install that "roduct. -or exam"le! the *onfi&.xml file in
the .ro.lus.33 folder installs Office .rofessional .lus 2013.
<ou use the *onfi&.xml file to "erform the follo%in& installation tasks#
S"ecify the "ath of the net%ork installation "oint.
Select %hich "roduct to install.
*ustomi?e Setu" o"tions! such as lo&&in& and the location of the Setu" customi?ation file and
soft%are u"dates.
Set installation o"tions! such as user and com"any name.
*o"y the ocal $nstall Source 1$S2 to the userJs com"uter %ithout installin& Office.
0dd or remove lan&ua&es from the installation.
<ou can also use the *onfi&.xml file for maintenance o"erations such as addin& or removin& features!
re"airs! and removin& installations. To do this! administrators must run Setu".exe a&ain from the
ori&inal source.
%mportant!
To edit *onfi&.xml! use a text editor! such as Note"ad. :o not use a &eneral7"ur"ose G'
editor! such as 3ord 2013.
$n this article#
*onfi&.xml element (uick reference
100
)o% Setu" uses *onfi&.xml
*onfi&.xml file format
*onfi&.xml element reference
Sam"le *onfi&.xml file
2onfig64ml element Ruic? reference
The follo%in& table lists the *onfi&.xml elements. These elements can a""ear in any order! exce"t for
*onfi&uration element! %hich must be first! and elements such as *ommand element! %hose order in
*onfi&.xml affects ho% they are "rocessed durin& installation.
2onfig64ml Ruic? reference

:lement Description
*onfi&uration element To"7level element
0ddan&ua&e element 0dd a lan&ua&e to the installation
06. element /alues that control the text and behavior
of the &rograms and 7eatures o"tion!
in *ontrol .anel! to add or remove
features for the "roduct
*ommand element 6un a command durin& installation
*O'.0N<N0'E element The name of the or&ani?ation or
com"any of the user on %hose com"uter
the "roduct is bein& installed
:is"lay element The level of ;$ that Setu" dis"lays to the
user
:istribution.oint element The fully (ualified "ath of the net%ork
installation "oint from %hich the
installation is to run
$NST0O*0T$ON element The fully (ualified "ath of the folder on
the userJs com"uter in %hich the "roduct
is installed
$S element O"tions for ho% the ocal $nstall Source
1$S2 is cached on the userJs com"uter
o&&in& element O"tions for the kind of lo&&in& that Setu"
"erforms
O"tionState element O"tions to s"ecify ho% individual "roduct
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:lement Description
features are to be handled durin&
installation
.$:+E< element The 297character volume license key
6emovean&ua&e element 6emove a lan&ua&e from the installation
Settin& element /alues for 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties
Setu";"dates element The search "ath for Setu" to use to find
Setu" customi?ation files
;SE6$N$T$0S element The initials of the user on %hose
com"uter the "roduct is bein& installed
;SE6N0'E element The name of the user on %hose
com"uter the "roduct is bein& installed

8o* $etup uses 2onfig64ml
Setu" looks for a co"y of *onfi&.xml in the same folder as Setu".exe. $f a co"y is not found there! Setu"
uses the *onfi&.xml file that is located in the core "roduct folder for the "roduct that you are installin&.
1$f multi"le "roducts are in the net%ork installation "oint! Setu" %aits until you s"ecify %hich "roduct to
install before it looks for the co"y of *onfi&.xml.2 The co"y of *onfi&.xml that is located in the "roduct
folder identifies the "roduct throu&h the &roduct attribute of the *onfi&uration element.
<ou can also use the Aconfig Setu" command7line o"tion to s"ecify the location of the *onfi&.xml file.
-or exam"le#
99server9share9setup6e4e Aconfig 99server9share9&ro&lus6339config64ml
(ote!
$f you also created a Setu" customi?ation 1.ms"2 file by usin& the O*T! the customi?ations that
you define in *onfi&.xml take "recedence over those in the customi?ation file.
2onfig64ml file format
G' elements in *onfi&.xml be&in %ith H and end %ith AJ.
The basic element format is as follo%s#
Helement Battriute=IvalueIC Battriute=IvalueIC W AJ
-or exam"le#
?Disp!a: Le#e!8@none@ 1omp!etionNotice8@no@ S9ppressModa!8@:es@ "cceptE9!a8@:es@ 3A
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The follo%in& statements a""ly to format#
Elements and attributes are case7sensitive.
0ttribute values must be enclosed in (uotation marks 1N2 and are not case7sensitive.
0n element definition can s"an multi"le lines. S"aces! carria&e returns! line feeds! and tab
characters are i&nored in an element definition.
The follo%in& is an exam"le of an element definition that s"ans multi"le lines.
?Disp!a:
Le#e!8@none@
1omp!etionNotice8@no@
S9ppressModa!8@:es@
"cceptE9!a8@:es@
3A
5ip!
-or lon& element definitions! "ut attributes on se"arate lines and use indentation to make the
file easier to read.
The *onfi&uration element is a s"ecial case and is re(uired. 0ll other elements are contained in the
*onfi&uration element! and the element is closed %ith HA2onfigurationJ! as sho%n in the follo%in&
exam"le.
?K)) ?Disp!a: Le#e!8@f9!!@ 1omp!etionNotice8@:es@ S9ppressModa!8@no@
"cceptE9!a8@no@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?Lo44in4 <:pe8@standard@ /at8@BtempB@ <emp!ate8@Microsoft Office
/rofessiona! /!9s Set9pEFG0t.t@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?USE2N"ME Va!9e8@19stomer@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?1OM/"NCN"ME Va!9e8@M:1ompan:@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?$NS<"LLLO1"<$ON Va!9e8@Bpro4ramfi!esBDMicrosoft Office@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?L$S 1"1HE"1<$ON8@1aceOn!:@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?L$S SOU21EL$S<8@DDser#er1DsareDOfficeHDDser#er2DsareDOffice@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?Distri%9tion/oint Location8@DDser#erDsareDOffice@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?OptionState $d8@Option$D@ State8@a%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?Settin4 $d8@SE<U/_2EIOO<@ Va!9e8@$fNeeded@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?1ommand /at8@B5indirBDs:stem-2Dmsie.ec0e.e@ "r4s8@3i
DDser#erDsareDm:0msi@ L9iet"r48@3=@ 1ain/osition8@after@ E.ec9te8@insta!!@ 3A
))A
?31onfi49rationA
*omments can be added any%here and are delimited by NXY77N and N77ZN.
-or exam"le#
?K)) 1onfi49re insta!! options for Microsoft Office /rofessiona! /!9s 2010 ))A
?1onfi49ration /rod9ct8@/ro/!9s@ A
?Disp!a:
?K)) <9rn off a!! Set9p U$ and pre#ent promptin4 9sers))A
Le#e!8@none@
1omp!etionNotice8@no@
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S9ppressModa!8@:es@
?K)) "ccept te EUL" for te 9ser ))A
"cceptE9!a8@Ces@
3A
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Each Office "roduct folder contains a default *onfi&.xml file! %hich consists of a *onfi&uration element
that has the &roduct attribute set to the a""ro"riate value for the "roduct. *onfi&uration element
includes several exam"les of elements that are enclosed in comments. To activate these elements!
remove the be&innin& and closin& comment marks and enter the a""ro"riate attribute values.
0s sho%n in the follo%in& exam"le! you can activate the :is"lay element by chan&in& this line#
?K)) ?Disp!a: Le#e!8@f9!!@ 1omp!etionNotice8@:es@ S9ppressModa!8@no@ "cceptE9!a8@no@
3A ))A
to this#
?Disp!a: Le#e!8@none@ 1omp!etionNotice8@no@ S9ppressModa!8@:es@ "cceptE9!a8@:es@ 3A
The Display o"tions in the "revious exam"le direct Setu" to run a silent installation! to "revent users
from bein& "rom"ted to enter information! and to "revent the installation from %aitin& for any user
interaction.
2onfig64ml element reference
The follo%in& conventions are used in the descri"tions in this reference.
7ormatting conventions

bold Element or attribute name
normal Text to be entered exactly as sho%n
italic .laceholder for a value to be added
x[! *hoose amon& multi"le values
BxC O"tional value

2onfiguration element
To"7level element. This element is re(uired! and all other elements must a""ear in this element.
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H2onfiguration B&roduct=IproductI-IC J
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...
HA2onfigurationJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes 2onfiguration element attributes and values.
2onfiguration element attributes

Attribute Value Description
&roduct productI- The value of the $: attribute in the
Setu" element in the Setu".xml file
for the "roduct that is bein& installed.

)emar?s
The &roduct attribute identifies the "roduct affected by this *onfi&.xml file. The productI- is defined in
the Setu".xml file that is located in the core folder for the "roduct! in the %D attribute of the $etup
element.
The &roduct attribute is o"tional! unless you set the :is"lay element 1evel attribute to LbasicM or
LnoneM. $n this case! the &roduct attribute is re(uired. $f the "roduct s"ecified by the &roduct attribute
does not exist in the net%ork installation "oint! Setu" ends the installation.
:4ample
The productI- for Office .rofessional .lus 2013 is located in &ro&lus6339$etup64ml in the follo%in&
line#
?Set9p $d8@/ro/!9s@ <:pe8@/rod9ct@ 000 A
<ou use this productI- in *onfi&.xml to s"ecify Office .rofessional .lus 2013 by enterin& the follo%in&
line#
000
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Add1anguage element
0dds the s"ecified lan&ua&e to the installation.
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HAdd1anguage
%d=Ill-ccI [ ImatchI
B$hell5ransform=I;esIC
AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes Add1anguage element attributes and values.
Add1anguage attributes

%d ll.cc The lan&ua&e identifier.
match 'atches the lan&ua&e %d of the userJs
3indo%s user locale.
$hell5ransform ;es S"ecifies the lan&ua&e for the shell user
interface. $f more than one
Add1anguage element is s"ecified! one
1and only one2 lan&ua&e must s"ecify the
$hell5ransform element.

)emar?s
The lan&ua&e must be available on the net%ork installation "oint.
<ou can have multi"le elements for Add1anguage and 6emovean&ua&e element. $f both the
6emovean&ua&e element and the Add1anguage element s"ecify the same lan&ua&e! the
Add1anguage element takes "recedence and the lan&ua&e is installed.
(ote!
$f more than one Add1anguage element is s"ecified! one 1and only one2 lan&ua&e must
s"ecify the $hell5ransform element or Setu" ends the installation.
There are three lan&ua&e conce"ts that you should kno% about %hen you install the Office 2013#
Setu" user interface 1;$2# the lan&ua&e of the installation.
Shell ;$# the lan&ua&e of shortcuts! ri&ht7click context menus! and toolti"s.
Office ;$# the lan&ua&e of the Office user interface and menus.
3hen there are multi"le Office lan&ua&es! these three values are determined as follo%s#
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,y default! the Setu" ;$ de"ends on the set of available resources for installation and the ability to
match the user locale. ,y default! the Setu" ;$ matches the user locale. The Shell ;$ de"ends on the
set of lan&ua&es that is bein& installed and! by default! follo%s the Setu" ;$. The default Office ;$
lan&ua&e de"ends on the user locale and current user settin&s. The default is to use the 3indo%s user
locale set on each userJs com"uter. This means that in the default case! the Setu" ;$! Shell ;$! and
Office ;$ %ill all be the same.
0 locale in the 3indo%s o"eratin& system is a set of user "reference information related to the userJs
lan&ua&e! environment! and cultural conventions. This information is re"resented as a list of values that
are used to determine the correct in"ut lan&ua&e! keyboard layout! sortin& order! and the formats that
are used for numbers! dates! currencies! and time. The user locale is a "er7user settin& that determines
the formats that are used! by default! to dis"lay dates! times! currency! and numbers! and the sortin&
order of text. 0 user locale is s"ecified for each account that is created on a com"uter.
$f an administrator s"ecifies multi"le lan&ua&es for installation in the *onfi&.xml file! the Shell ;$
lan&ua&e must be selected from the set of lan&ua&es that are bein& installed. To do this! administrators
s"ecify the $hell5ransform attribute of the Add1anguage element in the *onfi&.xml file.
Add1anguage s"ecifies the lan&ua&e that Setu" uses for the Shell ;$. )o%ever! this does not
necessarily affect the choice of Setu" ;$ or Office ;$ %hen it is installed on the userAs com"uter.
-or exam"le! if you have an Office ima&e %ith En&lish! -rench! =erman! and S"anish! to s"ecify that
Setu" install full lan&ua&e su""ort for all these lan&ua&es and have the Shell ;$ follo% the userAs
default re&ional o"tions! you add the follo%in& elements in the *onfi&.xml file.
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@matc@ Se!!<ransform8@:es@3A ?"ddLan49a4e $d8@en)9s@ 3A
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@fr)fr@ 3A ?"ddLan49a4e $d8@de)de@ 3A ?"ddLan49a4e $d8@es)es@ 3A
$n the "revious exam"le! Setu" installs all the s"ecified lan&ua&es and the Shell ;$ matches the
lan&ua&e of the userJs locale. $f more lan&ua&es %ere available in the source ima&e! the match value in
the "revious exam"le mi&ht install an additional lan&ua&e if the match lan&ua&e does not resolve to
one of the other four ex"licitly called7out lan&ua&es. -or instance! if Ka"anese %as also included in the
source! this exam"le %ould install Ka"anese in addition to the other four lan&ua&es %hen it is installed
on a com"uter that has the user locale set to Ka"anese.
:4ample
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@en)9s@ Se!!<ransform8@Ces@ 3A
A)& element
S"ecifies values that control the text and behavior of &rograms and 7eatures in *ontrol .anel for the
"roduct.
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HA)& attriute=IvalueI Battriute=IvalueIC 666 AJ
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Attributes
The follo%in& table describes A)& element attributes and values.
A)& attributes

A)&2OMM:(5$ text 0dditional text. *an be u"
to 299 characters! althou&h
all characters mi&ht not be
dis"layed.
A)&2O(5A25 text ist of technical su""ort
contacts.
A)&(OMOD%7; ;es .revents users from
chan&in& the "roduct
installation by makin& the
2hange button
unavailable.
(o 1default2 0llo%s users to modify the
"roduct installation.
A)&(O):MOV: ;es .revents users from
removin& the "roduct by
makin& the )emove button
unavailable.
(o 1default2 0llo%s users to remove the
"roduct.
A)&)1%(7OA/O5 URL ;6 for the "roductJs
home "a&e.
A)&)1&DA5:%(7O URL ;6 for information about
"roduct u"dates.
A)&8:1&1%(+ URL ;6 of a %ebsite %here
users can receive technical
su""ort.
A)&8:1&5:1:&8O(: text Tele"hone numbers for
technical su""ort.

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2ommand element
S"ecifies a command line to run. -or more information! see 6emarks later in this article.
5ip!
The e(uivalent o"tion in the O*T is 0dd installations and run "ro&rams.
$ynta4
H2ommand
&ath=IpathI
BVuietArg=IargumentsIC
BArgs=IargsIC
B2hain&osition=I/eforeI [ IAfterI1default2C
B3ait=ImsecondsIC
B:4ecute=I%nstallI1default2 [ IninstallIC
B&latform=I40"I1default2 [ I4"EIC
AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes the 2ommand element attributes.
2ommand attributes

&ath path -ully (ualified "ath of the executable file. $f
the "ath value contains a s"ace! you must
use double (uotation marks as sho%n in the
follo%in& exam"le#
NAAserverAshareA4ffice *EAcop!logs.atN
VuietArg string Strin& of ar&uments to be a""ended to the
command line if you confi&ure a silent
installation. -or more information about
%hen to use the VuietArg attribute! see the
6emarks section that follo%s this table.
Args string Strin& of ar&uments to be "assed to the
10D
executable. -or information about %hen to
use the Args attribute for chained
installations! see the 6emarks section!
follo%in& this table.
$f the value of the Args element includes
(uotation marks! you can enclose the %hole
value in sin&le 1J2 (uotation marks! as sho%n
in the follo%in& exam"le#
Args=TIAparam valueIT
2hain&osition /efore This command is executed before the
"rimary "roduct installation.
After 1default2 This command is executed after the "rimary
"roduct installation.
3ait mseconds 3hen you install a "roduct %ith the :is"lay
element 1evel attribute set to NfullN or
Lbasic!M this is the number of milliseconds to
%ait after you run the "ro&ram before you
continue the installation. The default is 0
1?ero2! %hich indicates no %aitin&.
:4ecute %nstall 1default2 Setu" executes this command %hen the
"rimary "roduct is installed.
ninstall Setu" executes this command %hen the
"rimary "roduct is uninstalled.
&latform 40" 1default2 S"ecifies that this "ro&ram re(uires the $ntel
x58 "latform. This command runs only if the
com"uter on %hich the installation is run
matches this "latform re(uirement.
4"E S"ecifies that this "ro&ram re(uires a 8>7bit
"rocessor that su""orts the x8> extensions
to the x58 architecture. This command runs
only if the com"uter on %hich the installation
is run matches this "latform re(uirement.

)emar?s
The 2ommand element in the *onfi&.xml file and the Add installations and run programs o"tion in
the O*T 1command7lines entered in the Add &rogram :ntry and Modify &rogram :ntry dialo&
boxes2 are intended to be used only for initial "roduct installations and uninstallations. The 2ommand
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element commands are "rocessed only durin& initial installations and uninstallations. $f 2ommand
element commands are used for customi?ations after the initial installation! they are i&nored.
The command line can be s"ecified to run an arbitrary command or to run a li&ht%ei&ht executable that
you %ant to run %hen this "roduct is installed.
The 2ommand element in *onfi&.xml and the Add installations and run programs o"tion in the O*T
do not "rovide the soft%are de"loyment ca"abilities that an enter"rise soft%are de"loyment and
mana&ement tool "rovides! such as the ability to track de"loyment "ro&ress and troubleshoot "roblems.
Therefore! %e recommend that you use the 2ommand element in *onfi&.xml and Add installations
and run programs in the O*T to run only li&ht%ei&ht executables or arbitrary commands that %ill not
chan&e the com"uter or that do not re(uire user in"ut. -or exam"le! you can run a utility to co"y lo&s or
a command to launch a 3elcome "a&e at the end of installation.
%mportant!
*hainin& is not as reliable as installin& each "roduct se"arately. -or exam"le! if you chain t%o
installations to&ether and one of the "roducts fails or encounters an unex"ected error! the
"rimary installation and the chained installation mi&ht not be com"leted successfully. Therefore!
%e recommend that you do not use the chainin& a""roach. The recommended method for
installin& multi"le "roducts to&ether in enter"rise environments is to use a de"loyment
mana&ement "ro&ram! such as 'icrosoft System *enter 2012 *onfi&uration 'ana&er or
'icrosoft Systems 'ana&ement Server 1S'S2 2003! or a third "arty tool! instead of chainin&.
The use of Args and VuietArg is as follo%s#
The Args attribute is al%ays a""ended to the command. This can include s%itches such as
IAinstallI or I2ompany=&!+orporation.N
The VuietArg attribute is also a""ended if setu" is runnin& silently 1%ith Display set as
Display=InoneI2. $n such cases! you can s"ecify the VuietArg attribute by usin& the IARuietI
s%itch! for exam"le! you can use# VuietArg=IARuietI.
The follo%in& statements a""ly to the 3ait attribute#
Settin& the 3ait attribute to 0 milliseconds indicates no %aitin& after you run the "ro&ram before
you continue the installation. The command %ill execute and move on immediately.
6eturn codes are only res"ected if the 3ait value is non?ero. $f you s"ecify 0! Setu" %ill not %ait to
continue the installation after it runs the s"ecified "ro&ram. Therefore!! there is no return code to
re"ort in that case.
Settin& the 3ait attribute to any "ositive non?ero value %ill %ait exactly the number of milliseconds
you s"ecify. $f the "rocess ends earlier than the s"ecified time! setu" %ill continue. $f the "rocess
has not ended %hen the s"ecified time is u"! setu" %ill fail.
Settin& the 3ait attribute to 71 indicates to %ait indefinitely. This can be "roblematic because if the
command "rocess sto"s res"ondin& 1han&s2! setu" %ill sto" res"ondin& and %ill %ait indefinitely for
the command to run.
$f there are t%o or more 2ommand elements in the *onfi&.xml file! they run in the order in %hich they
are s"ecified in *onfi&.xml.
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:4amples
?1ommand /at8@DDser#erDsareDm:script0e.e@ "r4s8M3id @12- a%c@M L9iet"r48@3=@
;ait8@-0000@ 3A
2OM&A(;(AM: element
The name of the or&ani?ation or com"any of the user on %hose com"uter the "roduct is bein& installed.
5ip!
The e(uivalent o"tion in the O*T is the OrganiGation name settin& in $nstallation location and
or&ani?ation name.
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H2OM&A(;(AM: Value=Icompan!nameI AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes 2OM&A(;(AM: element attributes and values.
2OM&A(;(AM: attributes

Value compan!name The com"any or or&ani?ation
name.

:4ample
?1OM/"NCN"ME Va!9e8@Microsoft 1orporation@ 3A
Display element
The level of ;$ that Setu" dis"lays to the user.
5ip!
The e(uivalent o"tion in the O*T is the Display level and license a&reement settin&s in
Licensin& and user interfaceM in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
$ynta4
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HDisplay
1evel=I(oneI [ I/asicI [ I7ullI1default2
2ompletion(otice=I;esI [ I(oI1default2
$uppressModal=I;esI [ I(oI1default2
(o2ancel=I;esI [ I(oI1default2
Accept:ula=I;esI [ I(oI1default2
AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes Display element attributes and values.
Display attributes

1evel (one No Setu" ;$ is dis"layed. $f you set
Display 1evel=InoneI! Setu" runs
a silent 1unattended2 installation.
See the 6emarks section for more
information.
/asic Setu" dis"lays a 3elcome screen!
the "roduct key 1.$:+E<2 "a&e 1if it
is needed2! the soft%are license
terms "a&e 1if you need it2! a
"ro&ress bar! and the com"letion
notice 1if it is allo%ed2.
7ull 1default2 Setu" dis"lays all ;$ to the user.
2ompletion(otice ;es Only a""lies if 1evel is set to
NbasicN or LnoneM# Setu" dis"lays
the com"letion notice.
(o 1default2 Only a""lies if 1evel is set to
NbasicN# Setu" does not dis"lay the
com"letion notice.
$uppressModal ;es Only a""lies if 1evel is set to
NbasicN# Setu" does not dis"lay
error messa&es and other dialo&
boxes that mi&ht interru"t the
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installation.
(o 1default2 Only a""lies if 1evel is set to
MbasicM# Setu" dis"lays errors and
other dialo& boxes as needed.
(o2ancel ;es $f 1evel is set to NfullN or NbasicN!
disable the cancel button 1G in
u""er7ri&ht corner of the "ro&ress
dialo& box2.
(o 1default2 $f 1evel is set to NfullN or NbasicN! let
the user cancel the installation from
the "ro&ress bar.
Accept:1A ;es 'icrosoft Soft%are icense Terms
are acce"ted on behalf of the user.
Setu" does not dis"lay the soft%are
license terms "a&e.
(o 1default2 $f 1evel is not set to MnoneM! Setu"
dis"lays the soft%are license terms
"a&e.

)emar?s
$f this element is not defined! the default settin&s are used. $f an invalid value is s"ecified! Setu" ends
the installation.
$f the 1evel attribute is set to NbasicN or LnoneM and you su""ly a "roduct key by usin& the .$:+E<
element! Setu" assumes that you also acce"t the license a&reement on behalf of the user.
(ote!
$n enter"rise de"loyments! %e recommend that you set the Display 1evel value to LnoneM to
direct Setu" to run a silent installation. This "revents "rom"ts to users to enter information! and
"revents the installation from %aitin& for user interactions! even %hen files are in use. Settin&
the Display 1evel value to LnoneM assumes that the $uppressModal and 2ompletion(otice
attributes are silenced and that the 'icrosoft Soft%are icense Terms is acce"ted.
0dministrators must also make sure that no Office a""lications run durin& an installation of the
Office 2013.
$f you set the Display 1evel value to LbasicM and $uppressModal to LyesM! users mi&ht be
"rom"ted if any Office files are bein& used. Settin& Display 1evel to LnoneM "revents "rom"tin&
users in these cases. The $uppressModal attribute does not "revent files in use messa&es
from bein& dis"layed. Only if Display 1evel is set to LnoneM are files in use messa&es
"revented from bein& dis"layed.
11>
The Display element is used by Setu" only if Setu" finds the *onfi&.xml file in the same folder
as setu".exe! or if you s"ecify the *onfi&.xml file by usin& the Setu" Aconfig command7line
o"tion. $f Setu" uses the *onfi&.xml file in the "roduct folder! Setu" uses the default dis"lay
o"tions.
:4ample
?Disp!a: Le#e!8@none@ 1omp!etionNotice8@no@ S9ppressModa!8@:es@ "cceptE9!a8@Ces@ 3A
Distribution&oint element
S"ecifies the fully (ualified "ath of the net%ork installation "oint from %hich the installation is to run.
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HDistribution&oint 1ocation=IpathI AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes Distribution&oint element attributes and values.
Distribution&oint attributes

1ocation path The fully (ualified "ath of the net%ork
installation "oint from %hich the
installation is to run.

)emar?s
$f this is not s"ecified! Setu" assumes that the $etup6e4e file is located at the root of the net%ork
installation "oint.
(ote!
The Distribution&oint element is used by Setu" only if Setu" finds the *onfi&.xml file in the
same folder as setu".exe! or if you s"ecify the *onfi&.xml file by usin& the Setu" Aconfig
command7line o"tion. $f Setu" uses the *onfi&.xml file in the "roduct folder! it i&nores this
element because the net%ork installation "oint has already been found.
:4ample
?Distri%9tion/oint Location8@DDser#er1Doffice@ 3A
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%($5A111O2A5%O( element
S"ecifies the fully (ualified "ath of the folder on the userJs com"uter %here the "roduct is installed.
5ip!
The e(uivalent o"tion in the O*T is the Default installation path settin& in $nstallation location
and or&ani?ation name.
$ynta4
H%($5A111O2A5%O( Value=IpathI AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes %($5A111O2A5%O( element attributes and values.
%($5A111O2A5%O( attributes

Value path The fully (ualified "ath of the folder on the
userJs com"uter in %hich the "roduct is
installed.

)emar?s
<ou can use system environment variables in the "ath. $f this element is not s"ecified! Office is installed
in W&rogram7ilesW9Microsoft Office.
:4ample
?$NS<"LLLO1"<$ON Va!9e8@B/ro4ram>i!esBDM:"pps@ 3A
1%$ element
*ontrols ho% the ocal $nstallation Source 1$S2 is cached on the userJs com"uter and s"ecifies the
location of one or more net%ork installation "oints that contain the installation files for the "roduct.
$ynta4
H1%$
B2A28:A25%O(=I2acheOnlyI X I)emove2acheOnlyIC
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B$O)2:1%$5=Isemicolon-delimited-path-listIC
AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes 1%$ element attributes and values.
1%$ attributes

2A28:A25%O( 2acheOnly Setu" co"ies the $S to the
userJs com"uter! but does not
install the "roduct.
(ote!
:o not use
2ommand elements
in a *onfi&.xml file
that s"ecifies the
2acheOnly value
because the s"ecified
commands %ill not
run.
)emove2acheOnly $f the cache is co"ied to the
userJs com"uter and Office is
not installed! Setu" removes
the $S from the userJs
com"uter but does not install
or uninstall the "roduct.
$O)2:1%$5 semicolon-delimited-path-list 0 list! se"arated by
semicolons! of one or more
net%ork installation "oints that
contain the installation files for
the "roduct.
The e(uivalent o"tion in the
O*T is 0dditional net%ork
sources.

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,y default! the $S is created in the folder 9Mso2ache9All sers at the root of the drive on %hich Office
is installed. Setu" customi?ation files and soft%are u"dates in the ;"dates folder in the net%ork
installation "oint are also co"ied.
$f you s"ecify $NST0O*0T$ON element! the drive desi&nation in the "ath is used to determine on
%hat drive the $S is created. -or exam"le! if the $NST0O*0T$ON element "ath is :!9office9files!
the $S is created on drive E. The sources listed by the SO;6*E$ST attribute are ke"t %ith the
installed "roduct and are used by Setu" if the $S on the userJs com"uter is missin& or corru"ted.
:4ample
?L$S 1"1HE"1<$ON8@1aceOn!:@ 3A
?L$S SOU21EL$S<8@DDser#er1DofficeHDDser#er2Dcorpdata@ 3A
1ogging element
S"ecifies the kind of lo&&in& that Setu" "erforms.
$ynta4
H1ogging
5ype=IOffI [ I$tandardI1default2 [ IVerboseI
&ath=IpathI
5emplate=Ifilename6t4tI
AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes 1ogging element attributes and values.
1ogging attributes

5ype Off Setu" "erforms no lo&&in&.
$tandard 1default2 Setu" %rites installation information to the
lo& file.
Verbose Setu" %rites all installation information to
the lo& file.
&ath path The fully (ualified "ath of the folder used
for the lo& file. <ou can use environment
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variables. :efault is WtempW.
5emplate filename6t4t The name of the lo& file. $f you insert the
strin& Y any%here in the file name! a uni(ue
lo& file is created for each installation
"erformed by setu".exe 1see the
ex"lanation later in this article2. $f the Y
character is not included and the file name
that is s"ecified already exists! lo&
information is a""ended to the existin& file.
The .txt file name extension must be
included. The default tem"late is
$etup:4e,Y-6log.

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<ou can s"ecify a Y any%here in the 5emplate value. Setu" inserts a strin& in that location that has the
follo%in& format.
;;;;MMDD88MM$$xxx
%here#
1. <<<< O <ear
2. '' O 'onth
3. :: O :ay
>. )) O )our
9. '' O 'inute
8. SS O Seconds
8" xxx O a uni(ue strin& &enerated by Setu"
(ote!
The 1ogging element is used by Setu" only if Setu" finds the *onfi&.xml file in the same folder
as setu".exe! or if you s"ecify the *onfi&.xml file by usin& the Setu" Aconfig command7line
o"tion. $f Setu" uses the *onfi&.xml file in the "roduct folder! Setu" uses the default lo&&in&
o"tions.
:4ample
?Lo44in4 <:pe8@standard@ /at8@BtempB@
<emp!ate8@M:Lo4EFG0t.t@
3A
11D
$n the follo%in& exam"le! Setu" creates a lo& file every time that it installs the "roduct. Setu" uses
uni(ue file names such as the follo%in&#
BtempBDM:Lo4E200,0*2+110&1&1>1G0t.t
BtempBDM:Lo4E200,0*2'11-1*-1&0G0t.t
Option$tate element
S"ecifies ho% s"ecific "roduct features are handled durin& installation.
%mportant!
$n most situations! %e recommend that you use the O*T to chan&e the installation state of
features. The e(uivalent o"tion in the O*T is Set feature installation states.
$ynta4
HOption$tate
%d=IoptionI-I
$tate=IAbsentI [ IAdvertiseI [ I1ocalI
B2hildren=IforceIC
AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes Option$tate element attributes and values.
Option$tate attributes

%d optionI- 0n item that the user can choose to
install.
$tate Absent The feature is not installed.
Advertise The feature is installed the first time
that it is used.
1ocal The feature is installed on the userJs
com"uter.
2hildren force 0ll child features of the feature are
set to the s"ecified state.

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0 feature is an item that the user can choose to install. The %d value for a feature is defined in the
Option element of the Setu".xml file in the core "roduct folder.
(ote!
The follo%in& subcom"onents of .ublisher 2013 are not visible in the Setu" feature installation
state tree in Office 2013.
*ommercial .rintin& and the Enhanced 6=, to *'<+ *onversion subcom"onent
-ont Schemes
.a"er:irect .revie%s
.ublisher Tem"lates and the ,usiness .ublications and Other .ublications subcom"onents
:4ample
?OptionState $d8@E.ce!"ddin>i!es@
State8@"%sent@
1i!dren8@force@
3A
&%D+:; element
The 297character volume license key.
(ote!
The e(uivalent o"tion in the O*T is the &roduct ?ey settin& in icensin& and user interface in
Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013. -or more information about volume licensin&
in Office .rofessional 2013! see .lan volume activation of Office 2013.
0 "roduct key entry is not re(uired for enter"rise de"loyments that use +ey 'ana&ement
Service 1+'S2 activation because all /olume icense editions of Office 2013 have a +'S client
key "re7installed. +'S is one of the methods that are "rovided by Office 0ctivation
Technolo&ies for activatin& "roducts licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin& "ro&rams.
+'S uses a +'S host key to activate a +'S host com"uter and establish a local activation
service in your environment. Office 2013 connects to the local +'S host for activation. ,y
default! the se +M$ client ?ey o"tion is selected in the O*T 1in the 1icensing and user
interface section2.
0 'ulti"le 0ctivation +ey 1'0+2 key is another method that Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies
"rovide for activatin& "roducts licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin& "ro&rams. ,y usin&
a '0+! clients activate Office 2013 online %ith 'icrosoft7hosted activation servers or by
tele"hone. 0dministrators can use the *onfi&.xml file to enter a '0+ key. See the 6emarks
section for more information about ho% to add a '0+ key.
Similar to +'S activation! %hich activates all Office /olume icense clients that are connected
to a +'S host! 0ctive :irectory7,ased 0ctivation activates all Office /olume icense clients in
an 0ctive :irectory domain. -or more information about 0ctive :irectory7,ased 0ctivation! see
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0ctive :irectory7,ased 0ctivation Overvie%. -or more information about volume activation! see
.lan volume activation of Office 2013.
%mportant!
throu&h subscri"tion. The &%D+:; element must not be used to set "roduct keys for Office
.rofessional .lus for Office 389. -or information about Office .rofessional .lus for Office 389!
see Overvie% of Office 389 .ro.lus .revie%.
$ynta4
H&%D+:; Value=I(7-character-#e!I AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes &%D+:; element attributes and values.
&%D+:; attributes

Value (7-character-#e! The 297character volume license
key.

)emar?s
3hen the &%D+:; value is set! users are not re(uired to enter a "roduct key %hen they install Office.
To enter a '0+ key in the *onfi&.xml file! add the follo%in& line to the file.
3here AAAAA/////22222DDDDD::::: is the 297character "roduct key. -or more information
about licensin& for Office 2013! see the /olume activation methods in Office 2013.
:4ample
?/$DKEC Va!9e8@12-*(12-*(12-*(12-*(12-*(@ 3A
(ote!
$f the 1evel attribute of the :is"lay element is set to NbasicN or NnoneN and you su""ly a "roduct
key by usin& the &%D+:; element! Setu" assumes that you also acce"t the license a&reement
on behalf of the user. $n this case! re&ardless of ho% you set the Accept:1A attribute of the
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:is"lay element! the user is not "rom"ted for the license a&reement either durin& installation or
the first time that an Office a""lication runs.
)emove1anguage element
6emoves the s"ecified lan&ua&e from the installation.
$ynta4
H)emove1anguage %d=Ill.ccI AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes )emove1anguage element attributes and values.
)emove1anguage attributes

%d ll7cc The lan&ua&e identifier.

)emar?s
$f the lan&ua&e is not installed on the userJs com"uter! the )emove1anguage element is i&nored.
<ou can have multi"le elements for 0ddan&ua&e element and )emove1anguage. $f both
)emove1anguage and 0ddan&ua&e element elements s"ecify the same lan&ua&e! the 0ddan&ua&e
element element takes "recedence and the lan&ua&e is installed.
:4ample
?2emo#eLan49a4e $d8@en)9s@ 3A
$etting element
0llo%s you to s"ecify values for 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties.
5ip!
The e(uivalent o"tion in the O*T is L'odify Setu" "ro"ertiesM in Office *ustomi?ation Tool
1O*T2 in Office 2013.
$ynta4
H$etting %d=InameI Value=IvalueI AJ
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Attributes
The follo%in& table describes $etting element attributes and values.
$etting attributes

%d name The name of the 3indo%s $nstaller
"ro"erty.
Value value The value to assi&n to the "ro"erty.

)emar?s
Not all 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties can be s"ecified in the $etting element. $f a blocked "ro"erty is
s"ecified! Setu" ends the installation "rocess. $f a su""orted "ro"erty is s"ecified! Setu" "asses the
"ro"erty directly to 3indo%s $nstaller.
The $etting element su""orts the follo%in& +ey 'ana&ement System 1+'S2 "ro"erties#
+M$$:)V%2:(AM: S S"ecifies the +'S host name.
+M$$:)V%2:&O)5 S S"ecifies the +'S host "ort.
-or exam"le! to use the +'S "ro"erties! use the follo%in& syntax#
?Settin4 $d8@KMSSE2V$1EN"ME@ Va!9e8@contoso0com@ 3A
?Settin4 $d8@KMSSE2V$1E/O2<@ Va!9e8@12-*@ 3A
%here#
contoso.com is the name of the +'S host
*(5E is the "ort number value
(ote!
The recommended tool for s"ecifyin& the +M$$:)V%2:(AM: and +M$$:)V%2:&O)5
values is the Office Soft%are .rotection .latform scri"t 1os"".vbs2. To set the +'S host name
and "ort values by usin& os"".vbs! run the follo%in& commands#
ospp6vbs Asethst!value
ospp6vbs Asetprt!value
$n the "recedin& exam"le! the sethst value is the +'S host name! and the setprt value is the
+'S host "ort.
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0lternatively! you can set the +'S attributes in the *onfi&.xml file! such as in a scenario that
has a 327bit Office 2013 installation on a com"uter that runs a 8>7bit edition of 3indo%s. -or
information about volume activation! see .lan volume activation of Office 2013.
The $etting element su""orts the A5O<A25%VA5: "ro"erty for "roduct key activation. This "ro"erty
s"ecifies that "roduct activation occur automatically durin& Office 2013 de"loyment and it uses the
follo%in& syntax.
?Settin4 $d8@"U<O_"1<$V"<E@ Va!9e8@1@ 3A
(ote!
Not settin& A5O<A25%VA5: is the same as settin& A5O<A25%VA5: to a value of 0. The
result is that "roduct activation does not occur durin& Office 2013 de"loyment.
Note that you can also set the A5O<A25%VA5: "ro"erty value by usin& the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool. To do this! follo% these ste"s#
1. $n the O*T! select Modify $etup properties on the navi&ation "ane! and then click
Add in the details "ane.
2. $n the Add &roperty Value dialo& box! in the (ame box! ty"e A5O<A25%VA5:.
Note that "ro"erty names must be u""ercase.
3. $n the Value box! ty"e 1! and then click O+.
The $etting element su""orts the ):MOV:&):V%O$ "ro"erty. This "ro"erty removes the s"ecified
a""lication from the installation and uses the follo%in& syntax.
?Settin4 $d8@2EMOVE/2EV$OUS@ Va!9e8@Option Id@ 3A
%here 4ption Id is the identifier value for the Office 2013 a""lication. To s"ecify multi"le a""lications!
use a comma7se"arated list to indicate the a""ro"riate 4ption Id values.
(ote!
$f you install Outlook! a "reviously installed version of Outlook is al%ays removed! re&ardless of
the userAs "reference.
$f you s"ecify ):MOV:&):V%O$ %ith an 4ption Id value! only the s"ecified a""lications are
removed.
$f you do not s"ecify ):MOV:&):V%O$! any "reviously installed Office a""lications for %hich a
re"lacement is bein& installed are removed. This is the default behavior.
$f you s"ecify ):MOV:&):V%O$ %ith a blank value 1):MOV:&):V%O$=II2! no a""lications are
removed.
The $etting element also su""orts the $:5&<):/OO5 "ro"erty. $:5&<):/OO5 be&ins a restart
after installation. $t uses the follo%in& syntax. <ou must use all u""ercase letters for the
$:5&<):/OO5 "ro"erty.
?Settin4 $d8@SE<U/_2EIOO<@ Va!9e8@value@ 3A
%here value can be one of the follo%in&#
AutoAl*ays S 0l%ays be&in a restart. :o not "rom"t the user.
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Al*ays S 0l%ays "rom"t for a restart at the end of setu".
%f(eeded S .rom"t for a restart at the end of setu" if setu" re(uires a restart. 1:efault2
Auto%f(eeded S ,e&in a restart if setu" re(uires a restart. :o not "rom"t the user.
(ever S Never be&in or "rom"t for a restart.
:4amples
?Settin4 $d8@SE<U/_2EIOO<@ Va!9e8@Ne#er@ 3A
?Settin4 $d8@2EMOVE/2EV$OUS@ Va!9e8@;O2D>i!es@ 3A
$etuppdates element
S"ecifies a search "ath for Setu" to use to find Setu" customi?ation files.
$ynta4
H$etuppdates
B2hec?7or$pdates=I;esI1default2 [ I(oIC
B$pdate1ocation=Ipath-listIC
AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes $etuppdates element attributes and values.
$etuppdates attributes

2hec?7or$pdates ;es 1default2 Setu" uses the "ath list in
$pdate1ocation to find Setu"
customi?ation files.
(o Setu" does not search for Setu"
customi?ation files by usin& the "ath list in
$pdate1ocation.
$pdate1ocation path-list 0 list of fully (ualified "aths to folders!
se"arated by semicolons.
(ote!
Environment variables cannot be
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used in the $pdate1ocation
"ath. $f an environment variable is
used in the "ath! Setu" i&nores
u"date files that are located in the
s"ecified "ath location.

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Setu" looks in all the s"ecified folders for Setu" customi?ation files that %ere created for the "roduct
that is bein& installed! and a""lies them in al"habetical order by file name. $f a Setu" customi?ation file
%as s"ecified in the Setu" command line! that file is a""lied first! follo%ed by any files that are found in
the folder that is s"ecified by this element.
:4ample
?Set9pUpdates
1ec6>orSUpdates8@Ces@
SUpdateLocation8@DDser#er1DofficeD9pdatesHDDser#er2DcorpdataD9pdates@
3A
$:)%(%5%A1$ element
The initials of the user on %hose com"uter the "roduct is bein& installed.
$ynta4
H$:)%(%5%A1$ Value=IvalueI AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes $:)%(%5%A1$ element attributes and values.
$:)%(%5%A1$ attributes

Value value The userJs initials

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:4ample
?USE2$N$<$"LS Va!9e8@ND@ 3A
$:)(AM: element
The name of the user on %hose com"uter the "roduct is bein& installed.
$ynta4
H$:)(AM: Value=IvalueI AJ
Attributes
The follo%in& table describes $:)(AM: element attributes and values.
$:)(AM: attributes

Value value The userJs name.

)emar?s
The Office 2013 sername element data is "o"ulated as follo%s.
$f the user %ho runs Office is the same user %ho installed Office! the sername and %nitials su""lied
durin& setu" are used. The user is not "rom"ted %hen Office first starts. This case is most "o"ular for
home users %ho install Office themselves.
$f the user %ho is runnin& Office is not the same user %ho installed Office! Office "rom"ts the user to
confirm his or her sername and %nitials %hen Office first starts. This case is most "o"ular in a
cor"orate environment! %here an administrator installs Office for the user.
The value for the sername element sho%n to the user at first start time mi&ht be "re7"o"ulated %ith a
default value from a "reviously installed version of Office or from the currently lo&&ed7on user. Note that
the default value is not used unless it is confirmed by the user. $f an earlier version of Office is installed
on the com"uter! the re&istry key that %as created by the earlier version of Office is used. -or exam"le!
if the "revious Office installation is 'icrosoft Office 2003! the re&istry key is "rovided at
8+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office9116092ommon9ser%nfo.
:4ample
?USE2N"ME Va!9e8@Non Doe@ 3A
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$ample 2onfig64ml file
The follo%in& exam"le sho%s a *onfi&.xml file for a ty"ical installation. The exam"le uses the Office
.rofessional .lus 2013 version of the "roduct.
?K)) ?Disp!a: Le#e!8@f9!!@ 1omp!etionNotice8@:es@ S9ppressModa!8@no@ "cceptE9!a8@no@
3A ))A
?K)) ?Lo44in4 <:pe8@standard@ /at8@BtempB@ <emp!ate8@Microsoft Office /rofessiona!
/!9s Set9pEFG0t.t@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?L$S 1"1HE"1<$ON8@1aceOn!:@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?L$S SOU21EL$S<8@DDser#er1DsareDOfficeHDDser#er2DsareDOffice@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?Settin4 $d8@SE<U/_2EIOO<@ Va!9e8@$fNeeded@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?1ommand /at8@B5indirBDs:stem-2Dmsie.ec0e.e@ "r4s8@3i DDser#erDsareDm:0msi@
L9iet"r48@3=@ 1ain/osition8@after@ E.ec9te8@insta!!@ 3A ))A
?31onfi49rationA
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$etup command.line options for Office 2013
$ummary! .rovides information about Setu".exe command lines for 3indo%s $nstaller7based Office
2013.
The Setu".exe command line is used for very fe% o"erations in Office 2013 1Eust as in Office 2010 and
'icrosoft Office 20042. Setu" reco&ni?es the command7line o"tions that are described in this article.
$n this article#
@admin
@adminfile B"athC
@confi& B"athC
@modify B.roduct$:C
@re"air B.roduct$:C
@uninstall B.roduct$:C
(ote!
0lthou&h Setu" reco&ni?es only a fe% command7line o"tions in Office 2013! you can still make
all the same chan&es to the Office installation. $nstead of usin& the command line! you use the
Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013 to set Setu" "ro"erties and make other
customi?ations. <ou can also edit the *onfi&.xml file for the "roduct that you are installin&.
Aadmin
6uns the Office *ustomi?ation Tool to create a Setu" customi?ation file 1.ms" file2.
:4ample
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Aadmin
Aadminfile BpathC
0""lies the s"ecified Setu" customi?ation file to the installation. <ou can s"ecify a "ath of a s"ecific
customi?ation file 1.ms" file2 or to the folder %here you store customi?ation files.
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(ote!
The Aadminfile command7line o"tion can be used only durin& initial installation of the "roduct.
The recommended location for customi?ation files is the ;"dates folder at the root of the net%ork
installation "oint. 3hen you store a customi?ation file in this folder! you do not have to s"ecify the file
on the command line. Setu" automatically finds the customi?ation file that matches the "roduct that is
bein& installed and a""lies the file durin& the installation. The ;"dates folder can only be used to
de"loy soft%are u"dates durin& an initial installation of Office 2013.
$f you store more than one customi?ation file "er "roduct in the ;"dates folder! Setu" a""lies all the
files to the installation. $f you %ant to create uni(ue confi&urations for different &rou"s of users! you
must store the customi?ation files in a se"arate folder and s"ecify the customi?ation file that you %ant
on the command line.
:4ample
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Aadminfile 99server9share9Mypdates9:ngineering6msp
%here Office1F is the root of the net%ork installation "oint.
Aconfig BpathC
S"ecifies the *onfi&.xml file that Setu" uses durin& the installation. ,y default! the *onfi&.xml file that is
stored in the core "roduct folder directs Setu" to install that "roduct. -or exam"le! the *onfi&.xml file in
the .ro.lus.33 folder installs Office .rofessional .lus 2013.
<ou can edit *onfi&.xml to make additional customi?ations to the installation. This includes s"ecifyin&
one or more lan&ua&e versions to install. ;se Aconfig on the Setu" command line to "oint to the
location of the default *onfi&.xml file for a "roduct or to "oint to a custom *onfi&.xml file.
:4ample
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Aconfig 99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus63392onfig64ml
(ote!
<ou must use a fully (ualified "ath. Setu" does not reco&ni?e relative "aths %ith Aconfig.
Amodify B&roduct%DC
;sed %ith a modified *onfi&.xml file to run Setu" in maintenance mode and make chan&es to an
existin& Office installation. -or exam"le! you can use the Amodify o"tion to add or remove features.
ook u" the value of O/rod9ct$DP in the Setu".xml file for the "roduct that you %ant to modify.
The Setu".xml file is located in the core "roduct folder on the net%ork installation "oint. $n Setu".xml!
O/rod9ct$DP is e(ual to the value of the $d attribute of the Set9p element. -or exam"le#
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?Set9p $d8@/ro/!9s@ <:pe8@/rod9ct@ /rod9ct1ode8@Q201(0000)0011)0000)0000)
0000000>>11ER@A

:4ample
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Amodify &ro&lus Aconfig
99server9share9Office1F9AddOutloo?2onfig64ml
Arepair B&roduct%DC
6uns Setu" to re"air the s"ecified "roduct from the userAs com"uter. ook u" the value of O/rod9ct$DP
in the Setu".xml file for the "roduct that you %ant to modify.
:4ample
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Arepair &ro&lus
%here#
Office1F is the root of the net%ork installation "oint.
&ro&lus is the O/rod9ct$DP 1O/rod9ct$DP is e(ual to the $D attribute of the Set9p element listed
in 99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus6339setup64ml2! %here &ro&lus633 is the location of the
Office .rofessional .lus 2013 installation files.
<ou can customi?e the Arepair o"tion by usin& it %ith Aconfig and a modified *onfi&.xml file. This is
necessary if you %ant to run a LsilentM re"air. $n enter"rise de"loyments! %e recommend that you run a
silent re"air to "revent "rom"tin& users to enter information! and to "revent the installation from %aitin&
for user interactions! even %hen files are bein& used.
5o run a silent repair
1" ;sin& a text editor! edit the follo%in& element attributes in the
99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus6339$ilent)epair2onfig64ml file#
?1onfi49ration /rod9ct8@ProPlus@A
?Disp!a: Le#e!8@none@ 1omp!etionNotice8@no@ S9ppressModa!8@yes@ "cceptE9!a8@yes@ 3A
?31onfi49rationA

i. 0t the command line! use the follo%in& syntax#
DDser#erDsareDOffice1(Dset9p0e.e 3repair /ro/!9s 3confi4
DDser#erDsareDOffice1(D/ro/!9s0;;DSi!ent2epair1onfi40.m!
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Auninstall B&roduct%DC
6uns Setu" to remove the s"ecified "roduct from the userAs com"uter. ook u" the value of
O/rod9ct$DP in the Setu".xml file for the "roduct that you %ant to modify.
:4ample
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Auninstall &ro&lus
%here#
Office1F is the root of the net%ork installation "oint.
&ro&lus is the O/rod9ct$DP 1O/rod9ct$DP is e(ual to the $D attribute of the Set9p element listed
in 99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus6339setup64ml2! %here &ro&lus633 is the location of the
Office .rofessional .lus 2013 installation files.
<ou can customi?e the Auninstall o"tion by usin& it %ith Aconfig and a modified *onfi&.xml file. This is
necessary if you %ant to run a LsilentM uninstall. $n enter"rise de"loyments! %e recommend that you run
a silent uninstall to "revent "rom"tin& users to enter information! and to "revent the installation from
%aitin& for user interactions! even %hen files are bein& used.
5o run a silent uninstall
1" ;sin& a text editor! edit the follo%in& element attributes in the
99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus6339$ilentninstall2onfig64ml file#
?1onfi49ration /rod9ct8@ProPlus@A
?Disp!a: Le#e!8@none@ 1omp!etionNotice8@no@ S9ppressModa!8@yes@ "cceptE9!a8@yes@ 3A
?31onfi49rationA

i. 0t the command line! use the follo%in& syntax#
DDser#erDsareDOffice1(Dset9p0e.e 39ninsta!! /ro/!9s 3confi4
DDser#erDsareDOffice1(D/ro/!9s0;;DSi!entUninsta!!1onfi40.m!
(ote!
$n Office 2013! Eust as in Office 2010 and Office 2004! you cannot use the Setu".exe command
line to set 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties! such as &%D+:; or D%$&1A;. Setu" does not "ass
these "ro"erties to 3indo%s $nstaller. $nstead! you make these customi?ations by usin& the
Office *ustomi?ation Tool or *onfi&.xml. -or a com"lete list of Setu" "ro"erties! includin&
blocked and unsu""orted "ro"erties! see Setu" "ro"erties in Office 2010. The information also
a""lies to Office 2013.

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$etup properties in Office 2013
&ublished! 'uly 31# 2012
$ummary# earn about %hich 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties are available for Office 2013 installations.
'ost of the 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties that %ere "reviously used to customi?e and control Office
installations %ere re"laced in 'icrosoft Office 2004 by o"tions in the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2
or elements in the *onfi&.xml file. The follo%in& information also a""lies to Office 2013 and Office 2010.
$n versions of Office earlier than Office 2004! you used 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties to customi?e and
control the Office installation. The Setu" "rocess %as redesi&ned in the Office 2004 release! and most
of these functions %ere re"laced by o"tions in the Office *ustomi?ation Tool or elements in the
*onfi&.xml file.
$n this article#
.ro"erty (uick reference
0vailable "ro"erties
6e"laced "ro"erties
,locked "ro"erties
Office activation
&roperty Ruic? reference
The follo%in& table summari?es the reco&ni?ed 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties that you mi&ht have used
in versions of Office earlier than 'icrosoft Office 2004. The table sho%s if the functionality of that
"ro"erty is blocked and re"laced by o"tions in the O*T or *onfi&.xml! or if the "ro"erty is available for
use. 'ore detail is "rovided in the follo%in& sections.
3indo*s %nstaller properties and their use in Office 2013

&roperty se in Office 2013
0:::E-0;T 6e"laced
0::O*0 6e"laced
0::SO;6*E 6e"laced
0:/E6T$SE 6e"laced
13>
0;SE6S ,locked
06.0;T)O6$IE:*:-.6E-$G 6e"laced
06.*O''ENTS 6e"laced
06.*ONT0*TS 6e"laced
06.)E.$N+ 6e"laced
06.)E.TEE.)ONE 6e"laced
06.$NST0O*0T$ON 6e"laced
06.NO'O:$-< 6e"laced
06.NO6E'O/E 6e"laced
06.NO6E.0$6 6e"laced
06..6O:;*T$*ON 6e"laced
06.6E0:'E 6e"laced
06.S$IE 6e"laced
06.S<STE'*O'.ONENT 6e"laced
06.;6$N-O0,O;T 6e"laced
06.;6;.:0TE$N-O 6e"laced
*O'.0::O*0 6e"laced
*O'.0::SO;6*E 6e"laced
*O'.0N<N0'E 6e"laced
:$S0,E6O,0*+ ,locked
EGE*;TE0*T$ON ,locked
EGE*;TE'O:E ,locked
-$E0:::E-0;T 6e"laced
-$E0::O*0 6e"laced
-$E0::SO;6*E 6e"laced
)$:E;.:0TE;$ 0vailable
$NST0E/E ,locked
139
$NST0O*0T$ON 6e"laced
$'$T;$ 6e"laced
O=0*T$ON ,locked
'E:$0.0*+0=E.0T) ,locked
NO*O'.0N<N0'E 6e"laced
NO;SE6N0'E 6e"laced
.$:+E< 6e"laced
.6$'06<-O:E6 0vailable
.6O'.T6O,0*+*OST ,locked
6E,OOT.6O'.T ,locked
6E$NST0 ,locked
6E'O/E 6e"laced
6OOT:6$/E 0vailable
SEF;EN*E ,locked
SET;.H6E,OOT 0vailable
SO;6*E$ST 6e"laced
T06=ET:$6 6e"laced
;N$NST0 ,locked
;SE6N0'E 6e"laced

Available properties
The follo%in& "ro"erties can be used %hen you install Office 2013 1and Office 2010 and Office 20042#
8%D:&DA5:% $f set to 5rue! hides the 2hec? for pdates button on the com"letion dialo&
box. This "ro"erty is i&nored if the com"letion dialo& box does not a""ear. The default value is
7alse.
&)%MA);7O1D:) :esi&nates a "rimary folder for the installation.
)OO5D)%V: S"ecifies the default drive for the destination folder of the installation. The value for
this "ro"erty must end %ith JQJ.
138
$:5&<):/OO5 :etermines ho% Setu" restarts the com"uter after installation. <ou must use
all u""ercase letters! $:5&<):/OO5.
AutoAl*ays 0l%ays tri&&er a restart. :o not "rom"t the user.
Al*ays 0l%ays "rom"t for a restart at the end of Setu".
%f(eeded .rom"t for a restart at the end of Setu"! if Setu" re(uires a restart. 1:efault2
Auto%f(eeded ,e&in a restart! if Setu" re(uires a restart. :o not "rom"t the user.
(ever Never tri&&er or "rom"t for a restart.
<ou set these "ro"erties in the 'odify Setu" "ro"erties "a&e of the O*T! or the Settin& element in the
*onfi&.xml file for 3indo%s $nstaller7based installations.
)eplaced properties
0 number of 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties are re"laced by o"tions in the O*T or in the *onfi&.xml file.
Some "ro"erties are not a""licable in Office 2013 1or in Office 2010 or Office 20042 because of Setu"
desi&n chan&es that %ere introduced in Office 2004. 0ll of these "ro"erties are blocked by Setu". That
is! if you s"ecify any of these "ro"erties in the O*T Modify $etup properties "a&e! or by usin& the
*onfi&.xml $etting element! Setu" %ill end the installation.
The follo%in& table lists blocked "ro"erties %hose functions are re"laced by o"tions in the O*T or by
elements in the *onfi&.xml file.
)eplaced 3indo*s %nstaller properties

&roperty )eplacement O25
option
)eplacement 2onfig64ml element
SO;6*E$ST 1in $S element2 0dditional net%ork
sources
$O)2:1%$5 attribute in $S
element element
*O'.0N<N0'E $nstallation location
and or&ani?ation
name
*O'.0N<N0'E element
$NST0O*0T$ON $nstallation location
and or&ani?ation
name
$NST0O*0T$ON element
T06=ET:$6 $nstallation location
and or&ani?ation
name
$NST0O*0T$ON element
$'$T;$ icensin& and user
interface
:is"lay element
.$:+E< icensin& and user
interface
.$:+E< element
134
option
06.0;T)O6$IE:*:-.6E-$G None 06. element
06.*O''ENTS None 06. element
06.*ONT0*TS None 06. element
06.)E.$N+ None 06. element
06.)E.TEE.)ONE None 06. element
06.$NST0O*0T$ON None 06. element
06.NO'O:$-< None 06. element
06.NO6E'O/E None 06. element
06.NO6E.0$6 None 06. element
06..6O:;*T$*ON None 06. element
06.6E0:'E None 06. element
06.S$IE None 06. element
06.S<STE'*O'.ONENT None 06. element
06.;6$N-O0,O;T None 06. element
06.;6;.:0TE$N-O None 06. element
NO*O'.0N<N0'E None None
NO;SE6N0'E None None
;SE6N0'E None ;SE6N0'E element
0:::E-0;T Set feature
installation states
O"tionState element
0::O*0 Set feature
installation states
O"tionState element
0::SO;6*E Set feature
installation states
O"tionState element
0:/E6T$SE Set feature
installation states
O"tionState element
*O'.0::O*0 Set feature
installation states
O"tionState element
*O'.0::SO;6*E Set feature
installation states
O"tionState element
135
option
-$E0:::E-0;T Set feature
installation states
O"tionState element
-$E0::O*0 Set feature
installation states
O"tionState element
-$E0::SO;6*E Set feature
installation states
O"tionState element
6E'O/E Set feature
installation states
O"tionState element

The follo%in& "ro"erties are re"laced by Setu" command7line o"tions#
):%($5A11 ;se the Setu" Arepair command7line o"tion.
(%($5A11 ;se the Setu" Auninstall command7line o"tion.
/loc?ed properties
The follo%in& "ro"erties are no lon&er a""licable in Office 2013 1and in Office 2010 and Office 20042.
These "ro"erties are blocked. That is! if you s"ecify these "ro"erties in the O*T Modify $etup
properties "a&e! or by usin& the *onfi&.xml $etting element! Setu" %ill end the installation.
0;SE6S 10ll installations of Office 2013! Office 2010! and Office 2004 are "er7com"uter.2
:$S0,E6O,0*+
EGE*;TE0*T$ON
EGE*;TE'O:E
$NST0E/E
O=0*T$ON
'E:$0.0*+0=E.0T)
.6O'.T6O,0*+*OST
6E,OOT.6O'.T
SEF;EN*E
Office activation
The 'icrosoft "olicy for Office 2013 re(uires the activation of all editions of Office 2013. This includes
those obtained throu&h a /olume icensin& "ro&ram. This re(uirement a""lies to Office 2013 runnin&
on both "hysical com"uters and virtual com"uters. 0ctivation is not re(uired for any Office 2013 server
"roducts! such as Share.oint Server 2013! .roEect Server 2013! or for any version of 'icrosoft
Exchan&e Server.
13D
Office 0ctivation Technolo&ies "rovide the follo%in& methods for activatin& "roducts licensed under
'icrosoft /olume icensin& "ro&rams#
+ey 'ana&ement Service 1+'S2 +'S uses a +'S host key to activate a +'S host com"uter and
establish a local activation service in your environment. Office 2013 connects to the local +'S host
for activation.
'ulti"le 0ctivation +ey 1'0+2 3ith a '0+! clients activate Office 2013 online by usin& the
'icrosoft hosted activation servers or by tele"hone.
0ctive :irectory7,ased activation Similar to +'S activation! %hich activates all Office volume
license clients that are connected to a +'S host! 0ctive :irectory7based activation activates all
Office volume license clients in an 0ctive :irectory domain.
0 combination of +'S! '0+! and 0ctive :irectory7,ased activation.
-or more information about the licensin& o"tions in Office 2013! and instructions for confi&urin& the
+'S host and "ort number! see .lan volume activation of Office 2013 and /olume activation methods
in Office 2013.
(ote!
-or information about Office 2013 "roduct activation via the $nternet or "hone for non7volume licensed
versions of Office 2013 "roducts! see 0ctivate 'icrosoft Office 2013 "ro&rams on the Office.com
%ebsite.
Setu" command7line o"tions for Office 2013
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$etup architecture overvie* for Office 2013
$ummary! .rovides information about the 3indo%s $nstaller7based Office 2013 Setu" architecture.
The Setu" architecture in Office 2013! introduced in 'icrosoft Office 2004! streamlines all as"ects of
installin&! customi?in&! and maintainin& Office.
The Setu" "ro&ram unifies and mana&es the com"lete installation "rocess. This includes customi?in&
usersJ Office confi&uration! de"loyin& multi"le lan&ua&es at the same time! and a""lyin& soft%are
u"dates to ne% installations. This article "rovides an overvie% of the Setu" architecture! Setu"
se(uence of events! lan&ua&e7neutral desi&n and de"loyment of multi"le lan&ua&es! customi?ation
methods! re(uired local installation source! and u"dates "rocess.
The Setu" architecture hel"s administrators mana&e tasks such as the follo%in& more efficiently#
:e"loyment "rocess so that Office is installed in the most efficient %ay for their environment.
*ustomi?ation of Office so that users &et o"timal confi&uration on their com"uters.
:e"loyment of lan&ua&e7s"ecific features for users %ho are located in offices around the %orld.
:e"loyment of Office in a %ay that makes future maintenance! such as soft%are u"dates! as
efficient as "ossible.
$n versions of Office earlier than Office 2004! a sin&le Office "roduct such as 'icrosoft Office Standard
%as contained in a sin&le 8indows Installer F&$IG file. 0n 'S$ file is a relational database that 3indo%s
$nstaller uses to install a "roduct. 0s %ith the Office 2004 and Office 2010! the Office 2013 "roducts
consist of multi"le 'S$ files! and no sin&le 'S$ file re"resents a com"lete "roduct. 0 lan&ua&e7neutral
core "acka&e 1'S$ file2 is combined %ith one or more lan&ua&e7s"ecific "acka&es to make a com"lete
"roduct. -or exam"le! an Office "roduct such as Office .rofessional .lus 2013 consists of the core
"acka&e "lus one or more lan&ua&e7s"ecific "acka&es. Setu" assembles the individual "acka&es!
orchestrates a seamless installation! and handles customi?ation and maintenance tasks durin& and
after installation of Office on usersJ com"uters.
Office 2010 introduced native 8>7bit versions of Office "roducts to su""ort 8>7bit "rocessors! %hich are
becomin& the standard for systems ran&in& from servers to deskto" com"uters. Office 2013 also
"rovides su""ort for 327bit Office 2013 a""lications that run on 8>7bit 3indo%s o"eratin& systems by
usin& 3indo%s7327on73indo%s78> 13O38>2. 3O38> is the x58 emulator that enables 327bit
3indo%s7based a""lications to run seamlessly on 8>7bit 3indo%s. Office 2013 lets users continue to
use existin& third7"arty Office add7ons! %hich are "rimarily 327bit because no 8>7bit versions are
available yet for many add7ons. .rovidin& su""ort for 327bit Office 2013 that runs on 8>7bit o"eratin&
systems "revents the 327bit add7ons from bein& blocked. -or more information about 8>7bit editions of
Office 2013! see 8>7bit editions of Office 2013.
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$n this article#
Setu" "rocess
an&ua&e7neutral desi&n
Streamlined customi?ation model
6e(uired local installation source
*onsolidated u"date "rocess
$etup process
Ty"ically! the first ste" in a cor"orate installation of Office is to create a net%ork installation "oint! a task
as easy as co"yin& all files and folders from the Office "roduct *: to a shared net%ork location. 0t a
minimum! the net%ork installation "oint contains the lan&ua&e7neutral core "acka&e "lus lan&ua&e7
s"ecific folders for one lan&ua&e. This installation "oint serves as the initial source for all users %ho
install Office.
$n the sim"lest scenario! you de"loy an Office "roduct from the net%ork installation "oint %ith one
lan&ua&e version and a sin&le set of customi?ations for all users. Setu" handles this scenario
automatically. $f you de"loy multi"le "roducts or lan&ua&es! you can add them to the same net%ork
installation "oint and s"ecify exactly %hich "roducts and lan&ua&es to include in the installation. $n all
these scenarios! Setu" "erforms the same tasks to assemble the correct set of 'S$ files and com"lete
the installation.
(ote!
The Office 2013 does not let you create an administrative installation "oint by runnin& Setu"
%ith the Aa command7line o"tion to extract com"ressed source files! as %as "ossible %ith Office
versions earlier than the 2004 Office system. 0ll installations no% occur from the com"ressed
source.
$etup seRuence of events
The basic Setu" se(uence of events is as follo%s and occurs in the same order in every de"loyment
scenario#
1. 6un Setu".
2. *heck "rere(uisites.
3. 6ead G' data.
>. ,uild the feature tree.
9. *reate a local installation source on the userJs com"uter.
8. $nstall Office.
4. 0""ly the customi?ation file.
5. 0""ly soft%are u"dates.
1>2
)un $etup
Setu".exe is the "ro&ram that be&ins all the mechanisms of the installation "rocess. $t is located at the
root of the net%ork installation "oint. <ou run Setu" one time for each Office "roduct that you install.
3hen it runs! Setu" searches the net%ork installation "oint for an Office "roduct to install. $f the
installation "oint contains more than one Office "roduct! Setu" &ives the user a choice of "roducts to
install.
<ou can circumvent the selection "rocess and determine %hich Office "roduct is installed by "ointin&
Setu".exe to the *onfi&.xml file in a core "roduct folder. -or exam"le! if you %ant to install Office
.rofessional .lus 2013! you can use the follo%in& command line#
99server9share9Office1F&ro&lus9setup6e4e Aconfig 99server9share
9Office1F&ro&lus9&ro63392onfig64ml
%here Office1F&ro&lus is the root of the net%ork installation "oint.
$n versions of Office earlier than Office 2004! Setu".exe called 3indo%s $nstaller 1'siexec.exe2 to
install Office. 0lthou&h Setu" still uses 3indo%s $nstaller! Setu" by"asses the 3indo%s $nstaller
executable "ro&ram. The 'siexec.exe command line cannot be used to install the Office 2013 1or
Office 2004 or Office 20102.
(ote!
This version of Setu".exe reco&ni?es only a fe% command7line o"tions.
2hec? prereRuisites
3hen Setu" starts! it checks for several installation "rere(uisites. This includes minimum o"eratin&
system re(uirements and administrative "ermissions. 0 user must be an administrator of the client
com"uter to install Office! or you must use a tool such as 'icrosoft System *enter 2012 *onfi&uration
'ana&er to run the installation by usin& elevated "ermissions.
3hen you run Setu".exe from the x8> folder! Setu" determines %hether there are 327bit Office
a""lications installed. $f Setu" detects 327bit Office a""lications! it dis"lays an error messa&e that
informs users that they must first uninstall all 327bit Office a""lications if they %ant to continue %ith the
installation of Office 2013 8>7bit. The error lists the installed 327bit Office a""lications. $f Setu" does not
detect 327bit Office a""lications! it installs the 8>7bit edition of Office 2013.
3hen you run Setu".exe from the x32 folder! Setu" determines %hether there are 8>7bit Office 2013
a""lications installed. $f Setu" detects 8>7bit Office 2013! an error messa&e is dis"layed and Setu" is
blocked. $f Setu" does not detect 8>7bit Office 2013! it installs the 327bit edition of Office 2013. -or
more information! see Setu" "rocess in 8>7bit editions of Office 2013.
(ote!
To install Office on com"uters %here users lack administrative "ermissions! you must run
Setu" in a context that "rovides it %ith administrative "ermissions. 0fter Office is installed!
users %ho do not have administrative "ermissions can run all installed features. This includes
installin& features on demand.
1>3
-or exam"le! in or&ani?ations %here users are not the administrators of their com"uters!
administrators can use the follo%in& methods of "rovidin& Office Setu" %ith the a""ro"riate
"ermissions#
o& on to the com"uter as an administrator and install Office 2013.
;se a soft%are mana&ement tool! such as 'icrosoft Systems 'ana&ement Server or System
*enter 2012 *onfi&uration 'ana&er.
:e"loy Office 2013 to com"uters by usin& =rou" .olicy com"uter startu" scri"ts.
)ead QM1 data
Setu" collects information about each "acka&e on the installation "oint! collects default settin&s for the
installation! and incor"orates customi?ations that you s"ecify. Setu" collects all this information in the
form of G' data from several sources#
$etup64ml and &ac?age64ml files for each pac?age Each folder on the installation "oint S both
the folder for the lan&ua&e7neutral core "acka&e and the folder for each lan&ua&e7s"ecific
"acka&e S contains a Setu".xml and a 3ac#age.xml file 1for exam"le! .ro.lus33.xml for Office
.rofessional .lus 20132. $nformation in these files enables Setu" to do the follo%in&#
$dentify a "roduct and the available lan&ua&es for that "roduct.
'atch lan&ua&e7neutral and lan&ua&e7s"ecific elements to create com"lete features.
,uild a consolidated feature tree.
*ollect the set of 'S$ files that are re(uired for the installation.
(ote!
The Setu".xml and 3ac#age.xml files are si&ned and cannot be chan&ed. 0lterin&
these files causes Setu" to fail.
$etup customiGation file Early in the installation "rocess! Setu" determines %hether you have
s"ecified a Setu" customi?ation file 1.ms" file2 for the "roduct that is bein& installed. 0 Setu"
customi?ation .ms" file is created %hen administrators use the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to
customi?e an installation of Office 2013. The O*T is "art of the $etup program and is the
recommended tool for most customi?ations. The customi?ation file contains all the modifications
that you s"ecify for an installation. This includes customi?ations that control the installation "rocess.
The O*T is available in volume licensed versions of Office 2013! Office 2010! and Office 2004. To
determine %hether your Office 2013 installation is a volume licensed version! check the Office 2013
installation disk to see %hether it contains a folder that is named 0dmin. $f the 0dmin folder exists!
the disk is a volume license editionR other%ise! the disk is a retail edition.
$f no customi?ation file is s"ecified on the command line or in the *onfi&.xml file! Setu" searches
the ;"dates folder on the installation "oint for a customi?ation file that is s"ecific to the "roduct that
is bein& installed. ,y default! the ;"dates folder is included on the installation "oint. $n most cases!
it is the recommended location in %hich to store both a Setu" customi?ation .ms" file and soft%are
u"dates for all the Office "roducts included on the installation "oint.
1>>
%mportant!
customi?ation .ms" file in the ;"dates folder for each Office 2013 "roduct that you are
installin& durin& the initial installation. Only one Setu" customi?ation .ms" file 1"atch2 for
each Office 2013 "roduct that you are installin& is su""orted in the ;"dates folder. <ou
must de"loy the rest of the customi?ation .ms" files for a "roduct after the first Office
installation is com"leted.
$f you are de"loyin& multi"le Office 2013 "roducts! such as Office .rofessional .lus 2013
and /isio .rofessional 2013! you can include one customi?ation .ms" file for Office
.rofessional .lus 2013 and one customi?ation .ms" file for /isio .rofessional 2013 in the
;"dates folder. The customi?ation .ms" files that you "lace in the ;"dates folder %ill be
de"loyed first. Therefore! they must include any Setu" customi?ations that cannot be
chan&ed after the installation! for exam"le! the installation location.
$f you are de"loyin& an initial installation of Office 2013 and you also %ant to de"loy Office
2013 soft%are u"dates! such as service "acks and hotfixes! Setu" can a""ly the "roduct
u"dates as "art of the installation "rocess. <ou can "lace the Office 2013 "roduct u"dates
in the ;"dates folder. $n scenarios such as this %here the ;"dates folder includes both one
Setu" customi?ation .ms" file and "roduct u"dates! Setu" a""lies only the Setu"
customi?ation .ms" file durin& the initial installation The "roduct u"dates are a""lied after
the installation is com"lete.
Setu" uses G' data that is a""ended to the customi?ation file to determine ho% to install the
"roduct. -or exam"le! it determines %hether to run (uietly and %hich features to dis"lay in the
feature tree. Settin&s in a customi?ation file over%rite default settin&s contained in the Setu".xml
and 3ac#age.xml files.
-or more information about Setu" customi?ation files! see Streamlined customi?ation model. -or
information about ho% to use the O*T! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
2onfig64ml file Each core "roduct folder contains a *onfi&.xml file that directs Setu" to install that
"roduct. <ou can edit *onfi&.xml to customi?e the installation "rocess. -or exam"le! you can use
elements in *onfi&.xml to s"ecify %hich "roducts or lan&ua&es to include in the installation. Settin&s
in *onfi&.xml take "recedence over settin&s in a customi?ation file and default settin&s that are
contained in the Setu".xml and 3ac#age.xml files.
-or more information about ho% and %hen to edit *onfi&.xml! see *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
/uild the feature tree
Setu" uses the information that is contained in the G' files to create a sin&le feature tree that includes
all available a""lications and features in the "roduct. <ou vie% the feature tree and s"ecify %hich
a""lications and features to install on usersJ com"uters by usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool. $f you
let users run Setu" interactively! they vie% the feature tree! %hich includes your modifications! in the
Setu" user interface.
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2reate a local installation source on the userTs computer
Setu" calls a "ro&ram named Office $ource :ngine 1Ose6e4e2 to create a re(uired local installation
source 1$S2 on the userJs com"uter. To create the local installation source! Setu" co"ies files from the
installation "oint to a hidden folder on the userJs com"uter. The default location is 9M$O2ache9All
sers at the root of the drive on %hich Office is installed. ater! Setu" uses 3indo%s $nstaller to install
Office from this local installation source.
The local installation source "rovides several im"ortant benefits#
0fter Office is installed! Setu" can re"air! reinstall! or add Office features by usin& the local source.
;sers %ho a""ly soft%are u"dates are less likely to be "rom"ted for a net%ork or *: source
because an installation source is available locally.
<ou can de"loy the local installation source in advance and tri&&er the installation of Office on
usersJ com"uters later to reduce the load on the net%ork. $n this scenario! you can even run Setu"
from the local installation source. This lets users com"lete the Office installation %ithout usin& a
net%ork connection.
-or more information about the local installation source! see 6e(uired local installation source.
%nstall Office
3hen the installation starts! Setu" checks for re(uired disk s"ace and feature de"endencies! and then
calls 3indo%s $nstaller to install the correct set of "acka&es 1'S$ files2 on the userJs com"uter from the
local installation source. Setu" uses the G' data that %as described "reviously to determine %hich set
of 'S$ files to include. The "ro&ress bar that Setu" dis"lays to users durin& the installation takes the
%hole installation "rocess into consideration. This includes a""lyin& customi?ations and soft%are
u"dates from the ;"dates folder.
(ote!
0lthou&h Setu" uses 3indo%s $nstaller to install Office! 3indo%s $nstaller alone cannot install
the individual 'S$ files inde"endent of Setu".
Apply the customiGation file
:urin& the installation "rocess! Setu" a""lies the customi?ation file to the userJs confi&uration. The
result resembles the effect of a""lyin& a 3indo%s $nstaller transform 1'ST file2 in earlier versions of
Office# your customi?ations become the default confi&uration for users. $n addition to the G' data that
customi?es the installation "rocess! the customi?ation file mi&ht include default user settin&s! feature
installation states! Outlook "rofiles! and other modifications to the userJs confi&uration.
*ustomi?ation files are "roduct7s"ecificR Setu" a""lies only those files that are relevant to the "roduct
bein& installed.
(ote!
$f you "lan to de"loy multi"le Setu" customi?ation .ms" files 1"atches2! you can "lace only one
Setu" customi?ation .ms" file for each Office 2013 "roduct in the ;"dates folder for an initial
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installation. <ou must de"loy the rest of the customi?ation .ms" files after the Office installation
is com"lete. Only one customi?ation file for each "roduct "atch in the ;"dates folder is
su""orted. The customi?ation .ms" file that you "lace in the ;"dates folder %ill be de"loyed
first. Therefore! it must include any Setu" customi?ations that cannot be chan&ed after the
installation! for exam"le! the installation location.
$f you create different confi&urations for different &rou"s of users! %e recommend that you store the
customi?ation files in another location and then use the Aadminfile o"tion on the Setu" command line to
s"ecify the file that you %ant. -or exam"le#
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Aadminfile 99server9share9Office1F9Mypdates9:ngineering6msp
(ote!
3hen you "recache the local installation source! Setu" co"ies the ;"dates folder from the
net%ork installation "oint to the local installation source. $n this manner! your customi?ations
can be included in offline installation scenarios. This is the only circumstance in %hich Setu"
caches the customi?ation file on the local com"uter before the installation.
-or more information! see .recache the local installation source for Office 2010. The
information also a""lies to Office 2013.
Apply soft*are updates
0t the end of the installation "rocess! Setu" checks the ;"dates folder on the installation "oint for
soft%are u"dates 1.ms" files2. ;nlike Setu" customi?ation files that you create by usin& the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool! soft%are u"dates are distributed by 'icrosoft to enhance the "roduct.
$f you are de"loyin& Office to users and you also have to de"loy a set of soft%are u"dates! Setu" can
a""ly the u"dates as "art of the initial installation "rocess. *ostin& 1estimated re(uired disk s"ace2 and
"ro&ress bar indicators all take this ste" of the installation "rocess into consideration. -rom a userJs
"ers"ective! the com"lete "rocess is a sin&le event. This model "reserves the ori&inal installation "oint
and still lets you &ive ne% users the most u"7to7date version of the "roduct.
(ote!
The ;"dates folder is used only for initial or ne% installations of Office 2013. The ;"dates
folder can contain only one Setu" customi?ation .ms" flle! and multi"le service "acks and
hotfixes that are in .ms" format only.
-or more information about the soft%are u"date "rocess! see *onsolidated u"date "rocess.
%ncluding more than one product on the installation point
$f the net%ork installation "oint contains more than one Office 2013 "roduct! Setu" searches all folders
and subfolders for *onfi&.xml and Setu".xml files and then "rom"ts the user to select a "roduct to
install.
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$f you are installin& more than one Office "roduct! it is more efficient to store all the "roducts on the
same installation "oint and then customi?e Setu" to install a s"ecific Office "roduct on usersJ
com"uters.
(ote!
3hen you co"y multi"le Office "roducts to the same installation "oint! you mi&ht be "rom"ted
to over%rite shared Setu" files. ,ecause these files are du"licated amon& all Office 2013
"roducts! you do not have to reco"y any of the du"licate folders. 3hen you are "rom"ted to
over%rite du"licate Setu" files! choose (o. This efficient desi&n saves s"ace and ensures
consistency %hen you create and re"licate net%ork installation "oints.
)unning $etup interactively
<ou can choose to run the installation (uietly so that users see little or none of the "rocess. )o%ever! if
you let users vie% the Setu" user interface! the choices that you make affect several as"ects of Setu"
behavior. -or exam"le#
$f more than one Office "roduct is available on the installation "oint and a user runs Setu".exe
%ithout command7line o"tions! Setu" &ives the user a choice of "roducts to install.
$f more than one lan&ua&e is available on the installation "oint! Setu" matches the lan&ua&e of
Office to the 3indo%s user locale on the userJs com"uter. This is by default. )o%ever! if a user
selects the 2ustomiGe installation o"tion! the 1anguages tab in the Setu" interface &ives the user
a choice of all available lan&ua&es on the net%ork installation "oint.
$f you enter a "roduct key and acce"t the 'icrosoft *ustomer icense Terms in the customi?ation
file or *onfi&.xml! those Setu" screens are not dis"layed to the user durin& Setu".
(ote!
0 "roduct key entry is not re(uired for enter"rise de"loyments that use +ey 'ana&ement
Service 1+'S2 activation because all /olume icense editions of Office 2013 have a +'S
client key "re7installed. +'S is one of the methods that are "rovided by Office 0ctivation
Technolo&ies for activatin& "roducts that are licensed under 'icrosoft /olume icensin&
"ro&rams. 0 "rom"t for a "roduct key does not occur for /olume icense editions of Office
2013! even %hen Setu" runs in interactive mode. -or more information about volume
activation! see .lan volume activation of Office 2013.
$f you use a customi?ation file to hide and lock certain features! those features are not dis"layed in
the feature tree.
To learn more about ho% to customi?e dis"lay settin&s! see *ustomi?e Setu" before installin& Office
2013.
1anguage.neutral design
$n Office 2013 1and in Office 2010and Office 20042! an Office "roduct such as Office .rofessional .lus
2013 is or&ani?ed as follo%s#
an&ua&e7neutral elements are &rou"ed in one core "acka&e 1'S$ file2.
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an&ua&e7s"ecific elements are or&ani?ed in se"arate "acka&es by a""lication.
This arran&ement of files sim"lifies international de"loyments. The most basic installation of an Office
"roduct consists of the core "acka&e "lus one lan&ua&e. 0ddin& more lan&ua&es is as easy as co"yin&
additional Sin&le an&ua&e .acks 1S.s2 to the net%ork installation "oint S all %ork %ith the core
"roduct in exactly the same %ay. 0ll lan&ua&e versions of Office! includin& the En&lish version! are
de"loyed in the same manner. Setu" combines the lan&ua&e7neutral core "acka&e %ith the lan&ua&e7
s"ecific "acka&es in a seamless installation "rocess.
%mportant!
The current Office 2013 release includes En&lish! Ka"anese! and S"anish lan&ua&e sources
onl!. ater releases %ill "rovide additional lan&ua&es.
1anguage versions of Office
Every Office "roduct must include at least one set of lan&ua&e7s"ecific "acka&es. <ou cannot de"loy
Eust the core "acka&e 1'S$ file2 by itself. On the Office "roduct *: and the net%ork installation "oint!
these lan&ua&e "acka&es are contained in folders. Each folder name includes a lan&ua&e ta&! in the
form ll7cc 1for exam"le! en-us for En&lish ;.S.2! that identifies the lan&ua&e. Each folder also contains a
set of installation files.
-or exam"le! the Office .rofessional .lus 2013 "roduct is s"read out amon& the files in these folders.
Elements that are not s"ecific to any lan&ua&e! such as 3in%ord.exe 1the executable file for 3ord
20132! are located in the core .ro.lus.33 "acka&e. Other elements! such as )el" and the user
interface for 3ord 2013! are located in the a""ro"riate lan&ua&e7s"ecific "acka&e for 3ord or for
shared Office features.
,oth lan&ua&e7neutral and lan&ua&e7s"ecific elements are re(uired to make a functionally com"lete
feature. 3in%ord.exe by itself does not re"resent a 3ord a""lication that anyone can use. Similarly! the
core Office .rofessional .lus 2013 'S$ file in the .ro.lus.33 folder does not re"resent a com"lete
Office "roduct.
Setu" assembles all these "arts into a %hole "roduct. The .acka&e.xml and Setu".xml files in each
folder contain information that Setu" uses to assemble com"lete features! build a consolidated feature
tree! and collect the correct set of 'S$ files for the installation. 0fter collectin& the G' data and
assemblin& the re(uired 'S$ files! Setu" uses 3indo%s $nstaller to install Office on the userJs
com"uter. -rom a userJs "ers"ective! this "rocess ha""ens automatically and seamlessly.
<ou cannot de"loy a s"ecific a""lication in Office 2013 by detachin& the lan&ua&e7s"ecific folder that
contains the individual 'S$ file! such as the 3ord.en7us folder. )o%ever! you can determine %hich
a""lications and features are installed on usersJ com"uters by customi?in& the installation.
(ote!
None of the 'S$ files on an Office installation "oint can be installed inde"endently by usin&
3indo%s $nstaller or any other method. 0lso! none of the di&itally si&ned G' files 1Setu".xml
and 3ac#age.xml2 can be edited or altered. $n Office 2013! Setu" is re(uired to collect the files
and installation information and to orchestrate the installation "rocess.
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1anguage pac?s for Office
an&ua&e7s"ecific "acka&es are used in t%o contexts# in the lan&ua&e version of an Office "roduct! and
in the Sin&le an&ua&e .ack 1S.2 for that lan&ua&e. -or exam"le! the Ka"anese version of Office
.rofessional .lus 2013 includes a lan&ua&e7s"ecific folder for each a""lication and for shared features
in Office .rofessional .lus 2013. The same folders are included in the Ka"anese S.! %hich includes
lan&ua&e7s"ecific folders for other "roducts in Office 2013.
an&ua&e "acks can be de"loyed as se"arate "roducts! or they can be used to de"loy an Office
"roduct in multi"le lan&ua&es. <ou are not re(uired to enter a uni(ue "roduct key for lan&ua&e "acks!
%hether you are de"loyin& them se"arately or as "art of the installation of another "roduct.
(ote!
$n versions of Office earlier than the Office 2004! enter"rise customers added lan&ua&es by
de"loyin& 'ultilan&ua&e ;ser $nterface 1';$2 "acks after a ;.S. En&lish version of Office %as
installed. ocali?ed versions! such as the Ka"anese version of Office Standard Edition! %ere
not identical to the core version %ith a Ka"anese ';$ "ack. This desi&n %as sim"lified and
im"roved in Office 2004 and is the same in Office 2013 and Office 2010.
$treamlined customiGation model
$n versions of Office earlier than Office 2004! several tools %ere re(uired to customi?e Setu" and to
mana&e Office after installation. Office 2004 introduced a consistent! streamlined model. $n Office 2013
1as in the Office 2004 and Office 20102! administrators can use Setu" to install! customi?e! and mana&e
Office. To enforce s"ecific user and com"uter settin&s! administrators can use =rou" .olicy 1see ;sin&
=rou" .olicy2.
sing the Office 2ustomiGation 5ool
<ou customi?e an Office installation by usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool! a com"onent of Setu"!
%hich is included in volume licensed versions of Office 2013 client. Start the O*T by runnin& Setu" %ith
the Aadmin command7line o"tion. ,y usin& the O*T! create a Setu" customi?ation file 1.ms" file2! %hich
you "lace in the ;"dates folder in the net%ork installation "oint. The ;"dates folder is used only for
initial or ne% installations of Office 2013 1and Office 2010 and Office 20042! and only one customi?ation
"atch in the ;"dates folder is su""orted.
0 Setu" customi?ation file is an ex"anded form of a 3indo%s $nstaller .ms" file. Each file is confi&ured
for a s"ecific "roduct! such as Office .rofessional .lus 2013 or OneNote 2013. 3hen you run Setu" to
install an Office "roduct! Setu" looks in the ;"dates folder for a customi?ation file that corres"onds to
the "roduct that you are installin&. 0s Setu" installs the "roduct! it a""lies the customi?ations from this
file.
<ou can create more than one Setu" customi?ation file to confi&ure Office for different &rou"s of users.
3hen you run Setu"! you s"ecify the a""ro"riate customi?ation file to use for each installation by usin&
the Setu" command7line o"tion Aadminfile! or by usin& *onfi&.xml 1see ;sin& the *onfi&.xml file to
customi?e Office2.
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-or com"lete details on ho% to use the O*T to create a Setu" customi?ation file! see Office
2ustomiGing a ne* installation
,y usin& a Setu" customi?ation file that you create %ith the O*T! you can modify the %ay Setu" installs
Office on a userJs com"uter the first time. -or exam"le! the O*T lets you customi?e Office in the
follo%in& %ays#
:irect Setu" to run %ithout user interaction 1(uietly2.
.redefine the "roduct key and acce"t the 'icrosoft Soft%are icense Terms on behalf of the user.
S"ecify %here you %ant to install Office files on the userJs com"uter.
*hoose %hether to remove earlier versions of Office before you install the Office 2013.
(ote!
3e recommend that enter"rise customers first uninstall any earlier versions of Office
before they install 3indo%s $nstaller7based /olume icense editions of Office 2013.
:etermine %hich Office features are installed.
S"ecify the default values for many user o"tions! includin& Outlook settin&s.
(ote!
Office 2013 does not su""ort side7by7side installations of 8>7bit and 327bit Office! includin&
across a""lications. -or exam"le! there is no su""ort for side7by7side installations of the 2004
Office system 327bit %ith Office 2013 8>7bit! or for 0ccess 2013 8>7bit and Excel 2013 327bit.
<ou cannot use the Office 2013 customi?ation tools to confi&ure side7by7side installations or
customi?ations of 8>7bit and 327bit Office. -or exam"le! you cannot create a custom side7by7
side installation by usin& 8>7bit Office .rofessional 2013 and 327bit /isio 2013 sin&le ima&e.
-or more information about 8>7bit Office 2013! see 8>7bit editions of Office 2013.
-or information about ho% to customi?e Setu"! see *ustomi?e Setu" before installin& Office 2013.
Ma?ing changes to an e4isting Office installation
$f you have to chan&e an existin& Office installation! use the same tool that you used to customi?e the
ori&inal installation# 6un the O*T to u"date a Setu" customi?ation file or to create a ne% one. Then
a""ly the customi?ation file to the userJs com"uter exactly as you %ould a soft%are u"date. The userJs
existin& Office installation %ill be u"dated %ith your customi?ations. This means that the customi?ations
that are available %hen you install Office are also available %hen you chan&e Office after installation.
(ote!
There are some customi?ations that Setu" a""lies only %hen you are installin& Office for the
first time. These include the follo%in&# s"ecifyin& %here you can install Office on the userJs
com"uter! definin& the "roduct key! and removin& earlier versions of Office a""lications. The
O*T identifies the customi?ations that a""ly only to a ne% installation.
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sing the 2onfig64ml file to customiGe Office
<ou can use the *onfi&.xml file to chan&e your Office installation. <ou can customi?e most of the same
o"tions that you can %ith the Office *ustomi?ation Tool! includin& some additional o"tions that are not
available in the O*T.
;sin& the *onfi&.xml file is the recommended method for "erformin& the follo%in& installation tasks#
$nstructin& Setu" to co"y the local installation source to the userJs com"uter %ithout installin&
Office.
S"ecifyin& the "ath of the net%ork installation "oint.
Selectin& the "roduct or lan&ua&e to install.
*han&in& %here Setu" looks for Setu" customi?ation files and u"dates.
'akin& last7minute or one7off customi?ations that do not %arrant runnin& the O*T to create a ne%
customi?ation file.
$f you "ut the *onfi&.xml file in the same folder as Setu".exe! Setu" finds and uses the file. <ou can
also s"ecify the location of the file by usin& the Aconfig Setu" command7line o"tion.
(ote!
$f you s"ecify both a Setu" customi?ation file and the *onfi&.xml file! the customi?ations that
you define in *onfi&.xml take "recedence over the same customi?ations in the customi?ation
file.
-or a com"lete descri"tion of the contents and format of the *onfi&.xml file! see *onfi&.xml file in Office
2013.
sing $etup command.line options
Setu" reco&ni?es only a fe% command7line o"tions in the Office 2013. This is the same as for Office
2004 and Office 2010. The O*T is the "rimary tool to confi&ure Setu" "ro"erties and s"ecify other
customi?ations.
<ou can use Setu".exe commands to "erform the follo%in& tasks#
6un the Office *ustomi?ation Tool to create a Setu" customi?ation 1.ms"2 file.
0""ly the s"ecified Setu" customi?ation file to the installation. -or exam"le! you can s"ecify a "ath
of a s"ecific customi?ation file 1.ms" file2 or to the folder %here you store customi?ation files.
S"ecify the *onfi&.xml file that Setu" uses durin& the installation.
6un Setu" in maintenance mode and chan&e an existin& Office installation.
6un Setu" to re"air the s"ecified "roduct from the userJs com"uter.
6un Setu" to remove the s"ecified "roduct from the userJs com"uter.
-or more information about the Setu".exe commands! see Setu" command7line o"tions for Office
2010. The information also a""lies to Office 2013. -or information about 3indo%s $nstaller "ro"erties
that %ere used in earlier versions of Office! and about "ro"erties that can be used %hen you install
Office 2013! see Setu" "ro"erties in Office 2010. The information also a""lies to Office 2013
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sing Group &olicy
0dministrators can use =rou" .olicy settin&s to define and maintain an Office confi&uration on usersJ
com"uters. =rou" .olicy is used to confi&ure the Office 2013 "olicy settin&s that are contained in
0dministrative Tem"lates! and the o"eratin& system enforces those "olicy settin&s. $n an 0ctive
:irectory environment! administrators can a""ly "olicy settin&s to &rou"s of users and com"uters in a
site! domain! or or&ani?ational unit to %hich a =rou" .olicy obEect is linked. True "olicy settin&s are
%ritten to the a""roved re&istry keys for "olicy! and these settin&s have access control list 10*2
restrictions that "revent "eo"le %ho are not administrator users from chan&in& them. This allo%s
administrators to create hi&hly restricted or li&htly mana&ed confi&urations.
0dministrators can use "olicy settin&s for the Office 2013 a""lications to mana&e most o"tions that
confi&ure the Office user interface. These include the follo%in&#
'enu commands and their corres"ondin& toolbar buttons
Shortcut keys
'ost o"tions in the Options dialo& box
(ote!
'ost of the Office 2013 "olicy settin&s are also available in the O*T 1O.0 settin&s2. To
confi&ure initial default settin&s in a Setu" customi?ation .ms" file! administrators can use the
O*T. )o%ever! users can chan&e most of the settin&s after the installation. ;se =rou" .olicy if
you %ant to enforce s"ecific confi&urations. =rou" .olicy settin&s have "recedence over O*T
settin&s.
)eRuired local installation source
$n Office 2013! Setu" creates a local installation source on the userJs com"uter as "art of the default
installation "rocess. Setu" installs all Office 2013 "roducts in a t%o7ste" "rocess. -irst! Setu" co"ies
com"ressed installation source files to the userJs com"uter. Second! Setu" calls 3indo%s $nstaller to
"erform the actual installation from the local installation source. 0fter the installation is com"lete! the
local installation source remains available for any Setu" o"erations that re(uire access to an ori&inal
source. 'inimum disk s"ace re(uirements include the local installation source.
(ote!
$n Office 2003! lar&e or&ani?ations ty"ically installed the "roduct from an administrative
installation "oint. $nstallin& Office from a local installation source %as o"tional. )o%ever! $n the
Office 2013!and in Office 2010 and Office 2004! the administrative installation o"tion no lon&er
exists. The local installation source is a re(uired "art of the desi&n.
The local installation source makes the distribution of soft%are u"dates "rocess more efficient and
reliable. Neither the net%ork installation "oint nor the userJs local installation source is ever u"dated
directly. ;sersJ installations remain synchroni?ed %hen they a""ly the client version of soft%are
u"dates.
0dditional benefits of havin& a com"lete installation source al%ays available on the local com"uter
include the follo%in&#
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<ou can de"loy the local installation source to users before they install Office. This minimi?es the
effect on the net%ork and makes sure that all users install the "roduct and be&in to use Office 2013
a""lications at the same time.
;sers can "erform maintenance tasks! such as a""lyin& soft%are u"dates! %ithout bein& "rom"ted
for their Office *: or a net%ork source.
Travelin& users! or users %ho have slo% or intermittent net%ork connections! can run Setu" %ithout
access to the net%ork if they have a local installation source that %as installed in advance.
These benefits come at minimal cost. 0lthou&h the local installation source does use some hard disk
s"ace! creatin& the local installation source and installin& Office takes a""roximately the same time as
installin& Office by itself.
2reating a local installation source on usersT computers
3hen users install Office from a :/: or from a net%ork installation "oint! Setu" creates the local
installation source by usin& a "ro&ram called the Office Source En&ine 1Ose.exe2 to co"y re(uired
installation files to a hidden folder on the local com"uter. The default location is Q'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers
at the root of the drive on %hich Office is installed.
Each "acka&e that consists of an Office "roduct! both the lan&ua&e7neutral core "acka&e and one or
more lan&ua&e7s"ecific "acka&es! has a se"arate do%nload code. The "acka&e is cached in the
subfolder under 'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers. Setu" al%ays caches a com"lete local installation source! %hich
includes all the files that are associated %ith the "roduct that is bein& installed. $f the installation "oint
includes multi"le lan&ua&es! Setu" caches only the "acka&es for the lan&ua&es that are installed on
the userJs com"uter.
3hen additional Office "roducts are installed on the userJs com"uter! those "roducts are cached in the
same local installation source.
(ote!
$f a user installs a second Office "roduct on a different drive! Setu" creates a second local
installation source at the root of that drive. $n this scenario! shared files mi&ht be du"licated
bet%een the t%o local installation sources. )o%ever! this desi&n makes sure that each local
installation source is com"lete and functions correctly.
;sers cannot unintentionally delete the local installation source or remove it by usin& the Setu" user
interface or the 3indo%s :isk *leanu" 3i?ard. $f the 'SO*ache folder is deleted or corru"ted! Setu"
automatically re7creates or re"airs the folder the next time that a source is re(uired. $f users do not
have sufficient disk s"ace! they are "rom"ted to free u" s"ace. <ou can rely on the fact that every user
has access to a source %hen you distribute ne% u"dates or customi?ations.
(ote!
Once the local installation source is created! its location on the userJs com"uter is fixed. ;nless
the user s"ecifies a different drive! additional Office "roducts installed later are al%ays added to
the existin& 'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers folder.
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Deploying the local installation source by itself
,ecause Setu" "erforms the installation of Office from the local installation source! you can minimi?e
the demand on the net%ork by de"loyin& the installation source beforehand. -or exam"le by usin& your
usual method for runnin& Setu" on usersJ com"uters! you can distribute the local installation source to
one &rou" of users at a time. 0fter all users have a "recached source! you can have everyone run
Setu" to install Office at the same time. $n this scenario! most of the installation activity occurs on the
local com"uter instead of over the net%ork.
-or more information! see .recache the local installation source for Office 2010. This information also
a""lies to Office 2013.
<ou can also run Setu" directly from the local installation source on the local com"uter. 6unnin& Setu"
locally means that no activity! even loadin& Setu" files and readin& metadata! occurs over the net%ork.
$n this scenario! you must identify the subfolder in 'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers that contains the core "roduct
that you %ant to install. Each core "roduct subfolder contains a co"y of the Setu" "ro&ram! and runnin&
Setu" from a s"ecific folder installs that "roduct. This method lets users install Office %ithout relyin& on
a net%ork connection.
-or more information! see $nstall Office 2010 from local installation source. This information also a""lies
to Office 2013
2onsolidated update process
$n versions of Office earlier than Office 2004! you made several choices to make sure that client
com"uters received the latest Office soft%are u"dates and that client com"uters did not become out of
sync %ith the administrative installation "oint. <ou mi&ht have confi&ured Setu" to chain soft%are
u"dates %ith ne% installations of Office! or you mi&ht have a""lied u"dates to the administrative
installation "oint and reinstalled Office on all the client com"uters.
The architecture that %as introduced in Office 2004 makes this "rocess much sim"ler. $n Office 2013!
Office 2010! and Office 2004! you create a networ# installation point that you never have to u"date.
$nstead! a sim"le co"y o"eration makes soft%are u"dates available for ne% installations. <ou u"date
existin& installations inde"endent of the net%ork installation "oint so you do not have to %orry about
kee"in& client com"uters synchroni?ed %ith the installation source.
Applying Office updates during ne* installations
3hen you obtain Office soft%are u"dates from 'icrosoft! co"y the u"dates into the ;"dates folder in
the root of the net%ork installation "oint. The existin& files in the net%ork installation "oint remain the
same as %hen you first co"ied them from the Office *:.
(ote!
<ou can use the ;"dates folder to incor"orate the installation of u"dates %ith an initial
installation of the Office 2013 "roducts. Only 3indo%s $nstaller u"date files that are contained
in this folder are installed %ith the initial installation. Therefore! you must extract the u"dates
from 'icrosoft Self7Extractor "acka&es. <ou can also "lace a Setu" customi?ation .ms" "atch
in the ;"dates folder to customi?e initial installations.
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3hen you run Setu" to install Office on a client com"uter! Setu" looks in the ;"dates folder for
soft%are u"dates and incor"orates the u"dates automatically as it installs Office. $f there are multi"le
u"dates in the folder! Setu" a""lies only those u"dates that are tar&eted at the Office "roduct bein&
installed. $f the ;"dates folder includes both a Setu" customi?ation .ms" file 1"atch2 and "roduct
u"dates! Setu" a""lies only the Setu" customi?ation .ms" file %ith the initial installation and the "roduct
u"dates are a""lied after the installation is com"leted. Setu" also a""lies the u"dates in the correct
se(uential order. The result is that the user receives the latest u"dates %ith the ne% installation of
Office.
5ip!
To direct Setu" to look for soft%are u"dates in a folder other than the ;"dates folder! use the
$etuppdates element in the *onfi&.xml file. -or more information! see Setu";"dates
element in *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
pdating e4isting Office installations
0fter Office is installed! you a""ly soft%are u"dates directly to the client com"uter %ithout returnin& to
the net%ork installation "oint. <ou do this throu&h a de"loyment mana&ement "ro&ram such as
'icrosoft Systems 'ana&ement Server or System *enter 2012 *onfi&uration 'ana&er! by usin&
3indo%s Server ;"date Services! or by u"datin& com"uters directly from the $nternet by usin&
'icrosoft ;"date.
(ote!
0fter Office is installed on a client com"uter! a reinstallation of Office rea""lies only those
soft%are u"dates that %ere a""lied durin& the ori&inal installation. $f you co"ied ne% soft%are
u"dates in the ;"dates folder! they %ill not be a""lied durin& the reinstallation.

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2ustomiGe the Accessibility 2hec?er for Office
2013
$ummary! ;se =rou" .olicy settin&s to control %hat the 0ccessibility *hecker checks %hen users run
it on Office 2013 files.
,pplies to: 4ffice ()*5 < 8ord ()*5 < 3ower3oint ()*5 < /xcel ()*5
The 0ccessibility *hecker in Office 2013 lets users create more accessible documents for "eo"le %ho
have disabilities. The 0ccessibility *hecker 1like a s"ellin& checker! but for accessibility issues2 is a
core feature of Excel 2013! .o%er.oint 2013! and 3ord 2013.
%mportant!
Are you loo?ing for help *ith using the Accessibility 2hec?erO <ou may be lookin& for
*heck for accessibility issues! or 6ules used by the 0ccessibility *hecker! %hich %ill hel" you
use the 0ccessibility *hecker and understand its rules.
$n this article#
$ncrease the visibility of violations
*ontrol %hat the checker re"orts
%ncrease the visibility of violations
The settin&s that are "rovided in *ontrol %hat the checker re"orts later in this article are used to control
the 0ccessibility *hecker. Of these settin&s! most are about sto""in& the 0ccessibility *hecker from
"erformin& a "articular check.
The "olicy settin& %ncrease the visibility of Accessibility 2hec?er violations controls ho% stron&ly
an accessibility error %ill be em"hasi?ed in the user interface. $f enabled! you can s"ecify %hat ha""ens
%hen a document! %orkbook! or s"readsheet has accessibility errors! as sho%n here#
0ccessibility violations do not chan&e the &repare for Distribution area in the Office ,acksta&e
vie% 1default2.
0ccessibility errors cause the &repare for Distribution area to be stron&ly em"hasi?ed in the
,acksta&e vie%.
0ccessibility errors or %arnin&s cause the &repare for Distribution area to be less stron&ly
em"hasi?ed in the ,acksta&e vie%.
$f disabled or not confi&ured! the 0ccessibility *hecker user interface is "resented in its normal state.
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%mportant!
=rou" .olicy settin&s can be used to control the 0ccessibility *hecker. -or Excel 2013!
.o%er.oint 2013! and 3ord 2013! the =rou" .olicy settin&s are located in the &"edit node
X0""NameZQ-ile tabQ*heck 0ccessibility.
2ontrol *hat the chec?er reports
The follo%in& tables "rovide the com"lete =rou" .olicy settin&s that can be used to control the
0ccessibility *hecker for Excel 2013! .o%er.oint 2013! and 3ord 2013.
Group &olicy settings for :4cel 2013

$etting for :4cel 2013 Associated registry ?ey Description
Sto" checkin& for alt text
accessibility information
0ltText $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
*hecker does not determine
%hether obEects such as
ima&es and sha"es contain
alternative text.
$f disabled or not confi&ured!
obEects are checked for
alternative text and any
issues that it finds %ill
a""ear in the 0ccessibility
*hecker.
Sto" checkin& for table
header accessibility
information
Table)eaders $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
%hether tables have a
header ro% s"ecified.
tables are checked for
header ro%s and any issues
that it finds %ill a""ear in the
0ccessibility *hecker.
Sto" checkin& to ensure
%orkbooks allo%
"ro&rammatic access
.ro&rammatic0ccess $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
*hecker does not check
%hether %orkbooks have
blocked "ro&rammatic
access throu&h :i&ital
6i&hts 'ana&ement 1:6'2.
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%orkbooks are checked for
"ro&rammatic access and
any issues that it finds %ill
*hecker.
Sto" checkin& for mer&ed
cells
'er&ed*ells $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
%hether tables have mer&ed
cells.
%orksheets are checked for
mer&ed cells and any issues
hy"erlink text is meanin&ful
'eanin&ful)y"erlinks $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
%hether hy"erlinks have
meanin&ful text.
hy"erlink text is checked
and any issues that it finds
%ill a""ear in the
non7default sheet names
SheetNames $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
%hether %orksheets %ith
content have non7default
names.
%orksheet names are
checked and any issues that
it finds %ill a""ear in the
Sto" checkin& for blank
table ro%s used as
formattin&
,lankTable6o%s $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
%hether blank table ro%s
are used as formattin&.
tables are checked for blank
ro%s and any issues that it
finds %ill a""ear in the
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Group &olicy settings for &o*er&oint 2013

$etting for &o*er&oint 2013 Associated registry ?ey Description
*hecker does not
determine %hether obEects
such as ima&es and
sha"es contain alt text.
$f disabled or not
confi&ured! obEects are
checked for alternative text
%ill a""ear in the
hy"erlink text is
meanin&ful
)y"erlinkText $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
meanin&ful text.
$f disabled or not
confi&ured! hy"erlink text is
checked and any issues
that it finds %ill a""ear in
the 0ccessibility *hecker.
Sto" checkin& for media
files %hich mi&ht need
ca"tions
*losed*a"tions $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
*hecker does not fla&
media files that mi&ht need
ca"tion information.
$f disabled or not
confi&ured! "resentations
are scanned for media files
%ill a""ear in the
Sto" checkin& for table
header accessibility
information
)eader6o% $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
*hecker does not
determine %hether tables
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have a header ro%
s"ecified.
$f disabled or not
confi&ured! tables are
checked for header ro%s
%ill a""ear in the
Sto" checkin& for blank
table ro%s and columns
,lank6o%*ol $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
*hecker does not
determine %hether blank
ro%s and blank columns
%ere inserted into tables.
$f disabled or not
checked for blank ro%s and
blank columns and any
*hecker.
Sto" checkin& for mer&ed
and s"lit cells
Sim"leStructure $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
*hecker does not
determine %hether tables
have mer&ed or s"lit cells.
$f disabled or not
checked for mer&ed and
s"lit cells and any issues
that it finds %ill a""ear in
Sto" checkin& that slide
titles exist
)asTitle $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
*hecker does not
determine %hether every
slide has a title
"laceholder.
$f disabled or not
confi&ured! slides are
checked for titles and any
*hecker.
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Sto" checkin& to make
sure that each slide has a
uni(ue title
;ni(ueTitle $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
*hecker does not
determine %hether every
slide has a uni(ue title.
$f disabled or not
confi&ured! slide titles are
checked for uni(ueness
%ill a""ear in the
Sto" checkin& to ensure a
meanin&ful order of
obEects on slides
Non.laceholderSha"es $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
%hether a slide has non7
"laceholder obEects %hich
mi&ht be read back out of
order.
$f disabled or not
confi&ured! slides are
checked for obEects %hich
mi&ht be read back out of
order and any issues that it
"resentations allo%
"ro&rammatic access
$6' $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
%hether "resentations
have blocked
"ro&rammatic access
throu&h :6'.
$f disabled or not
confi&ured! "resentations
are checked for
"ro&rammatic access and
any issues that it finds %ill
*hecker.

Group &olicy settings for 3ord 2013

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$etting for 3ord 2013 Associated registry ?ey Description
%hether obEects such as ima&es
and sha"es contain alt text.
obEects are checked for
alternative text and any issues
hy"erlink text is meanin&ful
'eanin&ful)y"erlinks $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
meanin&ful text.
hy"erlink text is checked and any
issues that it finds %ill a""ear in
Sto" checkin& for table header
Table)eaders $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
%hether tables have a header
ro% s"ecified.
tables are checked for header
ro%s and any issues that it finds
%ill a""ear in the 0ccessibility
*hecker.
Sto" checkin& for blank table
ro%s and columns
,lankTable*ells $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
%hether blank ro%s and blank
columns %ere inserted into
tables.
tables are checked for blank ro%s
and blank columns and any
Sto" checkin& for mer&ed and
s"lit cells
2:TableStructure $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
%hether tables have mer&ed or
s"lit cells.
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tables are checked for mer&ed
and s"lit cells and any issues that
it finds %ill a""ear in the
documents allo% "ro&rammatic
access
.ro&rammatic0ccess $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
*hecker does not check %hether
documents have blocked
"ro&rammatic access throu&h
:6'.
documents are checked for
"ro&rammatic access and any
Sto" checkin& to ensure lon&
documents use styles for
structure
Styles0sStructure $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
lon& documents have used styles
to define content structure.
documents are checked for style
usa&e and any issues that it finds
%ill a""ear in the 0ccessibility
*hecker.
Sto" checkin& to ensure styles
have been used fre(uently
)eadin&S"acin& $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
documents that use styles have
used them fre(uently enou&h to
accurately re"resent the
documentJs content structure.
$f disabled or not confi&ured! the
fre(uency of style usa&e is
checked and any issues that it
headin&s are succinct
Succinct)eadin&s $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
headin&s in a document are
succinct.
document headin&s are checked
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for len&th and any issues that it
Sto" checkin& %hether obEects
are floatin&
-loatin&ObEects $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
a document has obEects that are
floatin& instead of inline.
obEects are checked for floatin&
text %ra""in& "ro"erties and any
Sto" checkin& %hether blank
characters are used for
formattin&
,lank*haracters $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
multi"le consecutive %hite7s"ace
characters are used for
formattin&.
consecutive %hite7s"ace usa&e
and any issues that it finds %ill
*hecker.
Sto" checkin& for ima&e
%atermarks
$ma&e3atermarks $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
a document has ima&e
%atermarks.
%atermarks and any issues that it
Sto" checkin& to ensure headin&
styles do not ski" style level
)eadin&Order $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
headin&s in a document are used
in order.
$f disabled or not confi&ured! the
orderin& of headin&s in a
document is checked and any
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Sto" checkin& for tables used for
layout
ayoutTables6eadin&Order $f enabled! the 0ccessibility
*hecker does not fla& layout
tables 1that is! tables that have
no style a""lied2.
tables that have no styles are
fla&&ed and violations a""ear in

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Outloo? 2013
$ummary# -ind articles that %ill hel" you "lan! confi&ure! customi?e! and de"loy Outlook 2013.
,pplies to: 4ffice ()*5 < 4utloo# ()*5
To "lan an Outlook de"loyment or confi&ure Outlook 0ny%here! *ached Exchan&e 'ode! and
security and "rotection features! or to customi?e Outlook "rofiles! follo% the ste"s that are described in
these articles.
Outloo? 2013 deployment articles on 5ech(et

Article Description
.lannin& overvie% for Outlook 2013 .rovides information about %hat you should
consider %hen you "lan to de"loy Outlook 2013.
*hoose bet%een *ached Exchan&e 'ode and
Online 'ode for Outlook 2013
.rovides information about the t%o Exchan&e
connectivity modes that you can choose to use for
Outlook 2013 de"loyments
.lan feature customi?ations in Outlook 2013 .rovides information about ho% to "lan a *ached
Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment for Outlook 2013.
.lan feature customi?ations in Outlook 2013 .rovides information about some features that you
can confi&ure and de"loy %ith Outlook 2013.
*hoose security and "rotection settin&s for
Outlook 2013
.rovides information about security settin&s in
Outlook 2013.
*onfi&ure multi"le Exchan&e accounts for Outlook
2013
.rovides information about ho% administrators can
use the Office *ustomi?ation Tool to confi&ure
multi"le Exchan&e email accounts for an Outlook
2013 "rofile.
*onfi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode in Outlook
2013
:escribes ho% administrators can confi&ure
*ached Exchan&e 'ode for Exchan&e Server
email accounts in Outlook 2013.
*onfi&ure Outlook 0ny%here in Outlook 2013 Ex"lains ho% administrators can confi&ure Outlook
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Article Description
0ny%here in Outlook 2013.
*onfi&ure Eunk email settin&s in Outlook 2013 .rovides information about ho% to use Kunk E7mail
-ilter lists and confi&ure the Kunk E7mail -ilter and
automatic "icture do%nload to hel" users avoid
recei"t of Eunk email messa&es.

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&lanning overvie* for Outloo? 2013
$ummary!earn about %hat you should consider %hen you de"loy Outlook 2013.
,pplies to: 4utloo# ()*5
0 close revie% of the or&ani?ationJs messa&in& re(uirements %ill hel" you "lan the o"timal Outlook
2013 de"loyment.
$n this article#
:eterminin& an or&ani?ationAs needs
*hoosin& %hen and ho% to install Outlook
Outlook security and "rivacy considerations
;"&radin& from an earlier version of Outlook
0dditional considerations %hen "lannin& an Outlook u"&rade
Determining an organiGationZs needs
The or&ani?ationJs messa&in& environment hel"s sha"e the Outlook 2013 de"loyment. -actors to
consider include %hether you are u"&radin& Outlook! installin& the a""lication for the first time! "lannin&
for roamin& or remote users! or choosin& a combination of these and other factors.
M$% versus 2lic?.to.)un deployment methods
The ne% Office is available in t%o delivery formats# 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2 and *lick7to76un.
Traditional 3indo%s $nstaller7based de"loyments of Office 2013 are available for enter"rise
or&ani?ations throu&h volume licensin&. Office 2013*lick7to76un is available %ith an Office subscri"tion
of Office 389 .ro.lus. ;sers %ho do not have Office 389 accounts can do%nload Office 2013 from
Office.com.
The Office 389 .ro.lus offerin& "rovides the com"lete Office client suite as a monthly subscri"tion
service. Office 389 .ro.lus is "art of the Office 389 "roduct suite and is do%nloaded and mana&ed
throu&h the Office 389 .ortal. The do%nload "rocess for Office 389 .ro.lus is kno%n as *lick7to76un! a
streamin& and virtuali?ation technolo&y that is desi&ned to si&nificantly reduce the time that is re(uired
to do%nload and use Office 389 .ro.lus client "roducts. Streamin& enables users to be&in to use a
*lick7to76un "ro&ram before the com"lete "ro&ram is do%nloaded. -or more information! see Overvie%
of Office 389 .ro.lus .revie%.
0dministrators %ho have si&ned u" for Office 389 can also sta&e and de"loy *lick7to76un "roducts
from an on7"remises location. This is useful in scenarios %here administrators %ant to minimi?e the
demand on the net%ork or to "revent users from installin& "roducts from the $nternet because of
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cor"orate security re(uirements. To sta&e a de"loyment on7"remises! administrators use the Office
:e"loyment Tool for *lick7to76un. -or more information! see Office :e"loyment Tool for *lick7to76un.
The 'S$ and *lick7to76un versions of the ne% Office and Outlook 2013 have different confi&uration
o"tions and administration tools. -or the *lick7to76un version of Outlook 2013! you can chan&e the
settin&s from the default confi&uration by de"loyin& =rou" .olicy settin&s or re&istry keys. -or the 'S$
version of Outlook 2013! you can use =rou" .olicy and the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to s"ecify
user settin&s. $f you %ant to enforce s"ecific settin&s! you must use =rou" .olicy. -or more information!
see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013 and *ustomi?ation overvie% for *lick7to76un.
pgrade or initial installation of Outloo?
$f you are u"&radin& to Outlook 2013 from an earlier version of Outlook! consider %hether you %ill
mi&rate "revious settin&s! chan&e user "rofiles! and use ne% customi?ation o"tions. ,y default! user
settin&s are mi&rated automatically! exce"t for security settin&s. *ustomi?ation of Outlook settin&s is
o"tional and only needed if you %ant to chan&e the settin&s from the default confi&uration. 0lso Outlook
can automatically create a ne% Outlook "rofile by usin& the 0ccount 0uto *onfi&uration "rocess
10utodiscover2. $f you are de"loyin& Office 2013 1a 'S$ de"loyment2! the Office *ustomi?ation Tool
1O*T2 enables you to mi&rate usersJ current settin&s and make other customi?ations. -or exam"le! you
can define ne% 'icrosoft Exchan&e servers or customi?e ne% features. $f you are de"loyin& Office 389
.ro.lus and must chan&e settin&s from the default confi&uration! you can use =rou" .olicy or the
re&istry.
$f you are de"loyin& Outlook on client com"uters for the first time! you should use the 0ccount 0uto
*onfi&uration "rocess 10utodiscover2 to automatically create ne% Outlook "rofiles. $f you are de"loyin&
Office 2013 and must chan&e settin&s from the default confi&urations! you can use the O*T to define
"rofile settin&s for users. $f you are de"loyin& Outlook as "art of Office 389 .ro.lus! you can de"loy
re&istry settin&s to define "rofile settin&s.
-or more information! see the follo%in& articles.
*ustomi?ation overvie% for *lick7to76un
Migrating data
3hen you u"&rade from Office Outlook 2003! Outlook 2004! or Outlook 2010 to Outlook 2013Outlook
data is mi&rated. :ata mi&ration from versions of Outlook earlier than Office Outlook 2003 and other
email a""lications is not su""orted in Outlook 2013.
)emote and roaming users
<ou can customi?e Outlook to o"timi?e the ex"erience for remote and roamin& users! and to set u"
Outlook for multi"le users on the same com"uter.
<ou mi&ht %ant to confi&ure features such as Outlook 0ny%here 1kno%n as 6.* over )TT. in earlier
versions of Outlook2 and *ached Exchan&e 'ode for remote users. These features enhance the user
ex"erience %hen Outlook is used over slo%er or less reliable connections. ,y usin& Outlook 0ny%here!
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you can confi&ure connections that enable users to connect more securely from the $nternet to
Exchan&e servers in your or&ani?ation or to Exchan&e Online %ithout usin& a virtual "rivate net%ork
1/.N2 connection. *ached Exchan&e 'ode is an Outlook feature that %as introduced %ith Office
Outlook 2003. $t creates a local co"y of usersJ mailboxes. *ached Exchan&e 'ode is recommended for
all confi&urations! but es"ecially benefits remote users. The feature enables users to have more reliable
access to their Outlook data! %hether or not they are connected to a net%ork. -or more information! see
*onfi&ure Outlook 0ny%here in Outlook 2013 and .lan a *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment in
Outlook 2013.
3hen multi"le users share the same com"uter! use 3indo%s lo&on features on the com"uterJs
o"eratin& system to mana&e user lo&on verification. ;nless you de"loy the *lick7276un version of
Outlook %hich is available %ith Office 389 .ro.lus! users must use the same version of Outlook. $f you
de"loy the 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2 version of Outlook! only one version of Outlook can be
installed on the same com"uter. See Su""orted scenarios for more information. To learn more about
ho% to set u" multi"le Outlook users on the same com"uter! see ;sin& Outlook on a com"uter you
share %ith other "eo"le.
Multilingual reRuirements
Office 2013 "rovides broad su""ort for de"loyment in international or multilin&ual environments. 0s %ith
the 2004 'icrosoft Office system and Office 2010 suites! the Office 2013 "roduct consists of the
lan&ua&e7neutral core "acka&e "lus one or more lan&ua&e7s"ecific "acka&es. $n addition to the
"roofin& tools that are included in each lan&ua&e version! you can do%nload and de"loy "roofin& tools
for other lan&ua&es to hel" multilin&ual &rou"s %ork %ith and edit files in many lan&ua&es. -or more
information! see .lan for multilan&ua&e de"loyment of Office 2013.
Outlook 2013 su""orts ;nicode throu&hout the "roduct to hel" multilin&ual or&ani?ations seamlessly
exchan&e messa&es and other information in a multilin&ual environment.
2lient and messaging server platforms
Some features of Outlook 2013 1for exam"le! *ached Exchan&e 'ode2 re(uire Exchan&e Server as a
messa&in& "latform. 0lthou&h Outlook 2013 %orks %ell %ith earlier versions of Exchan&e! some
features of Outlook 2013 re(uire s"ecific versions of Exchan&e. ,ecause of this and other im"roved
inte&ration %ith Exchan&e throu&hout Outlook 2013! %e recommend that you combine Outlook 2013
%ith the latest version of Exchan&e Server or use Exchan&e Online. -or more information! see 0ssess
ho% Outlook 2013 %orks %ith different versions of Exchan&e Server.
:e"loyment customi?ation decisions for Outlook 2013 de"end on %hich version of Exchan&e Server
you use. $f you currently use Exchan&e Server as your messa&in& server and you have not u"&raded to
Exchan&e 2004 or a later version! consider coordinatin& the Exchan&e Server u"&rade or Exchan&e
Online mi&ration %ith the de"loyment timin& for Outlook 2013. Exchan&e Server 2004 is the earliest
version of Exchan&e Server that can be used %ith Outlook 2013.
$f you have an on7"remises Exchan&e Server and "lan to add Exchan&e Online to co7exist in your
environment! there are t%o thin&s to consider#
There is no cross7"remises mana&er dele&ation. $f the mana&erAs account is connected to
Exchan&e Online! the dele&ateAs account must be on Exchan&e Online too.
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0n account that is on7"remises cannot have LSend 0sM "ermissions for an account that is
connected to Exchan&e Online.
0lso be a%are that the user authentication method is different bet%een an on7"remises Exchan&e
Server and Exchan&e Online. 0n Exchan&e Online user enters his or her email address 1as the user
name2 and "ass%ord. )o%ever! the user can decide to save the "ass%ord so that the user only has to
enter it one time.
2hoosing *hen and ho* to install Outloo?
<ou have o"tions for %hen and ho% you install Outlook 2013. -or exam"le! consider %hether %hich of
the follo%in& %ould be best for your or&ani?ation#
$nstall or u"&rade Outlook for different &rou"s of users in sta&es! or at the same time.
$nstall Outlook as a stand7alone a""lication.
$nstall Outlook before! durin&! or after an Office 2013 installation.
Each or&ani?ation has a different environment and mi&ht make a different choice about timin& Outlook
2013 u"&rades. -or exam"le! you mi&ht have a messa&in& &rou" that is res"onsible for u"&radin&
Outlook and a se"arate &rou" that "lans de"loyment for other Office a""lications. $n this case! it mi&ht
be easier to u"&rade Outlook se"arately from the rest of Office! instead of tryin& to coordinate
de"loyment bet%een the t%o &rou"s.
Note that the 'S$ version of Outlook 2013 cannot coexist %ith earlier versions of Outlook on the same
com"uter. )o%ever! you can install a *lick7to76un version of Outlook 2013 to run side7by7side %ith
Outlook 2004 or Outlook 2010. )o%ever! side7by7side installations of Outlook 2013 %ith earlier versions
of Outlook! such as Office Outlook 2003 are not su""orted.
2ustomiGing Outloo? settings and profiles
<ou can customi?e an 'S$ installation of Outlook to handle Outlook user settin&s and "rofiles in t%o
%ays#
S"ecify Outlook user settin&s in the O*T.
S"ecify o"tions for mana&in& ne% and existin& Outlook "rofiles in the O*T or use an Outlook
.rofile file 1."rf2.
-or exam"le! you can enable Outlook users to mi&rate their current "rofiles and settin&s %hile default
"rofiles and settin&s are defined for ne% Outlook users. <ou can also chan&e existin& "rofiles and
establish ne% default "rofiles for ne% Outlook users. $f you de"loy Outlook 2013 to&ether %ith
Exchan&e Server 2010 or Exchan&e Online! you can add more than one Exchan&e account for a "rofile
by usin& the O*T or ."rf file.
3hen you use the O*T to customi?e Outlook! you save choices and other installation "references in
the customi?ation .ms" file that is a""lied durin& Setu". ater! you u"date settin&s and "rofile
information by o"enin& the file in the O*T and savin& a ne% co"y of the file.
-or more information about ho% to confi&ure Outlook "rofiles! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in
Office 2013 and *ustomi?e Outlook "rofiles by usin& an Outlook .rofile 1.6-2 file. These articles also
a""ly to environments that have Exchan&e Online de"loyed.
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-or *lick7to76un installations of Outlook 2013! you can use =rou" .olicy or re&istry keys to customi?e
Outlook settin&s and "rofiles.
2onfiguring subscriptions and other sharing features for Outloo?
0s %ith Office Outlook 2004 and Outlook 2010! Outlook 2013 includes features that let you easily
subscribe to ne% sources of content and share the features %ith users inside and outside your
or&ani?ation. *ontent sources include Share.oint -oundation 2013 and Share.oint -oundation 2013
contacts! tasks! and calendars! to&ether %ith local and $nternet7based calendars 1i*als2.
6eally Sim"le Syndication 16SS2 is another sharin& feature that enables users to subscribe to internal
or $nternet7based sources of syndicated content 1.xml files2 to avoid havin& to check a site for ne%
information. <ou can de"loy s"ecific 6SS feeds or calendar subscri"tions to users! confi&ure settin&s to
mana&e ho% users can share these subscri"tions or content! s"ecify ho% often the servers u"date
usersJ co"ies of the data! and more.
sing Outloo? *ith )emote Des?top $ervices ,formerly ?no*n as
5erminal $ervices-
6emote :eskto" Services in 3indo%s Server enables you to install a sin&le volume licensed co"y of an
'S$ version of Outlook 2013 on a 6emote :eskto" Services7enabled com"uter. $nstead of runnin&
Outlook on local com"uters! multi"le users connect to the server and run Outlook from that server.
To achieve o"timal results %hen you use Outlook %ith 6emote :eskto" Services! think about ho% you
customi?e your Outlook confi&uration. -or exam"le! in Outlook 2013 you can confi&ure *ached
Exchan&e 'ode %ith 6emote :eskto" Services. )o%ever! you %ill have to "rovide sufficient disk s"ace
to accommodate each userAs mailbox on the 6emote :eskto" Session )ost server 1terminal server2.
Note that Outlook mi&ht be "art of an environment that includes other a""lications that are "rovided on
the same 6emote :eskto" Session )ost com"uter. -or more information! see *ached Exchan&e 'ode
in a 6emote :eskto" Session )ost environment# "lannin& considerations 1Outlook 20102 1%hite "a"er2.
0lthou&h this article is for Outlook 2010! the content still a""lies to Outlook 2013.
Mail apps for Outloo?
0 mail a"" for Outlook is a cloud7enabled a""lication that inte&rates rich! scenario7focused content and
services to&ether %ith Outlook 2013. <ou can obtain a""s for Outlook from the Office Store. Exchan&e
0dministrators can make s"ecific a""s for Outlook available to their end7users if their Exchan&e
accounts are on Exchan&e Server 2013. -or more information! see Overvie% of a""s for Office 2013.
AutoArchive in Outloo?
Outlook mailboxes &ro% as users create and receive items. To kee" mailboxes mana&eable! users
need another "lace to store or archive older items that are im"ortant but rarely used. $t is ty"ically most
convenient to automatically move these older items to the archive folder and to discard items %hose
content has ex"ired and is no lon&er valid. Outlook 2013 0uto0rchive can mana&e this "rocess
automatically for users. )o%ever! %e recommend that you use the .ersonal 0rchive feature in
Exchan&e Server 2013 'essa&in& 6ecords 'ana&ement 1'6'2 1or in Exchan&e Online2 because it
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eliminates the need for .ersonal -older files 1."st2. ,y usin& .ersonal 0rchive in Exchan&e Server 2013
or in Exchan&e Online! the email archive folders are stored online so that users can access the
archived files by usin& Outlook 3eb 0"" or from a secondary com"uter by usin& Outlook 2013. ,y
usin& either of these client a""lications! users can vie% an archive mailbox and move or co"y
messa&es bet%een their "rimary mailboxes and the archive.
Note that %hen .ersonal 0rchive is enabled! 0uto0rchive is not available to the user and does not
archive messa&es.
$f you "lan to de"loy Outlook 2013 to&ether %ith Exchan&e Server 2010! Exchan&e Server 2013 or
Exchan&e Online! consider usin& the Exchan&e Server .ersonal 0rchive feature instead of Outlook
2013 0uto0rchive. -or more information! see ;nderstandin& .ersonal 0rchive# Exchan&e 2010 )el"!
.lan for com"liance and archivin& in Outlook 2010! and 'icrosoft Exchan&e Online 0rchivin&.
$f you choose to use the 0uto0rchive feature in Outlook 2013! you can confi&ure the settin&s to
customi?e Outlook 2013 0uto0rchive by usin& the Outlook =rou" .olicy tem"late 1Outlk19.adm2. Or if
you are de"loyin& the 'S$ version of Outlook you can confi&ure default settin&s by usin& the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2! in %hich case users can chan&e the settin&s.
Outloo? data files ,6pst-
$f you "lan to de"loy Outlook 2013 to&ether %ith Exchan&e Server 2013 or Exchan&e Online! %e
recommend that you use the .ersonal 0rchive feature in Exchan&e Server 2013 'essa&in& 6ecords
'ana&ement 1'6'2 1or in Exchan&e Online2 because it eliminates the need for Outlook data files
1."st2. ,y usin& the .ersonal 0rchive in Exchan&e Server 2013 or in Exchan&e Online! the email
archive is stored online so that users can access the archived files by usin& Outlook 3eb 0"" or from a
secondary com"uter by usin& Outlook 2013. ,y usin& either of these client a""lications! users can vie%
an archive mailbox and move or co"y messa&es bet%een their "rimary mailboxes and the archive. -or
more information! see ;nderstandin& .ersonal 0rchive# Exchan&e 2010 )el"! .lan for com"liance and
archivin& in Outlook 2010! and 'icrosoft Exchan&e Online 0rchivin&.
$f you "lan to de"loy Outlook 2013 to&ether %ith Exchan&e Server 2004! you can confi&ure ."st files to
be stored locally 1recommended2 or on a net%ork share. Storin& ."st files on a net%ork share is
unsu""orted in most scenarios. *onsider storin& ."st files on a net%ork share only if the net%ork has
hi&h band%idth and reliability. $f a userAs ."st file is stored on a net%ork share and the user loses the
connection to the net%ork! the user mi&ht lose unsaved chan&es and have a "oor Outlook ex"erience.
)etention policies in Outloo?
6etention "olicy settin&s can hel" users follo% retention "olicy &uidelines that your or&ani?ation
establishes for document retention. <ou cannot de"loy 0uto0rchive7based retention settin&s throu&h
Outlook 2013 by usin& =rou" .olicy. $f you must de"loy retention "olicies! ex"lore the 'essa&in&
6ecords 'ana&ement 1'6'2 features in Exchan&e Server. -or more information! see 'essa&in&
6ecords 'ana&ement# Exchan&e 2010 )el" and .lan for com"liance and archivin& in Outlook 2010.
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Outloo? security and privacy considerations
Outlook includes many security and "rivacy features! some of %hich are hi&hli&hted in the follo%in&
sections. -or more information about ho% to "lan for security and "rivacy in Outlook 2013! see *hoose
security and "rotection settin&s for Outlook 2013.
1imiting viruses and Sun? email messages for users
Outlook 2013 includes features to hel" minimi?e the s"read of viruses and to hel" users avoid Eunk
email.
0s in Outlook 2004 and Outlook 2010! in Outlook 2013 you can confi&ure virus7"revention and other
security settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy to su""ort the needs of an or&ani?ation. <ou can also use the
Outlook Security Tem"late to confi&ure settin&s! as in earlier releases of Outlook. ,y usin& either
confi&uration method! you can! for exam"le! modify the list of file ty"es that are blocked in email
messa&es.
The ObEect 'odel 1O'2 =uard that hel"s "revent viruses from usin& the Outlook 0ddress ,ook 1O0,2
to s"read is u"dated. Outlook checks for u"7to7date antivirus soft%are to hel" determine %hen to
dis"lay O0, access %arnin&s and other Outlook security %arnin&s.
Outlook 2013 has several features to hel" users reduce recei"t of Eunk email messa&es. Outlook 2013
includes a Kunk Email -ilter that re"laces the rules that %ere used in earlier versions of Outlook to filter
mail. 'essa&es cau&ht by the filter are moved to the Kunk Email folder! %here they can be vie%ed or
deleted later.
Kunk email senders can include a %eb beacon in )T' email messa&es that includes external content!
such as &ra"hic ima&es. 3hen users o"en or vie% the email! the %eb beacons verify that their email
addresses are valid. This increases the "robability that users %ill receive more Eunk email messa&es.
Outlook 2013 reduces the "robability that users %ill become tar&ets for future Eunk email by blockin&
automatic "icture do%nloads from external servers by default.
Outlook 2013 hel"s "rotect a&ainst issues that are created by "hishin& email messa&es and dece"tive
domain names. ,y default! Outlook screens "hishin& email messa&es. These messa&es seem to be
le&itimate but they ca"ture "ersonal information! such as a userJs bank account number and "ass%ord.
Outlook also hel"s "revent the recei"t of email messa&es from dece"tive users by %arnin& about
sus"icious domain names in email addresses. Outlook 2013 su""orts internationali?ed domain names
1$:Ns2 in email addresses. $:Ns allo% "eo"le to re&ister and use domain names in their native
lan&ua&es instead of online En&lish. $:N su""ort allo%s "hishers to send homo&ra"h attacks! a
situation in %hich a look7alike domain name is created by usin& al"habet characters from different
lan&ua&es! not Eust En&lish! %ith the intention of deceivin& users into thinkin& that they are visitin& a
le&itimate %ebsite.
-or more information! see *hoose security and "rotection settin&s for Outlook 2013 and .lan for
limitin& Eunk email in Outlook 2010.
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2onfiguring cryptographic features for Outloo?
Outlook "rovides cry"to&ra"hic features for sendin& and receivin& security7enhanced email messa&es
over the $nternet or local intranet. <ou can customi?e features in an Outlook 2013 de"loyment to set
cry"to&ra"hic o"tions that are a""ro"riate for your or&ani?ation.
<ou can also im"lement additional features to hel" im"rove security in email messa&in&. -or exam"le!
you can "rovide security labels that match your or&ani?ationJs security "olicy. 0n $nternal ;se Only
label mi&ht be im"lemented as a security label to a""ly to email messa&es that should not be sent or
for%arded outside your com"any.
-or more information! see .lan for email messa&in& cry"to&ra"hy in Outlook 2010.
)estricting permission on email messages
$nformation 6i&hts 'ana&ement 1$6'2 hel"s users "revent sensitive email messa&es and other Office
content! such as documents and %orksheets! from bein& for%arded! edited! or co"ied by unauthori?ed
"eo"le. $n Outlook 2013! users can use $6' to mark email messa&es %ith N:o not for%ard!N %hich
automatically restricts "ermission for reci"ients to for%ard! "rint! or co"y the messa&e. $n addition! you
can define customi?ed Office7%ide $6' "ermission "olicies for your or&ani?ationJs needs and can
de"loy the ne% "ermission "olicies for users to use %ith email messa&es or other Office documents.
-or more information! see .lan for $nformation 6i&hts 'ana&ement in Office 2013.
Outloo? 2013 and email protocols and servers
Outlook 2013 can be used %ith many email servers and services. The "rimary email servers and
services su""orted by Outlook include the follo%in&#
Sim"le 'ail Transfer .rotocol 1S'T.2
.ost Office .rotocol version 3 1.O.32
$nternet 'ail 0ccess .rotocol version > 1$'0.>2
'0.$ for Exchan&e Server 1version 2004 and later versions2
Exchan&e 0ctive Sync for connection to services such as Outlook.com 1)otmail2 to access mail!
calendar! contacts and tasks
Other messa&in& and information sources! such as )e%lett7.ackard O"en'ail. ;se of these
additional service "roviders is made "ossible by ho% Outlook 2013 uses the '0.$ extensibility
interface.
;sers can use the *ontacts! Tasks! and *alendar features in Outlook 2013 %ithout bein& connected to
an email server.
pgrading from an earlier version of Outloo?
<ou can install Outlook 2013 over any "revious installation of Outlook. 0s in other Office 2013
a""lications! user settin&s that are stored in the re&istry are mi&rated %hen you u"&rade from Office
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Outlook 2003 or later versions to Outlook 2013. $f a '0.$ "rofile already exists on a userJs com"uter!
you ty"ically can confi&ure a de"loyment to continue to use the "rofile
The 'S$ version of Outlook 2013 cannot coexist %ith earlier versions of Outlook on the same com"uter.
)o%ever! you can install a *lick7to76un version of Outlook 2013 to run side7by7side %ith Outlook 2004
or Outlook 2010. ,ut! side7by7side installations of Outlook to&ether %ith earlier versions! such as Office
Outlook 2003 are not su""orted. $f you determine that users have to run Outlook 2004 or Outlook 2010
side7by7side %ith Outlook 2013! de"loy the *lick7to76un version of Outlook 2013 or de"loy Outlook
2013 %ith a""lication virtuali?ation.
3hen you u"&rade users from an earlier version of Outlook! you must make choices about ho% to
confi&ure user "rofiles! consider *ached Exchan&e 'ode issues! and be a%are of fax and forms
chan&es.
-or an overvie% of feature chan&es and mi&ration considerations! see 3hatJs ne% in Outlook 2013
.revie% and *han&es in Office 2013 .revie%.
pgrading to Office 2013 *ith 2ached :4change Mode enabled
The "rocess of u"&radin& users %ho currently have *ached Exchan&e 'ode enabled in Office Outlook
2003! Office Outlook 2004 or Outlook 2010 is strai&htfor%ard. $f you do not chan&e *ached Exchan&e
'ode settin&s! the same settin&s are ke"t for Outlook 2013.
,y default! %hen Outlook 2013 is installed! a ne% com"ressed version of the Outlook data file 1.ost2 is
created. This ne% com"ressed version of the .ost is u" to >0P smaller than the si?e of the .ost files that
%ere created in earlier versions of Outlook. $f you must kee" Outlook 2013 from creatin& a ne%
com"ressed Outlook data file 1.ost2! use the Outlook =rou" .olicy tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2 to enable
the Do not create ne* O$5 file on upgrade "olicy. <ou can find this settin& under ser
2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139Account $ettings9:4change.
T%o ne% features are available %ith *ached Exchan&e 'ode in Outlook 2013# Exchan&e -ast 0ccess
and Sync Slider. Exchan&e -ast 0ccess combines the instant7access of Online 'ode %ith the offline
ca"abilities and syncin& robustness of *ached Exchan&e 'ode. This is s"ecifically useful %hen
synchroni?in& data locally %ould take enou&h time to be noticed by the user 1for exam"le! durin& initial
synchroni?ation! or resumin& after returnin& from vacation2. 3hen you first start Outlook 2013! you %ill
immediately see your most recent email messa&es and a com"letely u"7to7date calendar. Outlook 2013
caches items in the back&round %ithout affectin& the userJs ex"erience.
Sync Slider allo%s an Outlook 2013 user to limit the email messa&es that are synchroni?ed locally in an
Outlook data file 1.ost2. ,y default! if *ached Exchan&e 'ode is enabled! Outlook 2013 %ill only cache
email messa&es from the last 12 months and remove anythin& older than 12 months from the local
cache. ;sers can vie% messa&es that %ere removed from the local cache by scrollin& to the end of an
email list in a folder and clickin& the messa&e 2lic? here to vie* more on Microsoft :4change.
;sers can also chan&e ho% many email messa&es are ke"t offline. <ou! as the $T 0dministrator! can
chan&e the default a&e or enforce the a&e of email messa&es that are removed from the local cache by
usin& =rou" .olicy or the Office *ustomi?ation Tool to set 2ached :4change Mode $ync $ettings.
-or more information! see *ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s for Outlook 2013.
-or additional *ached Exchan&e 'ode "lannin& considerations! see .lan a *ached Exchan&e 'ode
de"loyment in Outlook 2013.
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Additional considerations *hen planning an Outloo?
upgrade
To "re"are for an u"&rade! you must determine ans%ers to the follo%in& additional (uestions#
Should you u"&rade to Exchan&e Server 2010 or mi&rate to Exchan&e Online to take advanta&e of
features such as :ata oss .rotection! inte&rated email archive! centrali?ed ri&hts mana&ement!
su""ort for multi"le Exchan&e accounts! 'ailTi"s! .olicy Ti"s! /oice 'ail .revie% and .rotected
/oice 'ailT -or more information! see 'icrosoft Exchan&e on TechNet! and 0ssess ho% Outlook
2013 %orks %ith different versions of Exchan&e Server.
Should you chan&e Outlook user "rofiles as "art of an u"&radeT -or exam"le! you mi&ht define a
ne% Exchan&e Server 1like Exchan&e Online2 or enable ne% features of Outlook 2013. -or more
information about ho% to customi?e Outlook "rofiles for the 'S$ version of Outlook 2013! see Office
*ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013 and .lan feature customi?ations in Outlook 2013. These
articles a""ly to Outlook 2013 %ith Exchan&e Server 2004 and Exchan&e Server 2010.
)o% should you create and store a backu" of your existin& installationT ,efore you u"&rade to any
ne% release! %e recommend that you back u" existin& data. -or more information about ho% to
back u" Outlook files! see ,ack u" Outlook data %ith the 'icrosoft Outlook .ersonal -olders
,acku" tool.
)o% %ill users learn about the ne% interface and features of Office 2013T -or more information!
see ;ser 6eadiness for Office 2013 .revie%.
3ill any discontinued features or ne% or chan&ed functionality affect %hen and ho% you u"&radeT
-or a list of chan&es from earlier versions of Outlook! see *han&es in Office 2013 .revie%.
3ill you have to assess and remediate Outlook add7ins in your environmentT
Outlook 2013 enforces a fast shutdo%n "rocess for add7ins. The shutdo%n "rocess "revents
add7ins from causin& lon& delays by holdin& on to resources after the user exits Outlook.
0lthou&h this chan&e could adversely affect some existin& add7ins! add7in vendors and $T
administrators can resolve those effects by forcin& Outlook to revert to the standard add7in
shutdo%n "rocess. -or more information about the ne% shutdo%n "rocess! see Shutdo%n
*han&es for Outlook 2010. -or more information about add7in assessment and remediation!
see *om"atibility in Office 2013 .revie%.
Exchan&e *lient Extensions 1E*Es2 do not load in Outlook 2013. Some third7"arty a""lications
such as archivin& or security solutions use E*Es and must be u"dated for Outlook 2013. -or
more information! see 0nnouncin& the de"recation of Exchan&e *lient Extensions.
$f you are installin& 8>7bit Outlook 2013! you must u"date 327bit '0.$ a""lications! add7ins!
and macros for Outlook to 8>7bit. -or more information! see 8>7bit editions of Office 2013
.revie%! ,uildin& '0.$ 0""lications on 327,it and 8>7,it .latforms and :evelo"in& Outlook
2010 Solutions for 327,it and 8>7,it Systems.
.lan a *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment in Outlook 2013
*han&es in Office 2013 .revie%
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3hatJs ne% in Outlook 2013 .revie%
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2hoose bet*een 2ached :4change Mode and
Online Mode for Outloo? 2013
$ummary! earn about the t%o Exchan&e connectivity modes that you can choose to use for Outlook
2013 de"loyments.
Outlook 2013 offers t%o basic connectivity modes %hen you are connected to an Exchan&e Server
com"uter# *ached Exchan&e 'ode or Online 'ode. This article discusses %hich connectivity mode
mi&ht be a""ro"riate for your environment.
$n this article#
Overvie% of *ached Exchan&e 'ode and Online 'ode
*hoosin& bet%een *ached Exchan&e 'ode and Online 'ode
)o% *ached Exchan&e 'ode can hel" im"rove the Outlook user ex"erience
Outlook features that can reduce the effectiveness of *ached Exchan&e 'ode
Overvie* of 2ached :4change Mode and Online
Mode
3hen you confi&ure an Outlook 2013 account to use *ached Exchan&e 'ode! Outlook 2013 %orks
from a local co"y of a userJs 'icrosoft Exchan&e mailbox that is stored in an offline data file 1.ost file2 on
the userJs com"uter! to&ether %ith the Offline 0ddress ,ook 1O0,2. The cached mailbox and O0, are
u"dated "eriodically from the Exchan&e Server com"uter.
*ached Exchan&e 'ode %as introduced in Outlook 2003 to "rovide users a better online and offline
ex"erience. *ached Exchan&e 'ode lets users move bet%een connected and disconnected
environments %ithout interru"tin& their ex"erience in Outlook. 0lso! it insulates users from net%ork
latency and connectivity issues %hile they are usin& Outlook.
$n contrast! Online 'ode %orks by usin& information directly from the server. 3hen ne% information is
re(uired in Outlook! a re(uest is made to the server and the information is dis"layed. 'ailbox data is
only cached in memory and never %ritten to disk.
The user can select *ached Exchan&e 'ode or Online 'ode durin& account setu" or by chan&in& the
account settin&s. <ou can also de"loy the mode by usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 or
=rou" .olicy.
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2hoosing bet*een 2ached :4change Mode and
Online Mode
3hen to use 2ached :4change Mode
*ached Exchan&e 'ode is the "remier confi&uration in Outlook 2013. 3e recommend it in all
circumstances! exce"t those s"ecifically indicated in 3hen to use Online 'ode later in this article.
0lthou&h %e recommend *ached Exchan&e 'ode in most user confi&urations! it is es"ecially valuable
for the follo%in& ty"es of users#
.ortable com"uter users %ho fre(uently move in and out of connectivity.
;sers %ho fre(uently %ork offline or %ithout connectivity.
;sers %ho have hi&h7latency connections 1&reater than 900ms2 to the Exchan&e Server com"uter.
3hen to use Online Mode
Online 'ode is the le&acy method of connectin& to 'icrosoft Exchan&e. $t is a fully su""orted
confi&uration in Outlook 2013. Online 'ode has value in certain scenarios in %hich the behavior of
*ached Exchan&e 'ode is un%anted. The follo%in& scenarios are exam"les#
L+ioskM scenarios in %hich a "articular com"uter has many users %ho access different Outlook
accounts and the delay to do%nload e7mail messa&es to a local cache is unacce"table.
)eavily re&ulated com"liance or secure environments in %hich data must not ever be stored locally.
$n these environments! %e recommend that you evaluate Encry"tin& -ile System 1E-S2 or
,itocker in addition to *ached Exchan&e 'ode as a "otential solution.
/ery lar&e mailboxes on com"uters that have insufficient hard disk s"ace for a local co"y of the
mailbox.
/ery lar&e mailboxes 1&reater than 29 =,2 on %hich "erformance considerations become an issue
in *ached Exchan&e 'ode.
/irtuali?ed or 6emote :eskto" Services 1Terminal Services2 environments that run Outlook 2013
and on %hich disk si?e or disk in"ut@out"ut 1$@O2 limitations "revent runnin& *ached Exchan&e
'ode at the desired scale.
$f you %ork %ith a very lar&e mailbox! you can reduce the si?e of the local data file by usin& *ached
Exchan&e 'ode %ith the Exchan&e -ast 0ccess Sync Slider enabled. Sync Slider allo%s an Outlook
2013 user to limit the email messa&es that are synchroni?ed locally in an Outlook data file 1.ost2. ,y
default! if *ached Exchan&e 'ode is enabled! Outlook 2013 %ill only cache email messa&es from the
last 12 months and it %ill remove anythin& older than 12 months from the local cache. The email
messa&es that are removed from the local cache %ill still be available for users to vie%. ;sers can scroll
to the end of an email list in a folder and then choose the messa&e 2lic? here to vie* more on
Microsoft :4change to vie% the email messa&es that %ere removed. -or more information! see
Synchroni?ation! disk s"ace! and "erformance considerations for *ached Exchan&e 'ode.
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$f you %ork %ith a very lar&e mailbox on %hich "erformance considerations become an issue in *ached
Exchan&e 'ode! see )o% to troubleshoot "erformance issues in Outlook.
$pecial considerations for 2ached :4change Mode
Outlook 2013 su""orts runnin& in *ached Exchan&e 'ode in a 6emote :eskto" Services 1Terminal
Services2 environment that has multi"le users. 3hen you confi&ure a com"uter that is runnin& 6emote
:eskto" Services 1Terminal Services2 to use *ached Exchan&e 'ode! you must consider the additional
stora&e s"ace and disk $@O that are re(uired for multi"le client access.
,y default! ne% Exchan&e accounts that are set u" on a com"uter that is runnin& 6emote :eskto"
Services 1Terminal Services2 use Online 'ode. ;"on setu"! the user can decide to enable *ached
Exchan&e 'ode or this settin& can be controlled by usin& the se 2ached :4change Mode for ne*
and e4isting Outloo? profiles o"tion in the Office *ustomi?ation Tool or =rou" .olicy.
$n very limited band%idth environments! *ached Exchan&e 'ode can be confi&ured to do%nload only
e7mail headers and a 2987character "revie% of the messa&e body. -or more information! see *onfi&ure
*ached Exchan&e 'ode in Outlook 2013.
Even %hen it is confi&ured in *ached Exchan&e 'ode! Outlook 2013 must contact the server directly to
do certain o"erations. These o"erations do not function %hen Outlook is not connected and can take
lon&er to com"lete on hi&h7latency connections. These o"erations include the follo%in&#
3orkin& %ith Shared -olders that %ere not made available offline. -or more information! see
*onfi&ure Offline 0vailability for a Shared -older.
6etrievin& -ree@,usy information
Settin&! chan&in&! or cancelin& an Out of Office messa&e
0ccessin& .ublic -olders
6etrievin& ri&hts to a ri&hts7"rotected messa&e
Editin& rules
6etrievin& 'ailTi"s
6etrievin& .olicy Ti"s
8o* 2ached :4change Mode can help improve the
Outloo? user e4perience
;se of *ached Exchan&e 'ode "rovides the follo%in& key benefits#
Shields the user from net%ork and server connection issues.
-acilitates s%itchin& from online to offline for mobile users.
,y cachin& the userJs mailbox and the O0, locally! Outlook no lon&er de"ends on continuous net%ork
connectivity for access to user information. 3hile connected! Outlook continuously u"dates usersA
mailboxes so that the mailboxes are ke"t u"7to7date. $f a user disconnects from the net%ork! for
exam"le! by removin& a "ortable com"uter! such as a la"to"! from a dockin& station! the latest
information is automatically available offline.
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$n Outlook 2013! Exchan&e -ast 0ccess is a ne% feature that is available %ith *ached Exchan&e 'ode.
$t combines the instant access of Online 'ode %ith the offline ca"abilities and syncin& robustness of
*ached Exchan&e 'ode. 3hen *ached Exchan&e 'ode is enabled! and users first start Outlook 2013!
they immediately see their most recent email messa&es and u"7to7date calendar information as if they
are in Online 'ode. Outlook 2013 caches a local co"y the userAs mailbox in the back&round to "re"are
the user for offline use %ithout affectin& the userJs ex"erience. This is es"ecially hel"ful in scenarios
%hen syncin& data locally %ould take enou&h time to be noticed by the user 1for exam"le! initial sync!
resume! returnin& from vacation2.
,esides usin& local co"ies of mailboxes to im"rove the user ex"erience! *ached Exchan&e 'ode
o"timi?es the ty"e and amount of data that is sent over a connection %ith the server. -or exam"le! if the
On slo* connections# do*nload only headers settin& is confi&ured in the Office *ustomi?ation Tool!
Outlook chan&es the ty"e and amount of data sent over the connection.
(ote!
Outlook checks the net%ork ada"ter s"eed on the userJs com"uter to determine a userJs
connection s"eed! as su""lied by the o"eratin& system. 6e"orted net%ork ada"ter s"eeds of
125 kilobytes 1+,2 or lo%er are defined as slo% connections. ;nder some circumstances! the
net%ork ada"ter s"eed mi&ht not accurately reflect data throu&h"ut for users. -or more
information about adEustin& the behavior of Outlook in these scenarios! see 'ana&in& Outlook
behavior for "erceived slo% connections in .lan a *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment in
Outlook 2013.
Outlook can ada"t to chan&in& connection environments by offerin& different levels of o"timi?ation!
such as disconnectin& from a cor"orate local area net%ork 10N2! &oin& offline! and then re7
establishin& a connection to the server over a slo%er! dial7u" connection. 3hen the Exchan&e Server
connection ty"e chan&es! such as 0N! %ireless! cellular! or offline connections! transitions are
seamless and do not re(uire chan&in& settin&s or restartin& Outlook.
-or exam"le! a user mi&ht have a "ortable com"uter at %ork that has a net%ork cable connection to a
cor"orate 0N. $n this scenario! the user has access to headers and full items! includin& attachments.
The user also has (uick access and u"dates to the com"uter that runs Exchan&e Server. $f a user
disconnects the "ortable com"uters from the 0N! Outlook s%itches to 5rying to connect mode. The
user can continue to %ork uninterru"tedly by usin& the data in Outlook. $f a user has %ireless access!
Outlook can re7establish a connection to the server and then s%itch back to 2onnected mode.
$f the user later connects to the Exchan&e Server com"uter over a dial7u" connection! Outlook
reco&ni?es that the connection is slo% and automatically o"timi?es for that connection by do%nloadin&
only headers and by not u"datin& the O0,. $n addition! Outlook 2013! Outlook 2010 and Office Outlook
2004 include o"timi?ations to reduce ho% much data that is sent over the connection. The user does
not have to chan&e settin&s or restart Outlook in this scenario.
Outlook 2013 also includes the (eed &ass*ord mode. 0 (eed &ass*ord messa&e is dis"layed %hen
Outlook is in a disconnected status and re(uires user credentials to connect. -or exam"le! %hen a user
chooses 2ancel in a credentials authentication dialo& box. 3hen Outlook is disconnected but is not
offline! a user7initiated action 1such as choosin& $endA)eceive or the 5ype &ass*ord button on the
ribbon2 causes Outlook to "rom"t a&ain for the "ass%ord and to dis"lay a 5rying to connect messa&e
until the user can successfully authenticate and connect.
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Outloo? features that can reduce the effectiveness of
2ached :4change Mode
Some Outlook features reduce the effectiveness of *ached Exchan&e 'ode because they re(uire
net%ork access or by"ass *ached Exchan&e 'ode functionality. The "rimary benefit of usin& *ached
Exchan&e 'ode is that the user is shielded from net%ork and server connection issues. -eatures that
rely on net%ork access can cause delays in Outlook res"onsiveness that users %ould not other%ise
ex"erience %hen they use *ached Exchan&e 'ode.
The follo%in& features mi&ht rely on net%ork access and can cause delays in Outlook unless users
have fast connections to Exchan&e Server data#
:ele&ate access! %hen folders are not cached locally 1local cache is the default2.
O"enin& another userJs calendar or folder that is not cached locally 1local cache is the default2.
;sin& a "ublic folder that is not cached.
-or more information! see 'ana&in& Outlook folder sharin& in .lan a *ached Exchan&e 'ode
de"loyment in Outlook 2013.
3e recommend that you disable or do not im"lement the follo%in& features! or combination of features!
if you de"loy *ached Exchan&e 'ode#
5he toast notification that has digital signatures on email messages Outlook must check a
server to verify a di&ital si&nature. ,y default! %hen ne% messa&es arrive in a userJs $nbox! Outlook
dis"lays a toast notification that contains a "art of an email messa&e. $f the user chooses the toast
notification to o"en a si&ned email messa&e! Outlook uses net%ork access to check for a valid
si&nature on the messa&e.
Multiple Address /oo? containers The 0ddress ,ook ty"ically contains the &lobal address list
1=02 and user *ontacts folders. Some or&ani?ations confi&ure subsets of the =0! %hich dis"lay
in the 0ddress ,ook. These subset address books can also be included in the list that defines the
search order for address books. $f subset address books are included in the search order list!
Outlook mi&ht have to access the net%ork to check these address books every time that a name is
resolved in an email messa&e that a user is com"osin&.
*ertain Outlook add7ins can affect *ached Exchan&e 'ode. Some add7ins can access Outlook data by
usin& the obEect model to by"ass the ex"ected functionality of the Do*nload only headers and On
slo* connections# do*nload only headers settin&s in *ached Exchan&e 'ode. -or exam"le! full
Outlook items! not only headers! do%nload if you use 'icrosoft 0ctiveSync technolo&y to synchroni?e a
hand7held com"uter! even over a slo% connection. $n addition! the u"date "rocess is slo%er than if you
do%nload the items in Outlook! because one7time7only a""lications use a less7efficient kind of
synchroni?ation.
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&lan a 2ached :4change Mode deployment in
Outloo? 2013
$ummary! .lan a *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment for Outlook 2013.
,pplies to: 4utloo# ()*5 < /xchange ()*5 < 4ffice ()*5
Outlook 2013 offers t%o basic connectivity modes %hen you are connected to an Exchan&e Server
com"uter# *ached Exchan&e 'ode or Online 'ode. *ached Exchan&e 'ode is the "remier
confi&uration in Outlook 2013. 3e recommend it in all circumstances! exce"t those that are s"ecifically
indicated in 3hen to use Online 'ode! %hich is in the article *hoose bet%een *ached Exchan&e 'ode
and Online 'ode for Outlook 2013.
This article describes "lannin& considerations and settin&s for *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyments in
Outlook 2013 includin& information about the ne% *ached Exchan&e 'ode features! Exchan&e -ast
0ccess and Sync Slider! and the ne% Outlook com"ressed data file 1.ost2 format.
$n this article#
Synchroni?ation! disk s"ace! and "erformance considerations for *ached Exchan&e 'ode
'ana&in& Outlook behavior for "erceived slo% connections
O"tions for sta&in& a *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment
;"&radin& current *ached Exchan&e 'ode users to Outlook 2013
*ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s for Outlook 2013
$ynchroniGation# dis? space# and performance
considerations for 2ached :4change Mode
*ached Exchan&e 'ode uses a local co"y of the userAs Exchan&e mailbox! and in some cases! you
can im"rove the "erformance of *ached Exchan&e 'ode for your %hole or&ani?ation or for a &rou" of
users. -or exam"le! you can im"rove the "erformance of *ached Exchan&e 'ode for users %ho %ork
remotely.
$ynchroniGation changes in Outloo? 2013
$n Outlook 2013! t%o ne% features are available %ith *ached Exchan&e 'ode# Exchan&e -ast 0ccess
and Sync Slider. Exchan&e -ast 0ccess combines the instant7access of Online 'ode %ith the offline
ca"abilities and syncin& robustness of *ached Exchan&e 'ode! s"ecifically in scenarios %hen syncin&
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data locally %ould take enou&h time to be noticed by the user 1for exam"le! initial sync! resume!
returnin& from vacation2. 3hen you first start Outlook 2013! you %ill immediately see your most recent
email messa&es and a com"letely u"7to7date calendar. Outlook 2013 caches items in the back&round
to "re"are users for offline use %ithout affectin& their ex"erience.
email list in a folder and choosin& the messa&e 2lic? here to vie* more on Microsoft :4change.
;sers can also chan&e ho% many email messa&es are ke"t offline. <ou! as the $T 0dministrator! can
chan&e the default a&e or enforce the a&e of email messa&es that are removed from the local cache by
usin& =rou" .olicy or the Office *ustomi?ation Tool to set 2ached :4change Mode $ync $ettings.
-or more information! see *ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s for Outlook 2013 later in this article.
Outloo? data file ,6ost- recommendations
$f you are movin& from usin& Online 'ode to *ached Exchan&e 'ode as "art of the de"loyment of
Outlook 2013! be a%are that usersJ local .ost files can increase 90 "ercent to 50 "ercent over the si?e of
the mailbox that is re"orted in Exchan&e Server. The format that Outlook uses to store data locally for
*ached Exchan&e 'ode is less s"ace7efficient than the server data file format. This means that more
disk s"ace is used %hen mailboxes are do%nloaded to "rovide a local co"y for *ached Exchan&e
'ode.
,y default! %hen you install Outlook 2013 and enable *ached Exchan&e 'ode! a ne% com"ressed
version of the Outlook data file 1.ost2 is created. This ne% com"ressed version of the .ost is u" to >0P
smaller than the si?e of the .ost files that %ere created in earlier versions of Outlook. $f you must kee"
Outlook 2013 from creatin& a ne% com"ressed Outlook data file 1.ost2! use the Outlook =rou" .olicy
tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2 to enable the Do not create ne* O$5 file on upgrade "olicy. <ou can find
this settin& under ;ser *onfi&urationQ0dministrative Tem"latesQ'icrosoft Outlook 2013Q0ccount
Settin&sQExchan&e.
The maximum si?e for the ne% com"ressed format of the .ost files is confi&urable. The default is 90 =,
of data stora&e. 'ake sure that usersJ .ost files are located in a folder that has sufficient disk s"ace to
accommodate usersJ mailboxes. -or exam"le! if usersJ hard disk drives are "artitioned to use a smaller
drive for system "ro&rams 1the system drive is the default location for the folder that contains the .ost
file2! s"ecify a folder on another drive that has more disk s"ace as the location of usersJ .ost files.
-or more information about ho% to de"loy .ost files in a location other than the default location! see
To confi&ure a default .ost location by usin& =rou" .olicy in *onfi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode in
Outlook 2013.
-or more information about ho% to confi&ure the ;nicode .ost file si?e! see )o% to confi&ure the
si?e limit for both 1."st2 and 1.ost2 files in Outlook 2010! Outlook 2004! and in Outlook 2003.
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Managing performance issues in Outloo?
'ost users find that *ached Exchan&e 'ode "erforms faster than online mode. )o%ever! many factors
influence a userJs "erce"tion of *ached Exchan&e 'ode "erformance! such as hard disk si?e and
s"eed! *.; s"eed! .ost file si?e! and the ex"ected level of "erformance.
-or troubleshootin& ti"s about dia&nosin& and addressin& "erformance issues in Outlook! see )o% to
troubleshoot "erformance issues in Outlook and .erformance ti"s for de"loyin& Outlook 2004.
Managing Outloo? folder sharing
,y default! %hen *ached Exchan&e 'ode is enabled in Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010! shared mail
and non7mail folders that users access in other mailboxes! are do%nloaded and cached in the userJs
local .ost file. This behavior differs from Outlook 2004 in %hich only shared non7mail folders are cached
by default. -or exam"le! if a co%orker shares a calendar %ith another user and the other user o"ens it!
Outlook 2013 starts cachin& the folder locally so that the user has offline access to the folder and is
insulated from net%ork issues. Similarly! if a mana&er dele&ates access to his or her $nbox to a team
member! %hen the team member accesses the folder! Outlook 2013 also starts cachin& the $nbox folder
locally.
*ached folders enable offline access and can "rovide a much more reliable ex"erience on slo% or
unreliable net%orks. ,ut be a%are that they take a little more time to "o"ulate at firstR more data is
synchroni?ed so that the local .ost file si?e increasesR and in scenarios that have slo% connections or
%here the user is offline! the folder is not current until the latest chan&es are synchroni?ed and
do%nloaded.
<ou can disable the cachin& of all shared folders for "rofiles that have *ached Exchan&e 'ode
enabled. To do this! confi&ure the Do*nload shared non.mail folders o"tion in the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 %hen you customi?e your *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment. Note that
this settin& a""lies to both mail and non7mail folders in Outlook 2013.
$f you %ant to disable the cachin& of shared mail folders 1like a dele&ated $nbox2 but not shared non7
mail folders 1like *alendar2! see ,y default! shared mail folders are do%nloaded in *ached mode in
Outlook 2010.
-or more information about ho% to chan&e these settin&s! see *ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s for
Outlook 2013 later in this article and *onfi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode in Outlook 2013 for ste" by
ste" instructions.
&ublic 7older 7avorites considerations
<ou can confi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode to do%nload and synchroni?e the "ublic folders that are
included in usersJ -avorites folders for Outlook .ublic -olders. ,y default! .ublic -older -avorites are
not synchroni?ed. )o%ever! you mi&ht %ant to enable this o"tion if your or&ani?ation uses "ublic folders
extensively. <ou can confi&ure an o"tion to do%nload .ublic -older -avorites in the .ost %hen you
customi?e your *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment.
$f usersJ .ublic -olders -avorites folders include lar&e "ublic folders! their .ost files can also become
lar&e. This can adversely affect Outlook "erformance in *ached Exchan&e 'ode. ,efore you confi&ure
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*ached Exchan&e 'ode to enable this o"tion! make sure that users are selective about the "ublic
folders that are included in their .ublic -older -avorites. 0lso! make sure that usersJ .ost files are lar&e
enou&h! and are in folders that have sufficient disk s"ace! to accommodate the additional stora&e
re(uirements for the "ublic folder do%nloads.
0s an alternative to .ublic -olders! consider Site 'ailboxes. Site mailboxes im"rove collaboration and
user "roductivity by allo%in& access to both Share.oint 2013 documents and Exchan&e email that are
in the same client interface. 0 site mailbox consists of Share.oint 2013 site membershi" 1o%ners and
members2! shared stora&e throu&h an Exchan&e Server 2013 mailbox for email messa&es and a
Share.oint 2013 site for documents! and a mana&ement interface that addresses "rovisionin& and life7
cycle needs. Share.oint 2013 documents that are vie%ed in the site mailbox are stored only on
Share.oint 2013.
Site mailboxes re(uire Exchan&e Server 2013 and Share.oint Server 2013 inte&ration and
confi&uration. -or more information! see Site mailboxes in the ne% Office and *onfi&ure site mailboxes
in Share.oint Server 2013.
Managing Outloo? behavior for perceived slo*
connections
Outlook is confi&ured to determine a userJs connection s"eed by checkin& the net%ork ada"ter s"eed
on the userJs com"uter! as su""lied by the o"eratin& system. $f the re"orted net%ork ada"ter s"eed is
125 +, or lo%er! the connection is defined as a slo% connection.
3hen a slo% connection to an Exchan&e Server com"uter is detected! Outlook hel"s users have a
better ex"erience if they reduce the less7im"ortant information that is synchroni?ed %ith the Exchan&e
Server com"uter. Outlook makes the follo%in& chan&es to synchroni?ation behavior for slo%
connections#
S%itches to do%nloadin& only headers.
:oes not do%nload the Offline 0ddress ,ook or O0, u"dates.
:o%nloads the body of an item and associated attachments only %hen it is re(uested by the user.
Outlook continues to synchroni?e the Outlook data %ith mobile devices! and some client7side rules
mi&ht run.
(ote!
3e recommend that you do not synchroni?e mobile devices %hen the 2ached :4change
Do*nload only headers settin& is enabled. 3hen you synchroni?e a mobile device by usin&
0ctiveSync! for exam"le! full items are do%nloaded in Outlook! and the synchroni?ation
"rocess is less efficient than it is durin& re&ular Outlook synchroni?ation to usersJ com"uters.
The Do*nload only headers settin& for synchroni?ation is desi&ned for Outlook users %ho have dial7
u" connections or cellular %ireless connections! to minimi?e net%ork traffic %hen there is a slo% or
ex"ensive connection.
;nder some circumstances! the net%ork ada"ter s"eed mi&ht not accurately reflect data throu&h"ut for
users. -or exam"le! if a userJs com"uter is connected to a local area net%ork 10N2 for fast access to
local file servers! the net%ork ada"ter s"eed is re"orted as fast because the user is connected to a
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0N. )o%ever! the userJs access to other locations on an or&ani?ationJs net%ork that include the
Exchan&e Server com"uter mi&ht use a slo% link! such as an $S:N connection. -or such a scenario!
%here usersJ actual data throu&h"ut is slo%! even thou&h their net%ork ada"ters re"ort a fast
connection! you can confi&ure an o"tion to chan&e or lock do%n the behavior of Outlook. <ou can do
this! for exam"le! by disablin& automatic s%itchin& to do%nloadin& only headers by usin& the =rou"
.olicy o"tion! Disallo* On $lo* 2onnections Only Do*nload 8eaders. Similarly! there mi&ht be
connections that Outlook has determined are slo% but %hich "rovide hi&h data throu&h"ut to users. $n
this case! youcan also disable automatic s%itchin& to do%nloadin& only headers.
<ou can confi&ure the On slo* connections# do*nload only headers o"tion in the O*T! or lock
do%n the o"tion by usin& =rou" .olicy to set Disallo* On $lo* 2onnections Only Do*nload
8eaders. -or more information about ho% to customi?e this settin&! see *ached Exchan&e 'ode
settin&s for Outlook 2013 later in this article or *onfi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode in Outlook 2013 for
ste" by ste" instructions.
Options for staging a 2ached :4change Mode
deployment
$f you "lan to u"&rade a lar&e &rou" of users from an Online 'ode de"loyment of Outlook to Outlook
2013 %ith *ached Exchan&e 'ode enabled! sta&e the rollout over time. 0 sta&ed rollout over time
hel"s your or&ani?ationJs Exchan&e Server com"uters mana&e the re(uirements of creatin& or u"datin&
usersJ .ost files.
2aution!
$f most user accounts are u"dated to use *ached Exchan&e 'ode at the same time and then
start Outlook at the same time 1for exam"le! on a 'onday mornin& after a %eekend u"&rade2!
the Exchan&e Server com"uters may have si&nificant "erformance issues. These "erformance
issues can sometimes be reduced! ,ut %e &enerally recommend that you sta&e de"loyment of
*ached Exchan&e 'ode over time.
The follo%in& scenarios include exam"les of ho% you can de"loy *ached Exchan&e 'ode to avoid a
lar&e initial "erformance effect on the Exchan&e Server com"uters and! in some cases! minimi?e the
time users s"end %aitin& for the initial synchroni?ation#
&rovide seed 6ost files to remote users# and then deploy 2ached :4change Mode after users
have installed the 6ost files that you provide6 $f most users in your or&ani?ation do not currently
have .ost files or are not usin& *ached Exchan&e 'ode! you can de"loy Outlook 2013 %ith *ached
Exchan&e 'ode disabled. Then! before the date on %hich you "lan to de"loy *ached Exchan&e
'ode! you "rovide to each user an initial! or seed! .ost file that has a sna"shot of the userJs
mailbox. -or exam"le! you can "rovide or mail to the user a *: that contains the file to&ether %ith
installation instructions. <ou mi&ht also %ant to "rovide a recent version of your or&ani?ationJs
Office 0ddress ,ook 1O0,2 that has full details. <ou confi&ure and de"loy *ached Exchan&e 'ode
%hen users confirm that they have installed the files.
3hen you u"date your Outlook de"loyment to use *ached Exchan&e 'ode later! Exchan&e Server
u"dates usersJ existin& .ost files. There is much less data to synchroni?e than there %ould be if you
create a ne% .ost file and O0, for each user. *reatin& individual *:s for each userJs .ost file can
be time7consumin&. Therefore! this seed7file de"loyment o"tion mi&ht be most useful for select
15D
&rou"s of remote users %ho %ould other%ise s"end lots of time %aitin& for the initial mailbox and
O0, synchroni?ation! "erha"s at a hi&h cost! de"endin& on the remote connection scenario.
-or more information about ho% to create initial .ost files! see .rovidin& an initial OST file for an
Outlook *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment. The article describes the creation initial .ost files for
Office Outlook 2003. The "rocess %orks similarly for Office Outlook 2004! Outlook 2010! and
Outlook 2013.
Deploy Outloo? *ith 2ached :4change Mode to groups of users over time6 <ou can balance
the %orkload on the Exchan&e Server com"uters and the local area net%ork by u"&radin& &rou"s
of users to *ached Exchan&e 'ode over time. ,y rollin& out the ne% feature in sta&es! you can
reduce the net%ork traffic and server7intensive %ork of "o"ulatin& .ost files that have usersJ mailbox
items and do%nloadin& the O0,.
The %ay that you create and de"loy *ached Exchan&e 'ode to &rou"s of users de"ends on your
or&ani?ationJs usual de"loyment methods. -or exam"le! you mi&ht create &rou"s of users in
'icrosoft System *enter *onfi&uration 'ana&er to %hich you de"loy a System *enter
*onfi&uration 'ana&er "acka&e that u"dates Outlook to use *ached Exchan&e 'ode. <ou de"loy
that "acka&e to each &rou" over time. To balance the load as much as you can! choose &rou"s of
users %hose accounts are s"read across &rou"s of Exchan&e Server com"uters.
pgrading current 2ached :4change Mode users to
Outloo? 2013
The "rocess of u"&radin& users to Outlook 2013 %hen *ached Exchan&e 'ode is already enabled in
Office Outlook 2003! Outlook 2004! or Outlook 2010! is strai&htfor%ard. $f you do not chan&e *ached
Exchan&e 'ode settin&s! the same settin&s are ke"t for Outlook 2013.
)o%ever! by default! %hen Outlook 2013 is installed and *ached Exchan&e 'ode is enabled! a ne%
com"ressed version of the Outlook data file 1.ost2 is created. This ne% com"ressed version of the .ost is
u" to >0P smaller than the si?e of the .ost files that %ere created in earlier versions of Outlook. $f you
are u"&radin& from an earlier version of Outlook that had *ached Exchan&e 'ode enabled! the earlier
version of the .ost file is ke"t and! if it is necessary! can be o"ened by Outlook 2013. $f you must kee"
Outlook 2013 from creatin& a ne% com"ressed Outlook data file 1.ost2! use the Outlook =rou" .olicy
tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2 to enable the Do not create ne* O$5 file on upgrade "olicy. -or more
information! see *ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s for Outlook 2013 later in this article.
0lso! be a%are that in Outlook 2013! by default! shared mail and non7mail folders that users access in
other mailboxes are do%nloaded and cached in the userAs local .ost file %hen *ached Exchan&e 'ode
is enabled. This behavior differs from Outlook 2004 in %hich only shared non7mail folders are cached
by default. Therefore! %hen a userJs existin& Office Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2004 "rofile has *ached
Exchan&e 'ode enabled and that "rofile is u"&raded to Outlook 2013! shared mail and non7mail folders
are do%nloaded %hen the user accesses them. This can be "roblematic if your or&ani?ation uses
shared folders extensively and if you have .ost files that are close to the file limit 12 =, for 0NS$ .ost
files and 20 =, by default for ;nicode or com"ressed .ost files2. 3hen these factors are both "resent!
you may ex"erience "erformance issues and other "roblems if you do%nload shared folders. -or more
information about file si?e limits! see The file si?e limits of ."st and .ost files are lar&er in Outlook 2010.
1D0
-or ne% Outlook 2013 "rofiles or for u"&radin& existin& Office Outlook 2003! Outlook 2004! or Outlook
2010 "rofiles! you can use the O*T or =rou" .olicy to disable the do%nload shared folder o"tion and
therefore hel" "revent "roblems that involve do%nloadin& shared folders. ,e a%are that the settin&
Do*nload non.mail shared folders a""lies to both mail and non7mail folders in Outlook 2013.
$f you %ant to disable the cachin& of shared mail folders 1such as a dele&ated $nbox2 but non shared
non7mail folders 1such as *alendar2! see ,y default! shared mail folders are do%nloaded in *ached
mode in Outlook 2010.
$n addition! be a%are that cachin& for shared folders %orks differently from other cachin& for *ached
Exchan&e 'ode. -or shared folders! re"lication to the local .ost file starts only %hen the user chooses
the shared folder. 0fter a user starts cachin& for the folder by choosin& 1clickin&2 it! Outlook u"dates the
folder exactly like other Outlook folders that are synchroni?ed in *ached Exchan&e 'ode. )o%ever! if
the user does not &o to the folder at least one time every >9 days 1the default value2! the locally cached
data for the folder is removed from the .ost file and %ill not be do%nloaded until the user chooses on the
folder a&ain.
To confi&ure the number of days %hen cached shared data is removed from the .ost file! you can
confi&ure the $ynchroniGing data in shared folders o"tion in the O*T or =rou" .olicy. -or more
information! see *ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s for Outlook 2013 later in this article or see *onfi&ure
*ached Exchan&e 'ode in Outlook 2013 for ste" by ste" instructions.
2ached :4change Mode settings for Outloo? 2013
<ou can lock do%n the settin&s to customi?e *ached Exchan&e 'ode by usin& the Outlook =rou"
.olicy 0dministrative tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2. Or! you can confi&ure default settin&s by usin& the
Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2! in %hich case users can chan&e the settin&s.
,y usin& =rou" .olicy! you can hel" "revent users from enablin& *ached Exchan&e 'ode in Outlook
2013! and you can enforce do%nload o"tions for *ached Exchan&e 'ode or confi&ure other *ached
Exchan&e 'ode o"tions. -or exam"le! you can s"ecify the default times bet%een Exchan&e Server
synchroni?ations %hen data chan&es on an Exchan&e Server com"uter or on the client com"uter.
-or ste"s to lock do%n settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy! see *onfi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode in
Outlook 2013.
The follo%in& table sho%s some settin&s that you can confi&ure for *ached Exchan&e 'ode. $n =rou"
.olicy! you can find the settin&s under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft
Outloo? 20139Account $ettings9:4change92ached :4change Mode. The O*T settin&s are in
corres"ondin& locations on the Modify user settings "a&e of the O*T.
2ached :4change Mode settings

$etting
name
)egistry path and value name Description
*ached Group &olicy registry path! Enable to
1D1
$etting
name
Exchan&e
'ode
Sync
Settin&s
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQcac
hed modeYsync%indo%settin&
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQcached
modeYsync%indo%settin&
confi&ure
ho% much
user email
that Outlook
synchroni?e
s locally by
date of
messa&e.
To allo% all
email
messa&es
re&ardless
of date to
synchroni?e
to usersA
local
mailbox
cache!
enable and
select All
from the list.
,y default! if
you do not
confi&ure
this settin&!
Outlook
synchroni?e
s email
messa&es
sent or
received in
the last 12
months to
usersA local
mailbox
cache 1.ost2.
:isable
Exchan&e
-ast
0ccess
Group &olicy registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQhybr
idYlocalcachin&
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQ hybridY
localcachin&
Enable
settin& to
turn off
Exchan&e
-ast
0ccess.
This forces
user
accounts to
1D2
$etting
name
access data
from the
local cache.
:isallo%
:o%nload
-ull $tems
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0Q
outlookQcached modeYnofullitems
O25 registry path! )+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0Q
outlookQcached modeYnofullitems
Enable to
turn off the
Do*nload
7ull %tems
o"tion in
Outlook. To
find this
o"tion!
choose the
$endA)ecei
ve tab! and
then choose
Do*nload
&reference
s.
:isallo%
:o%nload
)eaders
outlookQcached modeYnoheaders
outlookQcached modeYnoheaders
Enable to
turn off the
Do*nload
8eaders
o"tion in
Outlook. To
find this
o"tion!
choose the
$endA)ecei
ve tab.
:isallo%
:o%nload
)eaders
then -ull
$tems
outlookQcached modeYnodri??le
outlookQcached modeYnodri??le
Enable to
turn off the
Do*nload
8eaders
then 7ull
%tems
o"tion in
Outlook. To
find this
o"tion!
choose the
$endA)ecei
ve tab! and
then choose
Do*nload
1D3
$etting
name
&reference
s.
:isallo%
On Slo%
*onnectio
ns Only
:o%nload
)eaders
outlookQcached modeYnoslo%headers
O25 registry path!
modeYnoslo%headers
Enable to
turn off the
On $lo*
2onnection
s
Do*nload
Only
8eaders
o"tion in
Outlook. To
find this
o"tion!
choose the
$endA)ecei
ve tab! and
then choose
Do*nload
&reference
s.
:o%nload
.ublic
-older
-avorites
outlookQcached modeYsync"ffav
O25 registry path!
modeYsync"ffav
Enable to
synchroni?e
.ublic
-older
-avorites in
*ached
Exchan&e
'ode.
:o%nload
shared
non7mail
folders
outlookQcached modeYdo%nloadsharedfolders
O25 registry path!
modeYdo%nloadsharedfolders
Enable to
synchroni?e
shared non7
mail folders
in *ached
Exchan&e
'ode.
;se
*ached
Exchan&e
'ode for
ne% and
existin&
Outlook
outlookQcached modeYenable
O25 registry path!
modeYenable
Enable to
confi&ure
ne% and
existin&
Outlook
"rofiles to
use *ached
1D>
$etting
name
"rofile Exchan&e
'ode.
:isable to
confi&ure
ne% and
existin&
Outlook
"rofiles to
use Online
'ode.

The follo%in& table sho%s some additional settin&s that you can confi&ure for Exchan&e connectivity. $n
=rou" .olicy! you can find the settin&s under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative
5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139Account $ettings9:4change. The O*T settin&s are in
:4change connectivity settings

$etting
name
0utomatic
ally
confi&ure
"rofile
based on
0ctive
:irectory
.rimary
S'T.
address
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQauto
discoverY?eroconfi&exchan&e
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQautodiscover
Y?eroconfi&exchan&e
Enable to
"revent
users from
chan&in&
the S'T.
e7mail
address
that is used
to set u" a
ne%
account
from the
one
retrieved
from 0ctive
:irectory.
*onfi&ure
Outlook
0ny%here
user
interface
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQr"cY
enabler"ctunnelin&ui
Enable to
let users
vie% and
chan&e
user
1D9
$etting
name
o"tions O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQr"cY
enabler"ctunnelin&ui
interface
1;$2 o"tions
for Outlook
0ny%here.
:o not
allo% an
OST file
to be
created
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQostY
noost
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQostYnoost
Enable to
"revent
offline folder
use.
:o not
create
ne% OST
file on
u"&rade
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQostY
donotcreatene%ostonu"&rade
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQostY
donotcreatene%ostonu"&rade
Enable to
force
Outlook
2013 to use
the
existin& .ost
file that %as
created by
an earlier
version of
Outlook. $f
you disable
or do not
confi&ure
this settin&
1recommen
ded2! a
ne% .ost file
is created
%hen you
u"&rade to
Outlook
2013.
Set
maximum
number of
Exchan&e
accounts
"er "rofile
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQexchan&eY
maxnumexchan&e
O25 registry path! )+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQexchan&eY
maxnumexchan&e
Enable to
set the
maximum
number of
Exchan&e
accounts
that are
allo%ed "er
Outlook
"rofile.
Synchroni Group &olicy registry path! Enable to
1D8
$etting
name
?in& data
in shared
folders
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQcach
ed modeYsharedfoldera&eoutdays
O25 registry path!
modeYsharedfoldera&eoutdays
control the
number of
days that
ela"ses
%ithout a
user
accessin&
an Outlook
folder
before
Outlook
sto"s
synchroni?i
n& the
folder %ith
Exchan&e.

*hoose bet%een *ached Exchan&e 'ode and Online 'ode for Outlook 2013
.lan to automatically confi&ure user accounts in Outlook 2010

1D4
&lan feature customiGations in Outloo? 2013
$ummary! earn about some features that you can confi&ure and de"loy %ith Outlook 2013.
Some features that you mi&ht have to confi&ure and de"loy %ith Outlook 2013! such as *ontact *ards
and the Outlook Social *onnector! are discussed in this article. -or security and "rotection features!
see *hoose security and "rotection settin&s for Outlook 2013. -or *ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s!
see .lan a *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment in Outlook 2013.
%mportant!
Are you loo?ing for help *ith customiGing ne* Outloo? features on your des?topO <ou
may be lookin& for 3hatJs ne% in Outlook 2013! %hich %ill hel" you &et started %ith Outlook
2013.
$n this article#
Overvie%
0dd7ins
0ttachment 6eminder
*ontact *ards
*onversation arran&ement vie%
:ata oss .revention and .olicy Ti"s
Exchan&e 0ctiveSync
Exchan&e -ast 0ccess and Sync Slider
=lobal address list synchroni?ation
'ailTi"s
'ail a""s for Outlook
Outlook Social *onnector
Site mailboxes
3eather bar
Overvie*
<ou can customi?e the installation of Outlook 2013 by usin& =rou" .olicy or the Office *ustomi?ation
Tool 1O*T2. To enforce settin&s! use =rou" .olicy to&ether %ith the Outlook 2013 =rou" .olicy
1D5
tem"late 1Outlk19.admx@Outlk19.adml2! and for some settin&s! such as those for *ontact *ards! use
the Office 2013 =rou" .olicy tem"late 1Office19.admx@Office19.adml2.
To confi&ure default settin&s %here users can later chan&e the settin&s! use the O*T. The O*T
settin&s are in corres"ondin& locations of the =rou" .olicy settin&s on the Modify user settings "a&e
of the O*T. -or more information about the O*T! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
-or information about ho% to do%nload the Outlook 2013 administrative tem"late! and about other
Office 2013 0dministrative Tem"lates! see Office 2013 0dministrative Tem"late files 10:'G!
0:'2 and Office *ustomi?ation Tool.
-or more information about =rou" .olicy! see =rou" .olicy overvie% for Office 2010 and Enforce
settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy in Office 2010.
Note that some features that are available %ith Exchan&e Server! such as :ata oss .revention and
.olicy Ti"s! are only administratively confi&urable throu&h Exchan&e.
Add.ins
,y default! Outlook 2013 no% turns off any add7in that adversely affects "erformance! resiliency! or
reliability of Outlook. ;sers can vie% and re7enable add7ins by &oin& to 7ile! Options! Add.ins!
Manage and selectin& Disabled items in Outlook 2013. $f you! as the $T 0dministrator! do not %ant
Outlook 2013 to automatically disable an add7in %hen it affects "erformance! you can use the Outlook
=rou" .olicy tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2 to set the =rou" .olicy o"tion# 1ist of managed add.ins. <ou
can find the settin&s in the follo%in& table under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative
5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139Miscellaneous.
Add.in settings

$etting
name
,lock all
unmana&
ed add7
ins
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQresili
encyYaddinlist
Enable to
block all
add7ins not
mana&ed
by the 1ist
of
managed
add.ins
"olicy. $f
you disable
or do not
confi&ure
this settin&!
users can
enable or
disable any
1DD
$etting
name
add7in not
mana&ed
by the 1ist
of
managed
add.ins
"olicy.
ist of
mana&ed
add7ins
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQresili
encyYaddinlist
Enable and
add the
"ro&ramma
tic identifier
1.ro&$:2 for
*O' add7
ins that you
%ant to
mana&e.
<ou can
s"ecify
%hich add7
ins are
al%ays
enabled!
al%ays
disabled 1or
blocked2! or
confi&urabl
e by users.

Attachment )eminder
,efore an email messa&e is sent! Outlook 2013 can detect if an attachment %as omitted from the
messa&e and notify the user. ;sers can turn off the 0ttachment 6eminder in Outlook 2013 by selectin&
DonZt sho* this message again in the Attachment )eminder dialo& box or by &oin& to 7ile!
Options! Mail and under $end messages! selectin& 3arn me *hen % send a message that may be
missing an attachment.
The settin&s that you can confi&ure for 0ttachment 6eminder in =rou" .olicy and the O*T are sho%n
in the follo%in& table. $n =rou" .olicy! the settin&s are found under ser
2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139Outloo? Options9&references9:.
mail Options. The O*T settin&s are in corres"ondin& locations on the Modify user settings "a&e of
the O*T.
200
Attachment )eminder setting

$etting
name
)egistry path and value name Descript
ion
0ttachm
ent
6emind
er
O"tions
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QcommonQmailsetti
n&sYcheckfor&ottenattachments
commonQmailsettin&sYcheckfor&ottenattachments
:isable
to turn
off the
attachm
ent
reminde
r in
Outlook.

2ontact 2ards
$n Office 2013! *ontact *ards a""ear %hen you rest the mouse "ointer over a name! for exam"le a
senderAs name in an email messa&e or the authorAs name in an Office 2013 document. $f you install
Office 2013 %ith Office *ommunicator 2004 62! ync 2010 or ync 2013! *ontact *ards dis"lays a
"ersonAs availability and lets you easily start a conversation directly throu&h instant messa&in&! voice
call! or video. 3hen you ex"and the *ontact *ard! you can vie% the 2ontact! (otes! OrganiGation!
3hatZs ne* and Membership tabs.
The 2ontact tab is the default vie% and it dis"lays information such as office location! com"any!
and %ork tele"hone number.
The (otes tab sho%s the notes that the user added for the contact throu&h Outlook contacts.
The OrganiGation tab dis"lays the contactAs mana&er and contacts that share the same mana&er.
The 3hatZs ne* tab dis"lays the contactAs social net%ork u"dates from the social net%orks youAve
added if you are friends %ith that contact on that s"ecific social net%ork or if they have "ublic social
net%ork u"dates.
The Membership tab dis"lays the distribution lists for %hich the contact is a member.
$n Office 2013! you can customi?e *ontact *ards to turn off certain features and s"ecify %here
"resence icons are dis"layed. -or the 2ontact tab on the *ontact *ard! you can re"lace labels and
values. Some of the s"ecific settin&s that you can confi&ure for *ontact *ards are described in the
follo%in& t%o sections.
2ontact 2ard
To confi&ure *ontact *ard settin&s! load the Office 2013 administrative tem"late. $n =rou" .olicy! the
settin&s in the follo%in& table are found under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative
5emplates9Microsoft Office 201392ontact 2ard. The O*T settin&s are in corres"ondin& locations on
the Modify user settings "a&e of the O*T. The settin&s in the follo%in& table a""ly to all Office
a""lications %here the *ontact *ard is available.
201
2ontact 2ard settings

$etting
name
*onfi&ur
e
"resenc
e icon
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QcommonQimY
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QcommonQimY
S"ecifies
%here the
"resence
icons are
dis"layed.
Display
all :is"lay
s the
"resence
icons.
Display
some :is
"lays only
in the
*ontact
*ard and in
lists in
Share.oint.
Display
(one .res
ence icons
are not
dis"layed.
:is"lay
le&acy
=0
dialo&
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QcommonQcont
actcardYturnonle&acy&aldialo&
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QcommonQcontactcardY
turnonle&acy&aldialo&
:is"lays
the &lobal
address list
1=02
dialo& box
instead of
the *ontact
*ard %hen
users
choose
1double7
click2 a
contact in
Outlook.
:o not Group &olicy registry path! Sto"s the
202
$etting
name
dis"lay
)over
'enu
actcardYturnoffhoverfunctionality
O25 registry path!
turnoffhoverfunctionality
)over
menu from
dis"layin&
%hen a user
"auses on
a contactAs
"resence
icon or
dis"lay
name.
:o not
dis"lay
"hoto&ra
"h
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QcommonY
turnoff"hoto&ra"h
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QcommonY
turnoff"hoto&ra"h
.revents
dis"lay of
the contact
"hoto&ra"h
on the
*ontact
*ard! email
header!
readin&
"ane! fast
search
results!
=0 dialo&
box! and
7ile tab. -or
Outlook
de"loyment
s %ith ync
Server! you
can turn off
"hoto&ra"h
s in the
ync
contact list.
See
*ustomi?in
& ync
,ehavior
and the
;ser
$nterface.
6emove
'ember
Of tab
actcardYturnoffmemberoftab
6emoves
the
Membershi
p tab on the
203
$etting
name
O25 registry path!
turnoffmemberoftab
*ontact
*ard.
6emove
Or&ani?
ation tab
actcardYturnoffor&ani?ationtab
O25 registry path!
turnoffor&ani?ationtab
6emoves
the
OrganiGati
on tab on
the *ontact
*ard.
Turn off
click to
$'
o"tion
turnoffclicktoim
O25 registry path!
turnoffclicktoim
6emoves
the $nstant
'essa&in&
1$'2 o"tion
from the
*ontact
*ard and
Outlook
ribbon.
Turn off
click to
tele"hon
e
turnoffclickto"hone
O25 registry path!
turnoffclickto"hone
6emoves
the
tele"hone
o"tion from
the *ontact
*ard and
Outlook
ribbon.
Turn off
"resenc
e
inte&rati
on
turnoff"resenceinte&ration
O25 registry path!
turnoff"resenceinte&ration
Turns off $'
"resence
inte&ration
for Office
2013
a""lications
.

2ontact tab
Some of the 2ontact tab o"tions that you can set are in the follo%in& table. $n =rou" .olicy! you can
find these settin&s and more under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Office
201392ontact 2ard92ontact 5ab. The O*T settin&s are in the corres"ondin& locations on the Modify
user settings "a&e of the O*T.
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$f Outlook is installed! Office uses the '0.$ "ro"erty settin&s for the *ontact tab. $f Outlook is not
installed! Office uses the 0ctive :irectory "ro"erty settin&s. So to customi?e the *ontact *ard 2ontact
tab in Office 2013! use the )eplace MA&% . "ro"erty settin&s for Office de"loyments %here Outlook is
installed. -or Office de"loyments %here Outlook is not installed use the )eplace AD N "ro"erty
settin&s.
-or information about 0ctive :irectory attributes! see .ro"erty Sets in Exchan&e 2004 and 0ttributes
defined by 0ctive :irectory 13indo%s2. -or information about '0.$ "ro"erties! see 'ail ;ser
.ro"erties.
2ontact tab settings

$ettin
g
name
ion
6e"l
ace
abel
7
Offic
e
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QcommonQcontactcard
Yturnoncontacttablabelre"laceoffice
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttablabelre"laceoffice
Enable
and
enter a
ne%
label
name
for the
Office
1office
location
2 field.
6e"l
ace
abel
7
3ork
Yturnoncontacttablabelre"lace%ork
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttablabelre"lace%ork
Enable
and
enter a
ne%
label
name
for the
3or?
1%ork
"hone2
field.
6e"l
ace
abel
7
'obil
e
Yturnoncontacttablabelre"lacemobile
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttablabelre"lacemobile
Enable
and
enter a
ne%
label
name
for the
Mobile
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$ettin
g
name
ion
1mobile
"hone2
field.
6e"l
ace
abel
7
)om
e
Yturnoncontacttablabelre"lacehome
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttablabelre"lacehome
Enable
and
enter a
ne%
label
name
for the
8ome
1home
"hone2
field.
6e"l
ace
abel
U E7
mail
Yturnoncontacttablabelre"laceemail
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttablabelre"laceemail
Enable
and
enter a
ne%
label
name
for the
:.mail
1e7mail
address
2 field.
6e"l
ace
0: U
Offic
e
Yturnoncontacttabadre"laceoffice
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttabadre"laceoffice
Enable
and
enter
the
0ctive
:irector
y
attribute
to
re"lace
the
Office
field
value.
$f you
enable
this
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$ettin
g
name
ion
settin&!
also set
)eplac
e
MA&%N
Office.
6e"l
ace
0: U
3ork
Yturnoncontacttabadre"lace%ork
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttabadre"lace%ork
Enable
and
enter
the
0ctive
:irector
y
attribute
to
re"lace
the
3or?
field
value.
$f you
enable
this
settin&!
also set
)eplac
e MA&%
N 3or?.
6e"l
ace
0: U
'obil
e
Yturnoncontacttabadre"lacemobile
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttabadre"lacemobile
Enable
and
enter
the
0ctive
:irector
y
attribute
to
re"lace
the
Mobile
field
value.
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$ettin
g
name
ion
$f you
enable
this
settin&!
also set
)eplac
e MA&%
N
Mobile.
6e"l
ace
0: U
)om
e
Yturnoncontacttabadre"lacehome
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttabadre"lacehome
Enable
and
enter
the
0ctive
:irector
y
attribute
to
re"lace
the
8ome
field
value.
$f you
enable
this
settin&!
also set
)eplac
e MA&%
N
8ome.
6e"l
ace
0: U
E7
mail
Yturnoncontacttabadre"laceemail
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttabadre"laceemail
Enable
and
enter
the
0ctive
:irector
y
attribute
to
re"lace
the :.
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$ettin
g
name
ion
mail
field
value.
$f you
enable
this
settin&!
also set
)eplac
e MA&%
N :.
mail.
6e"l
ace
'0.$
U
Offic
e
Yturnoncontacttabadre"laceoffice
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttabadre"laceoffice
Enable
and
enter
the
'0.$
"ro"ert
y to
re"lace
the
Office
field
value.
$f you
enable
this
settin&!
also set
)eplac
e AD N
Office.
6e"l
ace
'0.$
U
3ork
Yturnoncontacttabma"ire"lace%ork
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttabma"ire"lace%ork
Enable
and
enter
the
'0.$
"ro"ert
y to
re"lace
the
3or?
20D
$ettin
g
name
ion
field
value.
$f you
enable
this
settin&!
also set
)eplac
e AD N
3or?.
6e"l
ace
'0.$
U
'obil
e
Yturnoncontacttabma"ire"lacemobile
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttabma"ire"lacemobile
Enable
and
enter
the
'0.$
"ro"ert
y to
re"lace
the
Mobile
field
value.
$f you
enable
this
settin&!
also set
)eplac
e AD N
Mobile.
6e"l
ace
'0.$
U
)om
e
Yturnoncontacttabma"ire"lacehome
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttabma"ire"lacehome
Enable
and
enter
the
'0.$
"ro"ert
y to
re"lace
the
8ome
field
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$ettin
g
name
ion
value.
$f you
enable
this
settin&!
also set
)eplac
e AD N
8ome.
6e"l
ace
'0.$
U E7
mail
Yturnoncontacttabma"ire"lacehome
O25 registry path!
turnoncontacttabma"ire"lacehome
Enable
and
enter
the
'0.$
"ro"ert
y to
re"lace
the :.
mail
field
value.
$f you
enable
this
settin&!
also set
)eplac
e AD N
:.mail.

2onversation arrangement vie*
The *onversation arran&ement vie% "rovides a threaded vie% of email messa&es in an Outlook folder.
To access the *onversation arran&ement vie% in Outlook 2013! click Vie*! and then select the $ho*
as 2onversations check box.
The settin&s that you can confi&ure for *onversation arran&ement vie% in =rou" .olicy and the O*T
are sho%n in the follo%in& table. $n =rou" .olicy! the settin&s are found under ser
mail Options. The O*T settin&s are in corres"ondin& locations on the Modify user settings "a&e of
the O*T.
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2onversation arrangement vie* settings

$etting
name
*onfi&ure
*ross
-older
*ontent in
*onversati
on vie%
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQo"ti
onsQconversationsY
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQo"tionsQconv
ersationsY
Enable and
select the
email
folder
content to
include in
*onversati
on
arran&eme
nt vie%.
On and
cross.
store Em
ail that is
dis"layed
is from all
connected
Outlook
data files
%hether
they are
cached on
the local
com"uter
or online.
Off Email
that is
dis"layed
in
*onversati
on
arran&eme
nt vie% is
only from
the current
folder
1such as
the $nbox2.
On and
current E
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$etting
name
mail that is
dis"layed
in
*onversati
on
arran&eme
nt vie% is
only from
the current
Outlook
data file
bein&
vie%ed.
On and
local Em
ail that is
dis"layed
is only from
the current
Outlook
data file
bein&
vie%ed and
any other
local
Outlook
data file
1such as a
"ersonal
data file
1."st22.
:o not use
*onversati
onal
arran&eme
nt in /ie%s
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQsetu
"Yu"&radetoconversations
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQsetu"Y
u"&radetoconversations
$f you do
not
confi&ure
this settin&!
the Outlook
2013 vie%s
%ill dis"lay
:ate vie%
as the
default.
Enable this
settin& to
turn off
*onversati
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$etting
name
on
arran&eme
nt and to
"revent
users from
usin&
*onversati
on
arran&eme
nt in
Outlook
2013.
:isable
this settin&
to turn on
*onversati
on
arran&eme
nt as the
default
Outlook
vie%.

Data 1oss &revention and &olicy 5ips
:ata loss "revention 1:.2 is a ne% feature area in Exchan&e Server 2013. :. ca"abilities hel" you
"rotect sensitive data and inform users of internal com"liance "olicies. :. can also hel" kee" your
or&ani?ation safe from users %ho mistakenly send sensitive information to unauthori?ed "eo"le. The
ne% Exchan&e :. features hel" you identify! monitor! and "rotect sensitive data by usin& dee"
content analysis.
Exchan&e Server 2013 offers built7in :. "olicies that are based on re&ulatory standards such as
"ersonally identifiable information 1.$$2 and "ayment card industry data security standards 1.*$2. :. is
extensible so that it can su""ort other "olicies that are im"ortant to your business. 0dditionally! the ne%
.olicy Ti"s in Outlook inform users about "olicy violations before they send sensitive data.
-or information about ho% to confi&ure :ata oss .revention and .olicy Ti"s %ith Exchan&e Server
2013! see :ata oss .revention and .olicy Ti"s.
:4change Active$ync
Exchan&e 0ctiveSync is a "rotocol that lets Outlook 2013 connect to services such as Outlook.com to
access email! calendar! contacts! and tasks. ;sin& Exchan&e 0ctiveSync to connect Outlook 2013 to
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an Exchan&e Server is not su""orted. 3ith the exce"tion of one settin&! :A$ $ync 7reRuency!
Exchan&e 0ctiveSync is only administratively confi&urable throu&h Exchan&e. -or more information!
see Exchan&e 0ctiveSync.
The settin& that you can confi&ure for Exchan&e 0ctiveSync in =rou" .olicy and the O*T is sho%n in
the follo%in& table. $n =rou" .olicy! the settin& is found under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative
5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139Account $ettings9:4change Active$ync. The O*T settin& is in
corres"ondin& location on the Modify user settings "a&e of the O*T.
:4change Active $ync settings

$etting
name
E0S
Sync
-re(uen
cy
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQeasY
"ushduration
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQeasY
"ushduration
Enable to
chan&e the
number of
minutes
that
Outlook
automatical
ly
synchroni?
es usersA
Exchan&e
0ctiveSync
accounts.
The default
is 9D
minutes.

:4change 7ast Access and $ync $lider
Exchan&e -ast 0ccess and Sync Slider are t%o ne% features that are available %ith *ached Exchan&e
'ode. ,y default! they are enabled %hen *ached Exchan&e 'ode is enabled.
Exchan&e -ast 0ccess combines the instant7access of Online 'ode %ith the offline ca"abilities and
syncin& robustness of *ached Exchan&e 'ode! s"ecifically in scenarios %hen syncin& data locally
%ould take enou&h time to be noticed by the user 1for exam"le! initial sync! resume! returnin& from
vacation2. 3hen you first start Outlook 2013! you %ill immediately see your most recent email
messa&es and a com"letely u"7to7date calendar. Outlook 2013 caches items in the back&round to
"re"are you for offline use %ithout affectin& the user ex"erience.
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email list in a folder and clickin& the messa&e 2lic? here to vie* more on Microsoft :4change.
;sers can also chan&e ho% much email to kee" offline. <ou! as the $T 0dministrator! can chan&e the
default a&e or enforce the a&e of email messa&es that are removed from the local cache by usin&
=rou" .olicy or the Office *ustomi?ation Tool.
The settin&s that you can confi&ure for Exchan&e -ast 0ccess and Sync Slider in =rou" .olicy and the
O*T are sho%n in the follo%in& table. $n =rou" .olicy! the settin&s are found under ser
2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139Account
$ettings9:4change92ached :4change Mode. The O*T settin&s are in corres"ondin& locations on the
Modify user settings "a&e of the O*T.
:4change 7ast Access settings

$etting
name
:isable
Exchan
&e -ast
0ccess
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQhybridY
localcachin&
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQhybridY
localcachin&
Enable to
turn off
Exchan&e
-ast
0ccess.
This %ill
force
Outlook to
do%nload
mailbox
items to the
local cache
from
Exchan&e
before it
dis"lays
ne% items
to users. $f
you disable
or do not
set this
"olicy! by
default!
Exchan&e
-ast
0ccess is
turned on
for
Exchan&e
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$etting
name
accounts
that have
*ached
Exchan&e
'ode
enabled.
*ached
Exchan
&e
'ode
Sync
Settin&s
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQcache
d modeYsync%indo%settin&
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQ cached modeY
sync%indo%settin&
Enable to
confi&ure
ho% much
user email
Outlook %ill
synchroni?
e locally by
date of
messa&e.
To allo% all
email
messa&es!
re&ardless
of date! to
synchroni?
e to usersA
local
mailbox
cache!
enable and
select All
from the
list. ,y
default! if
you do not
confi&ure
this settin&!
Outlook
synchroni?
es email
messa&es
sent or
received in
the last 12
months to
usersA local
mailbox
cache.

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Global address list synchroniGation
=lobal address list synchroni?ation 1=02 is re"laced in Outlook 2013 by a&&re&ation and -avorites
functionality. ,y default in Outlook 2013! =0 synchroni?ation is disabled in ne% account "rofiles. $f you
"reviously enabled =0 synchroni?ation for Outlook "rofiles! =0 synchroni?ation %ill remain enabled
%hen you u"&rade Outlook "rofiles to Outlook 2013.
One of the re&istry values that %ere used in earlier versions of Outlook to control the =0
synchroni?ation is chan&ed in Outlook 2013. $n Outlook 2013! use the re&istry value
6un0utomatic=0Sync in the follo%in& table instead of Schedule*ontact=0Sync to confi&ure =0
Synchroni?ation. Schedule*ontact=0Sync re&istry value is not included in the Outlook 2010
administration tem"lates for =rou" .olicy or the O*T. Similarly! 6un0utomatic=0Sync is not in the
Outlook 2013 administration tem"lates. -or more information about =0 synchroni?ation! see the
earlier version of this article.
GA1 $ync registry setting

)oot Data
type
+ey Value name Value data
)+E<H*;66ENTH;
SE6
:3O6
:
Soft%areQ
'icrosoftQOfficeQOutlookQSocial*o
nnector
6un0utomatic=0
Sync
*onfi&ures
the =0
synchroni?ati
on
confi&uration
. )o%ever!
the user can
override the
confi&uration
throu&h the
user
interface by
choosin& the
Vie* tab on
the ribbon!
choosin& the
dro"7do%n
arro% next to
the &eople
&ane button!
selectin& the
Account
$ettings
command!
and then
choosin& the
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)oot Data
type
+ey Value name Value data
$ettings
button in the
$ocial
(et*or?
Accounts
dialo& box.
0 O :o not
synchroni?e
contacts %ith
the =0
1 O
0utomatically
u"date
contacts %ith
the latest
=0
information
2 O .rom"t
before
Outlook
u"dates
contacts %ith
the latest
=0
information

Mail5ips
'ailTi"s is a confi&urable %arnin& system to hel" "revent common email mistakes. Extra information is
"resented to users %hen they com"ose email messa&es. The 'ailTi"s are dis"layed in an $nfo,ar!
similar to the banner that says NThis messa&e has not been sent.M 'ailTi"s do not "revent sendin& an
email messa&e. ,ut they reveal thin&s that mi&ht be unex"ected about the delivery or audience of the
messa&e! such as reci"ient validity! %hether the reci"ient is external to the or&ani?ation or is out of the
office! if the distribution list is unusually lar&e! or if a messa&e mi&ht not be delivered.
'ailTi"s is available %ith Exchan&e Server 2010! Exchan&e Server 2013 and Exchan&e Online. 3ith
the exce"tion of one settin&! Disable Mail 5ips! it is only administratively confi&urable throu&h
Exchan&e.
<ou can use the Outlook settin& Disable Mail 5ips! sho%n in the follo%in& table! to turn off 'ailTi"s in
Outlook by usin& =rou" .olicy or the O*T. $n =rou" .olicy! the settin& is found under ser
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mail Options. The O*T settin& is in the corres"ondin& location on the Modify user settings "a&e of
the O*T.
Mail5ips setting

$ettin
g
name
)egistry path and value name Descripti
on
:isabl
e 'ail
Ti"s
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQo"tionsQmai
lYdisablemailti"s
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQo"tionsQmailY
disablemailti"s
Enable to
turn off
'ailTi"s
in
Outlook.

-or more information about ho% to confi&ure 'ailTi"s in Exchan&e Server 2010! see ;nderstandin&
'ailTi"s and 'ana&in& 'ailTi"s.
Mail apps for Outloo?
0n a"" for Outlook is a cloud7enabled a""lication that inte&rates rich! scenario7focused content and
services to&ether %ith Outlook 2013. <ou can obtain a""s for Outlook from the Office Store. Exchan&e
0dministrators can use the Exchan&e 0dministration *enter 1E0*2 to make s"ecific a""s for Outlook
available to their end users if their Exchan&e accounts are on Exchan&e Server 2013. ;sers can then
mana&e their a""s from Outlook 2013 by choosin& 7ile and then Manage apps. 0dministrators can
also allo% users to do%nload a""s from Office.com. -or more information! see Exchan&e
0dministration *enter and =et an a"" for Outlook.
To chan&e the default confi&urations for a""s for Office! includin& mail a""s for Outlook! see 'ana&in&
access to a""s for Office.
Outloo? $ocial 2onnector
The Outlook Social *onnector 1OS*2 is an add7in that ex"oses social net%ork data includin& friends!
"rofiles! activities! and status information from social net%orks in Outlook 2013. $n the .eo"le .ane at
the bottom of an email messa&e! you can see information about the sender and other reci"ients such
as their "icture! name! and titleR vie% your communication history %ith this "erson includin& meetin&s
and attachmentsR and vie% their activity feeds from social net%orks.
Outlook 2013 includes the OS* "roviders for -acebook! inked$n! and Share.oint 'y Site. <ou can
also use OS* "rovider extensibility to build "roviders for line7of7business a""lications or internal
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cor"orate %ebsites and to inte&rate their services into Outlook. -or more information! see Outlook
Social *onnector 2013 .rovider 6eference.
To take advanta&e of all features that are available %ith the Outlook Social *onnector! run Outlook
2013 in *ached Exchan&e 'ode %ith 3indo%s :eskto" Search and have Share.oint Server 2013 or
Share.oint 2013'y Site confi&ured for users. $n this confi&uration! local items! such as email
messa&es! meetin&s! and attachments from the sender! %ill be included in the communication history.
0dditionally! %hen 'y Site is confi&ured! you can vie% the activity feed from the senderAs 'y Site.
$f you run Outlook 2013 in Online 'ode! only items that are related to the sender that are stored on the
server %ill be sho%n in the communication history. 0lso! only activity feed information about the sender
from on7demand social net%ork "roviders! such as Share.oint 'y Site and -acebook! can be sho%n.
To include information in the Outlook Social *onnector from 'y Sites that are hosted on a Share.oint
on7"remises installation! set the My$ite8ost re&istry key as described in the follo%in& table.
My$ite8ost registry settings

)oot Data
type
+ey Value
name
Value data
)+E<H*;66ENT
H;SE6
6E=H
SI
Soft%areQ.oliciesQ'icrosoftQOfficeQ19.0Qcom
monQ.ortalQink .rovidersQ'ySite)ost
;6 <our 'y Site
;6. -or
exam"le!
htt"#@@Office@'y
Site.
)+E<H*;66ENT
H;SE6
6E=H
SI
Soft%areQ.oliciesQ'icrosoftQOfficeQ19.0Qcom
monQ.ortalQink .rovidersQ'ySite)ost
:is"layN
ame
O"tional# The
name to
dis"lay to the
user in the
Outlook Social
*onnector U
for exam"le!
'y Site.

<ou can control the social net%ork "roviders from %hich users can vie% activity feeds. <ou can "revent
activity feeds from all social net%ork "roviders by enablin& the Disable Office connections to social
net*or?s settin& in =rou" .olicy. Or! you can de"loy s"ecific "roviders by usin& the $pecify list of
social net*or? providers to load settin& in the O*T and "revent other "roviders from bein& installed
by usin& the /loc? specific social net*or? providers settin& in =rou" .olicy.
<ou can also control %hether to allo% the Outlook Social *onnector or social net%ork "roviders to
"rom"t users for u"dates! or you can mana&e the u"dates yourself by usin& the Do not sho* social
net*or? info.bars settin& in =rou" .olicy.
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The settin&s that you can confi&ure for the Outlook Social *onnector in =rou" .olicy and the O*T are
sho%n in the follo%in& table. $n =rou" .olicy! you can find the settin&s under ser
2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139Outloo? $ocial 2onnector. The
O*T settin&s are in corres"ondin& locations on the Modify user settings "a&e of the O*T.
Outloo? $ocial 2onnector settings

$ettin
g
name
,lock
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softQofficeQoutlookQsocialconnectorY
disablecontact&alsync
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQoffic
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Enable to block synchroni?ation bet%een
Outlook and the &lobal address list.
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O25 registry path!
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Enable to block synchroni?ation of activity
information bet%een Outlook and social
net%orks.
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net%o
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contac
t
synchr
oni?ati
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disablecontactdo%nload
O25 registry path!
eQoutlookQsocialconnectorYdisablecontactdo%nload
Enable to block synchroni?ation of contacts
bet%een Outlook and social net%orks.
,lock
s"ecifi
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social
net%o
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disabled"roviderslist
O25 registry path!
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Enable to s"ecify the list of social net%ork
"roviders to block by .ro&ram $: 1.ro&$:2.
0 "roviderAs .ro&$: is re&istered under
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synchroni?ation of activity information
bet%een Outlook and social net%orks.
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do%nl
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:irect
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do%nloaddetailsfromad
O25 registry path!
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Enable to "revent do%nload of contact
"hotos from 0ctive :irectory.
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sho%
social
net%o
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bars
unmana&edinfobars
O25 registry path!
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Enable to "revent dis"layin& information7
bar messa&es that %ill "rom"t users to
u"&rade the Outlook Social *onnector
%hen u"dates are available or to install or
u"date social net%ork "roviders.
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social
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O25 registry path!
eQoutlookQsocialconnectorY
disablesocialnet%orkconnectivity
Enable to "revent users from connectin&
Office to social net%orks 1includin&
Share.oint2 and to "revent Office from
dis"layin& contacts and feeds from usersA
social net%orks.
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=0
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interv
contactsyncinterval
O25 registry path!
Enable to control ho% often contact
information is synchroni?ed bet%een
Outlook and connected social net%orks 1in
minutes2. ,y default! if you disable or do
not confi&ure this "olicy! contact
information is synchroni?ed one time "er
day or every 1!>>0 minutes.
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O25 registry path!
eQoutlookQsocialconnectorYactivitysyncinterval
Enable to control ho% often activity feed
information is synchroni?ed bet%een
Outlook and connected social net%orks 1in
minutes2. ,y default! if you disable or do
not confi&ure this "olicy! activity
information is synchroni?ed every 80
minutes.
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of
social
net%o
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"rovid
ers to
load
"rovidersecuritymode
O25 registry path!
eQoutlookQsocialconnectorY"rovidersecuritymode
Enable to enter a list of social net%ork
"roviders 1by .ro&$:2 that %ill be loaded by
the Outlook Social *onnector. 0 "roviderAs
.ro&$: is re&istered under
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Social
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softQofficeQoutlookQsocialconnectorYrunosc
O25 registry path!
eQoutlookQsocialconnectorYrunosc
Enable to turn off the Outlook Social
*onnector.

$ite mailbo4es
Site mailboxes im"rove collaboration and user "roductivity by allo%in& access to both Share.oint 2013
documents and Exchan&e email messa&es by usin& the same client interface. 0 site mailbox consists
of Share.oint 2013 site membershi" 1o%ners and members2! shared stora&e throu&h an Exchan&e
Server 2013 mailbox for email messa&es and a Share.oint 2013 site for documents! and a
mana&ement interface that addresses "rovisionin& and life7cycle needs.
Site mailboxes re(uire Exchan&e Server 2013 and Share.oint Server 2013 inte&ration and
confi&uration. -or more information about ho% to confi&ure Exchan&e Server 2013 to %ork %ith
Share.oint Server 2013! see *onfi&ure site mailboxes in Share.oint Server 2013.
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3eather bar
3eather information for the next three days is dis"layed on the *alendar in the *alendar module.
3hen Outlook 2013 starts for the first time after installation! the %eather location is the default city for
the market version of Outlook that is installed. ;sers can chan&e the %eather location dis"layed by
selectin& Add 1ocation from the dro"7do%n menu next to the city name in the 2alendar vie%. ;sers
can also confi&ure t%o other o"tions in 7ile! Options! 2alendar! 3eather#
$ho* *eather on the 2alendar
$ho* temperature in!2elsius or 7ahrenheit
3eather bar settin&s are saved in the userAs "rofile. $f there are multi"le Exchan&e accounts in a user
"rofile! the %eather location is based on the location that is s"ecified in the userAs "rimary Exchan&e
account. 0ll calendars in a user "rofile %ill dis"lay the same location for %eather.
The follo%in& 3eather bar settin&s can roam de"endin& on the account ty"e#
3eather On or Off
*elsius or -ahrenheit
3eather locations
*urrently dis"layed %eather location
$f the user has the same Exchan&e account on multi"le com"uters! the user sees the same %eather
location on all com"uters. $f the user has multi"le Exchan&e accounts! the user sees the %eather
location that is associated %ith the "rimary Exchan&e account. $n this case! the settin&s associated %ith
the "rimary Exchan&e account %ill roam. $f the user does not have an Exchan&e account and has the
same $'0.@.O. account on multi"le com"uters! the settin&s %ill not roam.
The settin&s that you can confi&ure for this feature in =rou" .olicy and the O*T are sho%n in the
follo%in& table. $n =rou" .olicy! you can find the settin&s under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative
5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139Outloo? Options9&references92alendar Options. The O*T
settin&s are in corres"ondin& locations on the Modify user settings "a&e of the O*T.
3eather bar settings

$etting
name
ion
:isable
3eathe
r ,ar
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQo"tionsQcal
endarYdisable%eather
O25 registry path!
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQo"tionsQcalendarY
disable%eather
Enable
to turn
the
3eathe
r ,ar
off.
3eathe
r ,ar
Enable
to
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$etting
name
ion
;"date
-re(ue
ncy
endarY%eatheru"datefre(uency
O25 registry path!
%eatheru"datefre(uency
chan&e
the
3eathe
r ,ar
u"date
fre(uen
cy. The
default
value is
120
minutes
.
3eathe
r
Server
;6
endarY%eatherserviceurl
O25 registry path!
%eatherserviceurl
Enable
to
chan&e
the
service
the
%eather
informat
ion is
"ulled
from. $f
you
disable
or do
not
confi&ur
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settin&!
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uses
the
default
%eather
service
;6.

*hoose security and "rotection settin&s for Outlook 2013
Office 2013 0dministrative Tem"late files 10:'G! 0:'2 and Office *ustomi?ation Tool
228
=rou" .olicy overvie% for Office 2010
:etermine %hich features to enable or customi?e in Outlook 2010

224
2hoose security and protection settings for
Outloo? 2013
$ummary! earn about security settin&s for Outlook 2013.
0n administrator can customi?e many of the security7related features in Outlook 2013. This includes
ho% the security settin&s are enforced! %hich kind of 0ctiveG controls can run! custom forms security!
and "ro&rammatic security settin&s. <ou can also customi?e Outlook 2013 security settin&s for
attachments! $nformation 6i&hts 'ana&ement! Eunk email! and encry"tion! %hich are covered in
additional articles that are listed in 0dditional settin&s later in this article.
%mportant!
This article "rovides content for administrators %ho confi&ure Outlook settin&s for their
or&ani?ations.
Are you loo?ing for help *ith security settings in Outloo? on your des?topO <ou may be
lookin& for one of these articles! %hich %ill hel" you secure Outlook on your deskto".
,locked attachments in Outlook
)o% Outlook hel"s "rotect you from viruses! s"am! and "hishin&
Set a "ass%ord to hel" "rotect your Outlook information
=et a di&ital $:
$n this article#
Overvie%
S"ecify ho% security settin&s are enforced in Outlook
)o% administrator settin&s and user settin&s interact in Outlook 2013
3orkin& %ith Outlook *O' add7ins
*ustomi?e 0ctiveG and custom forms security in Outlook 2013
*ustomi?e "ro&rammatic settin&s in Outlook 2013
*ustomi?e Sim"le '0.$ settin&s
0dditional settin&s
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Overvie*
,y default! Outlook is confi&ured to use hi&h security7related settin&s. )i&h security levels can result in
limitations to Outlook functionality! such as restrictions on email messa&e attachment file ty"es. <ou
mi&ht have to lo%er default security settin&s for your or&ani?ation. )o%ever! be a%are that lo%erin& any
default security settin&s mi&ht increase the risk of virus execution or "ro"a&ation.
,efore you start to confi&ure security settin&s for Outlook 2013 by usin& =rou" .olicy or the Outlook
Security tem"late! you must confi&ure the Outlook Security 'ode in =rou" .olicy. $f you do not set the
Outlook Security 'ode! Outlook 2013 uses the default security settin&s and i&nores any Outlook 2013
security settin&s that you have made.
Office 2013 0dministrative Tem"lates! see Office 2013 0dministrative Tem"late files 10:'G! 0:'2
and Office *ustomi?ation Tool. -or more information about =rou" .olicy! see =rou" .olicy overvie% for
Office 2013 and Enforce settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy in Office 2010.
$pecify ho* security settings are enforced in
Outloo?
0s %ith Office Outlook 2004 and Outlook 2010! you can confi&ure security o"tions for Outlook 2013 by
usin& =rou" .olicy 1recommended2 or chan&e security settin&s by usin& the Outlook Security tem"late
and "ublish the settin&s to a form in a to"7level folder in Exchan&e Server "ublic folders. ;nless you
have Office Outlook 2003 or earlier versions in your environment! %e recommend that you use =rou"
.olicy to confi&ure security settin&s. To use either o"tion! you must enable the Outlook Security 'ode
settin& in =rou" .olicy and set the Outlook Security .olicy value. :efault security settin&s in the
"roduct are enforced if you do not enable this settin&. The Outlook Security 'ode settin& is in the
Outlook 2013 =rou" .olicy tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2 under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative
5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139$ecurity9$ecurity 7orm $ettings. 3hen you enable the Outloo?
$ecurity Mode settin&! you have the four Outlook Security .olicy o"tions! %hich are described in the
follo%in& table.
Outloo? $ecurity &olicy options

Outloo? $ecurity Mode option Description
Outlook :efault Security Outlook i&nores any security7related settin&s confi&ured in
=rou" .olicy or %hen usin& an Outlook Security tem"late. This
is the default settin&.
Outlook Security =rou" .olicy Outlook uses the security settin&s from =rou" .olicy
1recommended2.
Security -orm from MOutlook Security
Settin&sM .ublic -older
Outlook uses the settin&s from the security form that is
"ublished in the desi&nated "ublic folder.
22D
Outloo? $ecurity Mode option Description
Security -orm from MOutlook 10
Security Settin&sM .ublic -older
Outlook uses the settin&s from the security form that is
"ublished in the desi&nated "ublic folder.

2ustomiGe security settings by using Group &olicy
3hen you use =rou" .olicy to confi&ure security settin&s for Outlook 2013! consider the follo%in&
factors#
$ettings in Outloo? $ecurity template must be manually migrated to Group &olicy6 $f you
"reviously used the Outlook Security tem"late to mana&e security settin&s and no% choose to use
=rou" .olicy to enforce settin&s in Outlook 2013! you must manually mi&rate the settin&s that you
confi&ured earlier to the corres"ondin& =rou" .olicy settin&s for Outlook 2013.
2ustomiGed settings configured by using Group &olicy might not be active
immediately6 <ou can confi&ure =rou" .olicy to refresh automatically 1in the back&round2 on
usersJ com"uters %hile users are lo&&ed on! at a fre(uency that you determine. To make sure that
ne% =rou" .olicy settin&s are active immediately! users must lo& off and lo& back on to their
com"uters.
Outloo? chec?s security settings only at startup6 $f security settin&s are refreshed %hile
Outlook is runnin&! the ne% confi&uration is not used until the user closes and restarts Outlook.
(o customiGed settings are applied in &ersonal %nformation Manager ,&%M-.only mode6 $n
.$' mode! Outlook uses the default security settin&s. No administrator settin&s are necessary or
used in this mode.
$pecial environments
3hen you use =rou" .olicy to confi&ure security settin&s for Outlook 2013! consider %hether your
environment includes one or more of the scenarios that are sho%n in the follo%in& table.
$pecial environment scenarios

$cenario %ssue
;sers %ho access their mailboxes by usin& a
hosted Exchan&e Server
$f users access mailboxes by usin& a hosted
Exchan&e Server! you can use the Outlook Security
tem"late to confi&ure security settin&s or use the
default Outlook security settin&s. $n hosted
environments! users access their mailboxes
remotely. -or exam"le! they can access their
mailboxes remotely by usin& a virtual "rivate
net%ork 1/.N2 connection or by usin& Outlook
0ny%here 16.* over )TT.2. ,ecause =rou" .olicy
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$cenario %ssue
is de"loyed by usin& 0ctive :irectory! and in this
scenario! the userJs local com"uter is not a member
of the domain! =rou" .olicy security settin&s cannot
be a""lied.
0lso! by usin& the Outlook Security tem"late to
confi&ure security settin&s! users automatically
receive u"dates to security settin&s. ;sers cannot
receive u"dates to =rou" .olicy security settin&s
unless their com"uter is in the 0ctive :irectory
domain.
;sers %ho have administrative ri&hts on their
com"uters
6estrictions to =rou" .olicy settin&s are not
enforced %hen users lo& on by usin& administrative
credentials. ;sers %ho have administrative ri&hts
can also chan&e the Outlook security settin&s on
their com"uters and can remove or alter the
restrictions that you have confi&ured. This is true not
only for Outlook security settin&s! but for all =rou"
.olicy settin&s.
0lthou&h this can be "roblematic %hen an
or&ani?ation intends to have standardi?ed settin&s
for all users! there are miti&atin& factors#
=rou" .olicy overrides local chan&es at the
next lo&on. *han&es to Outlook security
settin&s revert to the =rou" .olicy settin&s
%hen the user lo&s on.
Overridin& a =rou" .olicy settin& affects only
the local com"uter. ;sers %ho have
administrative ri&hts affect only security settin&s
on their com"uter! not the security settin&s for
users on other com"uters.
;sers %ithout administrative ri&hts cannot
chan&e "olicies. $n this scenario! =rou" .olicy
security settin&s are as secure as settin&s
confi&ured by usin& the Outlook Security
tem"late.
;sers %ho access Exchan&e mailboxes by usin&
Outlook 3eb 0""
Outlook and Outlook 3eb 0"" do not use the same
security model. Outlook 3eb 0"" has se"arate
security settin&s that are stored on the Exchan&e
Server com"uter. -or more information see!
;nderstandin& security for Outlook 3eb 0"".
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8o* administrator settings and user settings interact
in Outloo? 2013
Security settin&s that are defined by the user in Outlook 2013 %ork as if they are included in the =rou"
.olicy settin&s that you define as the administrator. 3hen there is a conflict bet%een the t%o! settin&s
%ith a &reater security level override settin&s %ith a lo%er security level.
-or exam"le! if you use the =rou" .olicy 0ttachment Security settin& Add file e4tensions to bloc? as
1evel 1 to create a list of evel 1 file name extensions to be blocked! your list overrides the default list
that is "rovided %ith Outlook 2013. $t also overrides the usersJ settin&s for evel 1 file name extensions
to block. ;sers %ould only be able to remove file name extensions from the default list that is "rovided
%ith Outlook 2013. ;sers cannot remove file ty"es that you add to the Add file e4tensions to bloc? as
1evel 1 list. -or exam"le! if the user %ants to remove the file name extensions .exe and .re& from the
evel 1 &rou"! but you use the Add file e4tensions to bloc? as 1evel 1 =rou" .olicy settin& to add
.exe as a evel 1 file ty"e! the user can only remove .re& file from the evel 1 &rou" that is in Outlook.
3or?ing *ith Outloo? 2OM add.ins
0 *O' add7in should be coded so that it takes advanta&e of the Outlook trust model and can run
%ithout %arnin& messa&es in Outlook 2013. ;sers mi&ht continue to see %arnin&s %hen they access
Outlook features that use the add7in! such as %hen they synchroni?e a hand7held device %ith Outlook
2013 on their deskto" com"uters.
)o%ever! users are less likely to see %arnin&s in Outlook 2013 than in Office Outlook 2003 or earlier
versions. The ObEect 'odel 1O'2 =uard that hel"s "revent viruses from usin& the Outlook 0ddress
,ook to "ro"a&ate is u"dated in Office Outlook 2004! Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013. Outlook 2013
checks for u"7to7date antivirus soft%are to hel" determine %hen to dis"lay address book access
%arnin&s and other Outlook security %arnin&s.
<ou canJt chan&e the O' =uard by usin& the Outlook security form or =rou" .olicy. )o%ever! if you
use default Outlook 2013 security settin&s! all *O' add7ins that are installed in Outlook 2013 are
trusted by default. $f you customi?e security settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy! you can s"ecify *O' add7
ins that are trusted and that can run %ithout encounterin& the Outlook obEect model blocks.
)o%ever! in Outlook 2013! t%o ne% confi&urations settin&s! 1ist of managed add.ins and /loc? all
unmanaged add.ins! allo% you to create a list of al%ays enabled add7ins or al%ays blocked add7ins.
These settin&s override the trust center settin&s. $f an add7in is in the /loc? all unmanaged add.ins
list and has also been added to the settin& 2onfigure trusted add.ins! the add7in %ill be blocked. <ou
can find the settin&s 1ist of managed add.ins and /loc? all unmanaged add.ins in the Outlook
=rou" .olicy tem"late under ;ser *onfi&urationQ0dministrative Tem"latesQ'icrosoft Outlook
2013Q'iscellaneous.
To trust a *O' add7in! include the file name for the add7in in a =rou" .olicy settin& %ith a calculated
hash value for the file. ,efore you can s"ecify an add7in as trusted by Outlook! you must install a
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"ro&ram to calculate the hash value. -or information about ho% to do this! see 'ana&e trusted add7ins
for Outlook 2010.
$f you enforce customi?ed Outlook security settin&s %ith the 'icrosoft Exchan&e Server security form
that is "ublished in an Exchan&e Server "ublic folder! you can learn ho% to trust *O' add7ins. Scroll
do%n to the 5rusted 2ode tab section in the 'icrosoft Office 2003 6esource +it article! Outlook
Security Tem"late Settin&s.
$f the user continues to see security "rom"ts after the add7in is included in the list of trusted add7ins!
you must %ork %ith the *O' add7in develo"er to resolve the "roblem. -or more information about
codin& trusted add7ins! see $m"ortant Security Notes for 'icrosoft Outlook *O' 0dd7in :evelo"ers.
2ustomiGe ActiveQ and custom forms security in
Outloo? 2013
<ou can s"ecify 0ctiveG and custom forms security settin&s for Outlook 2013 users. *ustom forms
security settin&s include o"tions for chan&in& ho% Outlook 2013 restricts scri"ts! custom controls! and
custom actions.
2ustomiGe ho* ActiveQ controls behave in one.off forms
3hen Outlook receives a messa&e that contains a form definition! the item is a one7off form. To hel"
"revent un%anted scri"t and controls from runnin& in one7off forms! Outlook does not load 0ctiveG
controls in one7off forms by default.
<ou can lock do%n the settin&s to customi?e 0ctiveG controls by usin& the =rou" .olicy Outlook 2013
tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2. Or you can confi&ure default settin&s by usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool
1O*T2! in %hich case users can chan&e the settin&s. $n =rou" .olicy! use the Allo* ActiveQ One Off
7orms settin& under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Outloo?
20139$ecurity. $n the O*T! the Allo* ActiveQ One Off 7orms settin& is in the corres"ondin& location
on the Modify user settings "a&e of the O*T. -or more information about the O*T! see Office
3hen you enable Allo* ActiveQ One Off 7orms settin&! you have three o"tions! %hich are described
in the follo%in& table.
Allo* Active Q One Off 7orms setting options

Option Description
0llo%s all 0ctiveG *ontrols 0llo%s all 0ctiveG controls to run %ithout restrictions.
0llo%s only Safe *ontrols 0llo%s only safe 0ctiveG controls to run. 0n 0ctiveG control
is safe if it is si&ned %ith 0uthenticode and the si&ner is listed
in the Trusted .ublishers ist.
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Option Description
oad only Outlook *ontrols Outlook loads only the follo%in& controls! %hich are the only
controls that can be used in one7off forms.
*ontrols from fm20.dll
'icrosoft Office Outlook 6ich -ormat *ontrol
'icrosoft Office Outlook 6eci"ient *ontrol
'icrosoft Office Outlook /ie% *ontrol

$f you do not confi&ure any of these o"tions! the default is to load only Outlook controls.
2ustomiGe custom forms security settings
<ou can lock do%n the settin&s to confi&ure security for custom forms by usin& the =rou" .olicy
Outlook 2013 tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2. $n =rou" .olicy! the settin&s are under ser
2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139$ecurity9$ecurity 7orm
$ettings92ustom 7orm $ecurity.
The settin&s that you can confi&ure for scri"ts! custom controls! and custom actions are sho%n in the
follo%in& table#
$cripts# custom controls# and custom actions settings

$etting
name
0llo%
scri"ts
in one7
off
Outloo
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forms
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQsecuri
tyYenableoneoffformscri"ts
6un scri"ts in
forms %here
the scri"t and
the layout are
contained in
the messa&e.
$f users
receive a one7
off form that
contains
scri"t! users
are "rom"ted
%hether they
%ant to run
the scri"t.
Set
Outloo
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQsecuri
S"ecifies
%hat occurs
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$etting
name
k
obEect
model
*usto
m
0ction
s
executi
on
"rom"t
tyY"rom"toomcustomaction %hen a
"ro&ram
attem"ts to
run a custom
action by
usin& the
Outlook
obEect model.
0 custom
action can be
created to
re"ly to a
messa&e and
circumvent
the
"ro&rammatic
send
"rotections.
Select one of
the follo%in&#
&rompt
user
enables
the user
to receive
a
messa&e
and
decide
%hether
to allo%
"ro&ramm
atic send
access.
Automati
cally
approve
al%ays
allo%s
"ro&ramm
atic send
access
%ithout
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$etting
name
dis"layin&
a
messa&e.
Automati
cally
deny
al%ays
denies
"ro&ramm
atic send
access
%ithout
dis"layin&
a
messa&e.
&rompt
user
based on
computer
security
enforces
the
default
confi&urat
ion in
Outlook
2013.

2ustomiGe programmatic settings in Outloo? 2013
0s an administrator of Outlook 2013! you can confi&ure "ro&rammatic security settin&s to mana&e
restrictions for the Outlook obEect model. The Outlook obEect model lets you "ro&rammatically
mani"ulate data that is stored in Outlook folders.
(ote!
The Exchan&e Server Security tem"late includes settin&s for *ollaboration :ata ObEects
1*:O2. )o%ever! usin& *:O %ith Outlook 2013 is not su""orted.
<ou can use =rou" .olicy to confi&ure "ro&rammatic security settin&s for the Outlook obEect model. $n
=rou" .olicy! load the Outlook 2013 tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2. The =rou" .olicy settin&s are located
under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139$ecurity9$ecurity
238
7orm $ettings9&rogrammatic $ecurity. These settin&s cannot be confi&ured by usin& the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool.
The follo%in& are descri"tions of the =rou" .olicy o"tions for "ro&rammatic settin&s. <ou can choose
one of the follo%in& settin&s for each item#
&rompt user ;sers receive a messa&e allo%in& them to choose %hether to allo% or deny the
o"eration. -or some "rom"ts! users can choose to allo% or deny the o"eration %ithout "rom"ts for
u" to 10 minutes.
Automatically approve Outlook automatically &rants "ro&rammatic access re(uests from any
"ro&ram. This o"tion can create a si&nificant vulnerability! and %e do not recommend it.
Automatically deny Outlook automatically denies "ro&rammatic access re(uests from any
"ro&ram. The user does not receive a "rom"t.
&rompt user based on computer security Outlook relies on the settin& in the N.ro&rammatic
0ccessN section of the Trust *enter. This is the default behavior.
The settin&s that you can confi&ure for "ro&rammatic security settin&s for the Outlook obEect model are
sho%n in the follo%in& table.
&rogrammatic security settings

$etting
name
*onfi&ur
e
Outlook
obEect
model
"rom"t
%hen
accessin
& an
address
book
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQsecurit
yY"rom"toomaddressbookaccess
S"ecifies
%hat
ha""ens
%hen a
"ro&ram
attem"ts to
&ain
access to
an address
book by
usin& the
Outlook
obEect
model.
*onfi&ur
e
Outlook
obEect
model
"rom"t
%hen
accessin
yY"rom"toomformulaaccess
S"ecifies
%hat
ha""ens
%hen a
user adds
a
*ombinatio
n or
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$etting
name
& the
7ormula
"ro"erty
of a
ser&ro
perty
obEect
-ormula
custom
field to a
custom
form and
binds it to
an 0ddress
$nformation
field. ,y
doin& this!
code can
be used to
indirectly
retrieve the
value of
the
0ddress
$nformation
field by
&ettin& the
/alue
"ro"erty of
the field.
*onfi&ur
e
Outlook
obEect
model
"rom"t
%hen
executin
& Save
0s
yY"rom"toomsaveas
S"ecifies
%hat
ha""ens
%hen a
"ro&ram
attem"ts to
"ro&ramma
tically use
the Save
0s
command
to save an
item. 3hen
an item is
saved! a
malicious
"ro&ram
could
search the
file for
email
addresses.
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$etting
name
*onfi&ur
e
Outlook
obEect
model
"rom"t
%hen
readin&
address
informati
on
yY"rom"toomaddressinformationaccess
S"ecifies
%hat
ha""ens
%hen a
"ro&ram
attem"ts to
&ain
access to a
reci"ient
field! such
as 5o! by
usin& the
Outlook
obEect
model.
*onfi&ur
e
Outlook
obEect
model
"rom"t
%hen
res"ondi
n& to
meetin&
and task
re(uests
yY"rom"toommeetin&taskre(uestres"onse
S"ecifies
%hat
ha""ens
%hen a
"ro&ram
attem"ts to
send mail
"ro&ramma
tically by
usin& the
6es"ond
method on
task
re(uests
and
meetin&
re(uests.
This
method
resembles
the Send
method on
mail
messa&es.
*onfi&ur
e
Outlook
obEect
model
"rom"t
yY"rom"toomsend
S"ecifies
%hat
ha""ens
%hen a
"ro&ram
attem"ts to
23D
$etting
name
%hen
sendin&
mail
send mail
"ro&ramma
tically by
usin& the
Outlook
obEect
model.

2ustomiGe $imple MA&% settings
<ou can use =rou" .olicy to confi&ure Sim"le '0.$ settin&s for the Outlook obEect model. $n =rou"
.olicy! load the Outlook 2013 tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2. The =rou" .olicy settin&s are located under
ser 2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139$ecurity9$ecurity 7orm
$ettings9&rogrammatic $ecurity. These settin&s cannot be confi&ured by usin& the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool.
$imple MA&% settings

$etting
name
*onfi&
ure
Sim"le
'0.$
sendin
&
"rom"
t
)+E<H*;66ENTH;SE6Qsoft%areQ"oliciesQmicrosoftQofficeQ19.0QoutlookQsecurity
Y"rom"tsim"lema"isend
0llo%s you
to s"ecify
%hat occurs
%hen a
"ro&ram
attem"ts to
send mail
"ro&rammat
ically by
usin&
Sim"le
'0.$.
*onfi&
ure
Sim"le
'0.$
name
resolut
ion
"rom"
Y"rom"tsim"lema"inameresolve
0llo%s you
to s"ecify
%hat occurs
%hen a
"ro&ram
attem"ts to
&ain access
to an
2>0
$etting
name
t 0ddress
,ook by
usin&
Sim"le
'0.$.
*onfi&
ure
Sim"le
'0.$
messa
&e
o"enin
&
"rom"
t
Y"rom"tsim"lema"io"enmessa&e
0llo%s you
to s"ecify
%hat occurs
%hen a
"ro&ram
attem"ts to
&ain access
to a
reci"ient
field! such
as the LToM
field by
usin&
Sim"le
'0.$.

Additional settings
The follo%in& table lists the articles that cover additional security settin&s not included in this article.
Additional security articles

7eature )elated resources
0ctiveG controls .lan security settin&s for 0ctiveG controls for Office
2013
0ttachments .lan attachment settin&s in Outlook 2010
*ry"to&ra"hy .lan for e7mail messa&in& cry"to&ra"hy in Outlook
2010
:i&ital si&natures .lan di&ital si&nature settin&s for Office 2013
Kunk email .lan for limitin& Eunk e7mail in Outlook 2010
$nformation 6i&hts 'ana&ement .lan for $nformation 6i&hts 'ana&ement in Office
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7eature )elated resources
2013
.rotected vie% .lan .rotected /ie% settin&s for Office 2013

Security overvie% for Office 2013

2>2
2onfigure multiple :4change accounts for
Outloo? 2013
&ublished! $eptember 11# 2012
$ummary! earn ho% administrators can use the Office *ustomi?ation Tool to confi&ure multi"le
Exchan&e email accounts for an Outlook 2013 "rofile.
,pplies to: 4utloo# ()*5 < 4ffice ()*5
To confi&ure multi"le Exchan&e Server email accounts for an Outlook 2013 "rofile! follo% the ste"s in
this article.
$n this article#
Overvie%
,efore you be&in
0dd multi"le Exchan&e accounts to a "rofile
Overvie*
$n Outlook 2013! you can add multi"le Exchan&e Server email accounts to an Outlook "rofile Eust as
you can for other email accounts by usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2. 3ithout any additional
confi&uration! Outlook 2013 can connect to u" to ten Exchan&e accounts from a sin&le "rofile.
$ndividual users can add more Exchan&e accounts to their Outlook "rofiles %ithin Outlook 2013. To do
so! users can click the 7ile tab! click Account $ettings! and then click Add Account! or use the
3indo%s *ontrol .anel 'ail module. They can also remove Exchan&e accounts on their "rofiles. -or
more information! see 0dd or remove an e7mail account.
3arning!
:ele&ate accounts are not su""orted in "rofiles that have multi"le Exchan&e accounts. ;sers
%ho have dele&ate access to a mailbox must kee" that account in a se"arate "rofile from any
other Exchan&e account.
The Exchan&e Server 2013 0uto 'a""in& feature automatically adds mailboxes to the Outlook
Navi&ation .ane if you have -ull 0ccess "ermission to them. Outlook mana&es these additional
mailboxes by usin& a s"ecific "ermission set. This could cause unex"ected behavior if you also
have these mailboxes confi&ured as additional Exchan&e Server accounts in one Outlook
"rofile. To "revent "roblems in this scenario! you %ill have to chan&e your Outlook "rofile so
mailboxes that are added throu&h the 0uto 'a""in& feature are also not manually added to the
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same "rofile. ;se the Account $ettings dialo& box to remove these additional Exchan&e
mailboxes in your "rofile. $f you do not remove the manually added mailboxes from your
"rofile! Outlook attem"ts to use the "ermission sets from both the auto7ma""ed account and
the account setu" by usin& the multi"le Exchan&e Server accounts feature at the same time.
$f you use the Exchan&e Server Security tem"late to confi&ure security o"tions for Exchan&e
accounts! the Security form settin&s for the first account added to the "rofile 1the le&acy
account2 %ill be used for all the accounts added to that "rofile.
-or information about ho% to confi&ure Exchan&e accounts for Outlook for 'ac 2011! see *onfi&urin&
Exchan&e accounts in Outlook for 'ac 2011 1htt"#@@&o.microsoft.com@f%link@"@Tink$dO212D112.
/efore you begin
,efore you be&in de"loyment! revie% .lannin& overvie% for Outlook 2013! .lan a *ached Exchan&e
'ode de"loyment in Outlook 2013! and Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013 to determine
%hich settin&s that you mi&ht have to confi&ure for the Exchan&e accounts. The follo%in& three articles
describe ho% to confi&ure s"ecific Exchan&e account features by usin& the O*T.
*onfi&ure Outlook 0ny%here in Outlook 2013
*onfi&ure Exchan&e Server send@receive settin&s in Outlook 2010
Add multiple :4change accounts to a profile
;se the follo%in& "rocedure to add multi"le Exchan&e accounts to an Outlook "rofile.
(ote!
+eyboard shortcuts
Touch
5o add multiple :4change accounts to a profile
1" -rom the root of the net%ork installation "oint! run the follo%in& command line to start the
Office *ustomi?ation Tool# AAserverAshareAsetup6e4e Aadmin
2" To edit an existin& customi?ation file 1.ms"2! in the $elect &roduct dialo& box! click Open
an e4isting $etup customiGation file. Or to create a ne% customi?ation file! select the Office
suite that you %ant to customi?e! and then click O+.
%" $n the Outloo? area! click Outloo? profile. Select ho% you %ant to customi?e "rofiles for
users. To chan&e an existin& "rofile or to add a ne% "rofile! choose Modify &rofile or (e*
&rofile.
2>>
2" To add and confi&ure ne% and existin& accounts! click Add accounts! and then click
2ustomiGe additional Outloo? profile and account information.
4" To add an Exchan&e account! click the Add button.
5" $n the Add Accounts dialo& box! select :4change! and then click (e4t.
8" $n the :4change $ettings dialo& box! enter an account name and the name of the
Exchan&e Server com"uter. $f you %ant to identify the user by usin& a s"ecific value! enter
a ser (ame. Other%ise! leave the default WusernameW value for the ser (ame. Each
userAs account information in the 0ctive :irectory directory service %ill be automatically
"o"ulated for the "rofile.
:" $f you %ant to chan&e an existin& Exchan&e account in a userAs "rofile! select the
Over*rite e4isting :4change accounts check box.
;" *lick More $ettings for additional Exchan&e confi&uration o"tions such as *ached
Exchan&e 'ode and Outlook 0ny%here! and then click O+.
10" 3hen you are finished! click 7inish.
11. To add an additional Exchan&e account! re"eat ste"s 9710.
12. $f you are creatin& a ne% "rofile! add the Outlook 0ddress ,ook account to the "rofile.
This account allo%s you to use the *ontacts folder in your Exchan&e mailbox as an
address book %hen you create email messa&es.
13. 0fter you have finished all the customi?ations! save the customi?ation file 1.ms"2 and exit
the O*T. .ut the .ms" file in the Office installation source Q;"dates folder. $nstall the
Office 2013 from the ori&inal installation source.
.lannin& overvie% for Outlook 2013
*onfi&ure Outlook 0ny%here in Outlook 2013
*onfi&ure Exchan&e Server send@receive settin&s in Outlook 2010

2>9
2onfigure 2ached :4change Mode in Outloo?
2013
&ublished! $eptember 10# 2012
$ummary! :escribes ho% administrators can confi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode for Exchan&e
Server email accounts in Outlook 2013.
0dministrators can confi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode for Exchan&e Server email accounts in Outlook
2013 by follo%in& the ste"s that are described in this article.
$n this article#
Overvie%
,efore you be&in
*onfi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode
To confi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s by usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool
To confi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy
To confi&ure a default .ost location by usin& =rou" .olicy
To "revent a ne% .ost file from bein& created
Overvie*
3hen an Outlook 2013 account is confi&ured to use *ached Exchan&e 'ode! Outlook 2013 %orks from
a local co"y of a userJs Exchan&e mailbox that is stored in an Offline -older 1.ost file2 on the userJs
com"uter! and %ith the Offline 0ddress ,ook 1O0,2. The cached mailbox and O0, are u"dated
"eriodically from the Exchan&e Server com"uter.
*ached Exchan&e 'ode can be confi&ured for Exchan&e Server email accounts only. *ached
Exchan&e 'ode is su""orted by all versions of Exchan&e Server %ith %hich Outlook 2013 can connect.
That is! by Exchan&e Server 2004 or later versions.
$f you do not confi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode o"tions! the current state of *ached Exchan&e 'ode
does not chan&e for existin& "rofiles %hen Outlook is u"&raded to a ne% version. -or exam"le! if a user
account %as confi&ured to use *ached Exchan&e 'ode in Office Outlook 2003! Office Outlook 2004!
or Outlook 2010! *ached Exchan&e 'ode remains enabled %hen the user u"&rades the soft%are to
Outlook 2013. The location for ne% .ost or O0, files is the default location# -or 3indo%s G.! the
location is Puser"rofilePQocal Settin&sQ0""lication :ataQ'icrosoftQOutlookR for 3indo%s /ista and
3indo%s 4! the location is Puser"rofilePQ0"":ataQocalQ'icrosoftQOutlook.
2>8
<ou can confi&ure several o"tions for *ached Exchan&e 'ode. These include the default .ost file
location for users in your or&ani?ation %ho do not already have .ost files for *ached Exchan&e 'ode. $f
you do not s"ecify a different .ost file location! Outlook creates an .ost file in the default location %hen
users start Outlook in *ached Exchan&e 'ode.
,y default! %hen Outlook 2013 is installed! a ne% com"ressed version of the.ost file is created. This
ne% com"ressed version of the .ost is u" to >0P smaller than the si?e of the .ost files that %ere created
in earlier versions of Outlook. $f you must kee" Outlook 2013 from creatin& a ne% com"ressed Outlook
data file 1.ost2! use the Outlook =rou" .olicy tem"late to enable the Do not create ne* O$5 file on
upgrade "olicy. $f this "olicy settin& is enabled! Outlook 2013 uses an existin& .ost file that %as created
by an earlier version of Outlook.
Sync Slider and Exchan&e -ast 0ccess are t%o ne% features that are available %ith *ached Exchan&e
'ode in Outlook 2013. ,y default! they are enabled %hen *ached Exchan&e 'ode is enabled. -or
more information! see .lan a *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment in Outlook 2013 and 3hatJs ne% in
Outlook 2013 .revie%.
<ou can lock do%n the settin&s to customi?e *ached Exchan&e 'ode by usin& the Outlook =rou"
.olicy 0dministrative tem"late. Or! you can confi&ure default settin&s by usin& the Office *ustomi?ation
Tool 1O*T2! in %hich case users can chan&e the settin&s.
/efore you begin
,efore you start de"loyment! revie% .lan a *ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment in Outlook 2013 and
Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013 to determine %hich settin&s you mi&ht have to
confi&ure for *ached Exchan&e 'ode. *ustomi?ation of *ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s is o"tional
and only needed if you %ant to chan&e the settin&s from the default confi&uration.
To do%nload the Outlook 2013 administrative tem"lates! see Office 2013 .revie% 0dministrative
Tem"late files 10:'G@0:'2 and Office *ustomi?ation Tool. -or more information about =rou" .olicy!
see =rou" .olicy overvie% for Office 2010 and Enforce settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy in Office 2010.
-or more information about the O*T! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
2onfigure 2ached :4change Mode
;se the follo%in& "rocedures to confi&ure *ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s. Note that customi?ation of
*ached Exchan&e 'ode settin&s is o"tional and only needed if you %ant to chan&e the settin&s from
the default confi&uration.
(ote!
+eyboard shortcuts
Touch
2>4
5o configure 2ached :4change Mode settings by using the Office
2ustomiGation 5ool
1" $n the Office *ustomi?ation Tool! in the tree vie%! locate Outloo?! and choose Add
Accounts. $n the Account (ame column of the readin& "ane list! choose the account that
you %ant to confi&ure! and then choose Modify. The :4change $ettings dialo& box
a""ears.
Note that in the tree vie% of the O*T you must choose Outloo? &rofile and then select Modify
&rofile or (e* &rofile to add an Exchan&e account and confi&ure Exchan&e Server settin&s.
2" To enable or disable *ached Exchan&e 'ode! or to s"ecify default do%nload behavior
%hen *ached Exchan&e 'ode is enabled! choose the 2ached Mode tab.
%" *hoose 2onfigure 2ached :4change Mode and then select the se 2ached :4change
Mode check box to enable *ached Exchan&e 'ode for users. ,y default! *ached
Exchan&e 'ode is disabled if you do not select the se 2ached :4change Mode check
box.
2" $f you enabled *ached Exchan&e 'ode in ste" 3! select a default do%nload o"tion on the
2ached Mode tab#
Do*nload only headers ;sers see header information and the be&innin& of the messa&e or
item body 1a 298 bytes "lain7text buffer of information2. -ull items can be do%nloaded later in
several %ays. -or exam"le! by double7clickin& to o"en the messa&e or by clickin& Do*nload
the rest of this message no* in the readin& "ane.
Do*nload headers follo*ed by the full item 0ll headers are do%nloaded first! and then full
items are do%nloaded. The do%nload order mi&ht not be chronolo&ical. Outlook do%nloads
headers follo%ed by full items in the folder that the user is currently accessin&! and then
do%nloads headers follo%ed by full items in folders that the user has recently vie%ed.
Do*nload full items -ull items are do%nloaded. 3e recommend this o"tion unless you have
a slo% net%ork connection. The do%nload order mi&ht not be chronolo&ical. Outlook do%nloads
full items in the folder that the user is currently accessin&! and then do%nloads full items in
folders that the user has recently vie%ed.
4" To turn off )eaders Only mode! select the Do*nload full items o"tion button and clear the
On slo* connections# do*nload only headers check box. The default behavior! %hen users
have slo% connections! is to do%nload only headers. There are scenarios in %hich
Outlook "erceives that users have slo% connections such as %hen usersJ data throu&h"ut
is fast! or vice versa. $n these situations! you mi&ht %ant to set or clear this o"tion.
5" :isable the do%nload of shared folders as "art of *ached Exchan&e 'ode
synchroni?ations to usersJ .ost files. ,y default! in Outlook 2013! shared mail and non7mail
folders are do%nloaded. :o%nloaded shared folders increase the si?e of usersJ .ost files.
,e a%are that the settin& Do*nload shared non.mail folders a""lies to both mail and non7
mail shared folders in Outlook 2013. $f you %ant to only disable the do%nload of shared
mail folders! see ste" 5.
4. :o%nload .ublic -older -avorites as "art of *ached Exchan&e 'ode synchroni?ations to
usersJ .ost files. ,y default! .ublic -older -avorites are not do%nloaded. 0s %ith shared
folders! do%nloadin& .ublic -older -avorites increases the si?e of usersJ .ost files. 0lso!
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synchroni?in& .ublic -older -avorites causes additional net%ork traffic that mi&ht be
un%elcome for users %ho have slo% connections.
5. $f you must disable shared mail folders 1like a dele&ated $nbox2 but %ant to allo% the
do%nload of shared non7mail folders 1like *alendar2 for "rofiles that use *ached
Exchan&e 'ode! follo% these ste"s#
a# $n O*T! in the tree vie%! locate Additional 2ontent and then click Add registry
entries.
b# $n the readin& "ane! click Add.
c2 Enter the follo%in& information#
)egistry ?ey to allo* the do*nload of shared non.mail folders
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d# *hoose O+.
5o configure 2ached :4change Mode settings by using Group &olicy
1. $n =rou" .olicy! load the Outlook 2013 tem"late.
2" To customi?e *ached Exchan&e 'ode o"tions! o"en the =rou" .olicy 'ana&ement
*onsole 1=.'*2 and! in the tree vie%! ex"and Domains and then ex"and Group &olicy
ObSects.
%" -rom the short7cut menu 1ri&ht7click2! choose the "olicy obEect that you %ant and then
choose :dit. The =rou" .olicy 'ana&ement Editor %indo% o"ens.
2" $n the tree vie%! ex"and ser 2onfiguration! ex"and Administrative 5emplates! ex"and
Microsoft Outloo? 2013! ex"and Account $ettings! and then choose :4change. <ou can
also ex"and :4change and then choose 2ached :4change Mode.
4" $n the readin& "ane! in the $etting column! o"en 1double7click2 the "olicy that you %ant to
set. -or exam"le! in the :4change readin& "ane! o"en se 2ached :4change Mode for ne*
and e4isting Outloo? profiles.
5" Select :nabled and select an o"tion 1if a""ro"riate2.
8" *hoose O+.
5o configure a default 6ost location by using Group &olicy
2" To confi&ure a default .ost location! o"en the =rou" .olicy 'ana&ement *onsole 1=.'*2
and in the tree vie% ex"and Domains and then ex"and Group &olicy ObSects.
%" -rom the short7cut menu 1ri&ht7click2 of the "olicy obEect that you %ant! choose :dit. The
=rou" .olicy 'ana&ement Editor %indo% o"ens.
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Microsoft Outloo? 2013! ex"and Miscellaneous! and then choose &$5 $ettings.
4" O"en 1double7click2 Default location for O$5 files.
5" *hoose :nabled to enable the "olicy settin&.
8" $n the Default location for O$5 files text box! enter the default location for .ost files. -or
exam"le#
Puser"rofilePQocal Settin&sQ0""lication :ataQ'icrosoftQnewfolder.
:" *lick O+.
<ou can define a ne% default location for both .ersonal Outlook data files 1."st2 and .ost files. 0fter
you choose &$5 $ettings in the tree vie%! o"en 1double7click2 the Default location for &$5 files
settin& in the readin& "ane.
5o prevent a ne* 6ost file from being created
2" To "revent a ne% .ost file from bein& created! o"en the =rou" .olicy 'ana&ement
*onsole 1=.'*2 and! in the tree vie%! ex"and Domains and then ex"and Group &olicy
ObSects.
%" -rom the short7cut menu 1ri&ht7click2 of the "olicy obEect that you %ant! choose :dit. The
=rou" .olicy 'ana&ement Editor %indo% o"ens.
Microsoft Outloo? 2013! ex"and Account $ettings! and then choose :4change.
4" O"en 1double7click2 Do not create ne* O$5 file on upgrade.
5" *hoose :nabled to enable the "olicy settin& and then choose O+.
3hatJs ne% in Outlook 2013 .revie%

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2onfigure Outloo? Any*here in Outloo? 2013
&ublished! $eptember 2F# 2012
$ummary! Ex"lains ho% administrators can confi&ure Outlook 0ny%here in Outlook 2013.
Outlook 0ny%here enables Outlook 2013 users to access their Exchan&e Server accounts over the
$nternet %ithout usin& virtual "rivate net%ork 1/.N2 connections %hen they travel or %hen they %ork
outside the or&ani?ation fire%all.
This article describes the re(uirements and o"tions for administrators %ho confi&ure &rou"s of Outlook
user accounts to use Outlook 0ny%here. *ustomi?ation of Outlook 0ny%here settin&s is o"tional and
only necessary if you %ant to chan&e the default confi&uration settin&s.
%mportant!
Are you loo?ing for help *ith configuring Outloo? Any*here settings in Outloo? on your
des?topO <ou may be lookin& for ;se Outlook 0ny%here to connect to your Exchan&e server
%ithout /.N! %hich %ill hel" you chan&e your deskto" settin&s.
$n this article#
Overvie%
,efore you be&in
;se the O*T to confi&ure Outlook 0ny%here
;se =rou" .olicy to lock do%n Outlook 0ny%here settin&s
/erification
Overvie*
*ustomi?ation of Outlook 0ny%here settin&s is o"tional and only needed if you %ant to chan&e the
settin&s from the default confi&uration. ,y default! Exchan&e "ushes do%n the Outlook 0ny%here
settin&s by usin& the 0utodiscover service the first time that Outlook is started. 3e recommend that you
first de"loy Outlook to a test environment that has the default confi&urations. 6evie% the default
confi&urations to identify %hich settin&s! if any! you %ant to customi?e. -or more information about
0utodiscover and automatic account confi&uration! see Outlook 0utomatic 0ccount *onfi&uration.
$f you have identified settin&s that you %ant to chan&e from the default confi&urations! you can
confi&ure Outlook 2013 %ith Outlook 0ny%here as "art of an Outlook de"loyment by enablin& the
o"tion in the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 and 1o"tionally2 s"ecifyin& additional settin&s! such as
security7level re(uirements! to communicate %ith the Exchan&e Server com"uter. 0fter you s"ecify
these o"tions! you save the settin&s to&ether %ith other confi&urations in the Setu" customi?ation file
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1.ms" file2 that you use to de"loy Outlook to users. -or more information about the O*T! see Office
<ou can also lock do%n some Outlook 0ny%here settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy. -or more information
about Outlook 0ny%here =rou" .olicy settin&s! see ;se =rou" .olicy to lock do%n Outlook 0ny%here
settin&s later in this article. -or more information about =rou" .olicy! see =rou" .olicy overvie% for
Office 2010 and Enforce settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy in Office 2010.
Outlook 0ny%here %as kno%n as 6.* over )TT. in earlier versions of Outlook.
/efore you begin
,efore you start de"loyment! revie% .lannin& overvie% for Outlook 2013 and .lan a *ached
Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment in Outlook 2013 to determine the settin&s that you mi&ht have to
confi&ure for Outlook 0ny%here.
3e recommend that you first de"loy Outlook to a test environment %ith the default confi&urations.
6evie% the default confi&urations to identify %hich settin&s! if any! that you %ant to customi?e.
3e recommend that the user accounts that you confi&ure for Outlook 0ny%here use *ached
Exchan&e 'ode. -or more information about *ached Exchan&e 'ode in Outlook! see .lan a
*ached Exchan&e 'ode de"loyment in Outlook 2013.
:o%nload the =rou" .olicy 0dministrative tem"late for Outlook 2013. To do%nload the tem"late
files! see Office 2013 0dministrative Tem"late files 10:'G! 0:'2 and Office *ustomi?ation Tool.
,efore you confi&ure Outlook 0ny%here for Outlook 2013 in an Exchan&e 2004 or Exchan&e
Server 2010 environment %ithout the 0utodiscover service! obtain the ;6 for the Exchan&e "roxy
server that is confi&ured for Outlook 0ny%here. This ;6 is available from the or&ani?ationJs
Exchan&e administrator.
se the O25 to configure Outloo? Any*here
;se this "rocedure to use the O*T to confi&ure Outlook 0ny%here.
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5o configure Outloo? Any*here by using the O25
1" $n the O*T! in the tree vie%! locate Outloo?! choose Add accounts! and then choose
2ustomiGe additional Outloo? profile and account information.
2" *hoose the Exchan&e account that you %ant to confi&ure and then choose Modify.
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%" $f you are definin& a ne% Exchan&e Server com"uter for users! enter a value or
re"laceable "arameter in ser (ame.
-or exam"le! you mi&ht s"ecify HIUser%ameI to use the exact lo&on name for each user. This
hel"s "revent user "rom"ts %hen Outlook asks users to decide amon& several variations.
2" $f you are definin& a ne% Exchan&e 2004 or Exchan&e Server 2010 com"uter! in the
:4change $erver text box enter the name of the Exchan&e Server com"uter.
Ski" ste"s 3 and > if you are confi&urin& Outlook 0ny%here for existin& Exchan&e users %ho are
not movin& to a ne% Exchan&e Server com"uter.
4" *hoose More $ettings.
5" $n the :4change $ettings dialo& box! on the Outloo? Any*here tab! select the 2onfigure
Outloo? Any*here check box and then select the 2onnect to :4change Mailbo4 using 855&
check box.
4. $n the text box that follo%s these check boxes! ty"e the server name for the Outlook
0ny%here "roxy server.
:o not enter http!AA or https!AA as "art of the name.
:" $f you %ant users to connect throu&h Secured Sockets ayer 1SS2 only! select 2onnect
using $$1 only. $f you %ant to su""ort both server authentication and client authentication!
select Mutually authenticate the session *hen the system connects *ith $$1 and enter the
"rinci"al name of the "roxy server.
D. Select %hether to reverse the default %ay in %hich Outlook decides %hich connection ty"e
to try first! 0N 1T*.@$.2 or Outlook 0ny%here 1)TT.2. The default is 0N 1T*.@$.2 first!
then Outlook 0ny%here 1)TT.2. $f you ex"ect users to connect %hen they are outside the
cor"orate net%ork more fre(uently than %hen they are inside the cor"orate net%ork! %e
recommend that you confi&ure Outlook to try Outlook 0ny%here 1)TT.2 first.
10. Select an authentication method from the dro"7do%n list.
The default method is .ass%ord 0uthentication 1NT'2.
11" *hoose O+ to return to the :4change $ettings dialo& box! and then choose 7inish.
12" *om"lete other Outlook or Office confi&urations! and on the 7ile menu! choose $ave to
create the customi?ation file that you can de"loy to users.
se Group &olicy to loc? do*n Outloo? Any*here
settings
;se this "rocedure to use =rou" .olicy to lock do%n Outlook 0ny%here. The 2onfigure Outloo?
Any*here user interface options "olicy settin& allo%s you to determine %hether users can vie% and
chan&e user interface 1;$2 o"tions for Outlook 0ny%here.
%f you enable this policy setting! users can vie% and chan&e ;$ o"tions for Outlook 0ny%here.
%f you disable# or do not configure this policy setting! users can use the Outlook 0ny%here
feature. )o%ever! they %ill be unable to vie% or chan&e ;$ o"tions for it.
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5o loc? do*n Outloo? Any*here settings in the user interface by using Group
&olicy
1. $n the =rou" .olicy ObEect Editor! load the Outlook 2013 0dministrative tem"late
1Outlk19.admx2.
2" O"en the =rou" .olicy 'ana&ement *onsole 1=.'*2 and in the tree vie% ex"and
Domains and then ex"and Group &olicy ObSects.
%" *hoose the "olicy obEect that you %ant and then use its shortcut menu 1ri&ht7click2 to
choose :dit. The =rou" .olicy 'ana&ement Editor %indo% o"ens.
Microsoft Outloo? 2013! ex"and Account $ettings! and then choose :4change.
4" $n the readin& "ane! in the $etting column! o"en 1double7click2 2onfigure Outloo?
Any*here user interface options.
5" $f you do not %ant users to be able to vie% or chan&e ;$ o"tions for Outlook 0ny%here!
select Disabled.
8" $f you %ant users to vie% or chan&e ;$ o"tions for Outlook 0ny%here! select :nabled.
Then choose an o"tion in the 2hoose % $tate *hen O$ can support feature dro"7do%n list.
:" *hoose O+.
Verification
0fter you have finished your confi&urations! a""ly the confi&urations in a test environment. $n the test
environment! o"en Outlook and verify that the confi&urations are a""lied as ex"ected.
.lannin& overvie% for Outlook 2013
Outlook 0ny%here %ith Exchan&e Server 2013

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2onfigure Sun? email settings in Outloo? 2013
&ublished! October 2# 2012
$ummary! earn ho% administrators can create and de"loy Eunk email lists and confi&ure the Eunk
email filter for Outlook 2013.
0dministrators can create Kunk E7mail -ilter lists in Outlook 2013! and confi&ure the Kunk E7mail -ilter
and automatic "icture do%nload! by follo%in& the ste"s that are described in this article.
%mportant!
This article is "rovides content for administrators %ho confi&ure Outlook settin&s for their
or&ani?ations.
Are you loo?ing for help *ith configuring Sun? email settings in Outloo? on your
des?topO <ou may be lookin& for *han&e the level of "rotection in the Kunk E7'ail -ilter!
%hich %ill hel" you chan&e your deskto" settin&s.
$n this article#
Overvie%
,efore you be&in
*reate and de"loy Kunk E7mail -ilter lists
*onfi&ure the Kunk E7mail -ilter
*onfi&ure automatic "icture do%nload
Overvie*
Outlook 2013 "rovides features that can hel" users avoid receivin& and readin& Eunk e7mail messa&es
that include the Kunk E7mail -ilter and the ability to disable automatic content do%nload from external
servers.
Kunk e7mail filterin& in Outlook 2013 includes Kunk E7mail -ilter lists and technolo&y built into the
soft%are that hel"s determine %hether an e7mail messa&e should be treated as Eunk e7mail. <ou can
create the follo%in& initial Kunk E7mail -ilter lists to de"loy to users# lists for Safe Senders! Safe
6eci"ients! and ,locked Senders.
The lists that you "rovide are default lists. $f you de"loy the lists by usin& =rou" .olicy! users can
chan&e the lists durin& their Outlook session. 3hen users restart Outlook! =rou" .olicy %ill a""end the
list by default or! if you have enabled Over*rite or Append 'un? Mail %mport 1ist! their chan&es %ill
be over%ritten %ith the ori&inal list that you de"loyed. $f you de"loy the lists by usin& the O*T! users
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can customi?e and kee" their customi?ed lists as they use Outlook! to fine7tune the filters to %ork best
for their messa&in& needs.
<ou can use =rou" .olicy or the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to customi?e settin&s for the Kunk E7
mail -ilter! and to disable automatic content do%nload to meet the needs of your or&ani?ation. -or
exam"le! you can confi&ure the Kunk E7mail -ilter to be more a&&ressive. )o%ever! that mi&ht also
catch more le&itimate messa&es. 6ules that are not "art of the Eunk e7mail mana&ement built into the
soft%are are not affected.
/efore you begin
6evie% .lan for limitin& Eunk e7mail in Outlook 2010 to determine %hat settin&s to confi&ure for the Kunk
E7mail -ilter and automatic content do%nload.
Office 2013 tem"lates! see Office 2013 0dministrative Tem"late files 10:'G! 0:'2 and Office
*ustomi?ation Tool. -or more information about =rou" .olicy! see =rou" .olicy overvie% for Office
2010 and Enforce settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy in Office 2010.
-or more information about the O*T! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
2reate and deploy 'un? :.mail 7ilter lists
To de"loy Kunk E7mail -ilter lists! first create the lists on a test com"uter and then distribute the lists to
users. <ou can distribute the lists by "uttin& the lists on a net%ork share. $f you have remote users not
connected to the domain! you can use the O*T to add the files by usin& the Add files o"tion.
(ote!
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5o create default 'un? :.mail 7ilter lists
1. $nstall Outlook 2013 on a test com"uter.
2. Start Outlook 2013.
%" $n Outlook 2013! on the 8ome tab! in the Delete &rou"! choose 'un? and 'un? :.mail
Options.
2" On the $afe $enders tab! choose Add.
9. Enter an e7mail address. -or exam"le#
someone\exchan&e.exam"le.com
5" *hoose O+.
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4. To add more e7mail addresses! re"eat ste"s 3 throu&h 8.
:" *hoose :4port to file.
;" Enter a uni(ue file name for the Safe Senders list! and then choose $ave.
10" 6e"eat ste"s 3 throu&h D %ith the $afe )ecipients tab and the /loc?ed $enders tab to
create Safe 6eci"ients and ,locked Senders lists. ,e sure to s"ecify a uni(ue file name
for each list.
5o deploy 'un? :.mail 7ilter lists for users by using the Office 2ustomiGation
5ool
1. *o"y the three Kunk E7mail -ilter files that you created in the "revious "rocedure to a
net%ork file share.
2. $f you have remote users not connected to the domain! follo% these ste"s.
a# $n the O*T! choose Add 7iles and then choose Add.
b# $n the Add 7iles to M$& 7ile dialo& box! select the three Kunk E7mail -ilter files that
you created in the "revious "rocedure.
)old do%n the *ONT6O or S)$-T key to select multi"le files.
c# *hoose Add.
d# $n the 7ile Destination &ath dialo& box! in the Destination path on the userTs
computer box! enter the folder %here you %ant to install the file on usersJ
com"uters! and then choose O+.
%" $n the O*T! in the tree vie%! choose Modify ser $ettings.
2" $n the readin& "ane! ex"and Microsoft Outloo? 2013! ex"and Outloo? Options! ex"and
&references! and then choose 'un? :.mail.
4" O"en 1double7click2 5rigger to apply Sun? email list settings! choose :nabled and O+ so
that the settin& is a""lied and Kunk E7mail -ilter lists are im"orted for users.
5" To over%rite existin& Kunk E7mail -ilter lists %ith ne% lists! o"en 1double7click2 Over*rite or
Append 'un? Mail %mport 1ist! choose :nabled and then choose O+.
8" To s"ecify a "ath of each Kunk E7mail -ilter list! o"en the settin&s that corres"ond to each
list 1for exam"le! $pecify path to $afe $enders2! choose :nabled and enter a "ath and file
name in the box 1for exam"le! in the $pecify path to $afe $enders list2.
:" *hoose O+ or choose (e4t setting to s"ecify the "ath for another Kunk E7mail -ilter list.
;" *om"lete other Outlook 2013 or Office 2013 confi&urations! and on the 7ile menu! choose
$ave to create the customi?ation file that you can de"loy to users.
<ou can later chan&e an existin& Outlook 2013 installation to u"date the Kunk E7mail -ilter lists by
follo%in& the "rocedure and includin& more recent Kunk E7mail -ilter files.
-or more information about ho% to use the Office *ustomi?ation Tool for confi&urin& an Office
installation to de"loy files! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
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2onfigure the 'un? :.mail 7ilter
<ou can lock do%n the settin&s to customi?e Kunk E7mail -ilter o"tions by usin& the Outlook 2013
=rou" .olicy tem"late. Or you can confi&ure default settin&s by usin& the O*T. $f this is the case! users
can chan&e the settin&s. The O*T settin&s are in corres"ondin& locations on the Modify user settings
"a&e of the O*T.
$f you decide to confi&ure Kunk E7mail -ilter settin&s in the O*T! see the "rocedure To configure
4utloo# Jun# /-mail Kilter settings in the 4ffice +ustomiLation Tool later in this article for an additional
settin& that must be confi&ured.
;se the follo%in& "rocedure to confi&ure Kunk E7mail -ilter o"tions in Outlook. -or the Kunk E7mail
-ilter o"tions that you can confi&ure! see .lan for limitin& Eunk e7mail in Outlook 2010.
5o configure Outloo? 'un? :.mail 7ilter settings in Group &olicy
1" $n =rou" .olicy! load the Outlook 2013 tem"late and o"en ser
2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139Outloo?
Options9&references9'un? :.mail.
2" O"en 1double7click2 the o"tion that you %ant to confi&ure. -or exam"le! o"en 'un? :.mail
protection level.
%" *hoose :nabled.
>. $f a""ro"riate! select a radio button for the o"tion that you %ant to set! or select an o"tion
from a dro"7do%n list.
4" *hoose O+.
8. To enable the Kunk E7mail settin&s! you must set the Kunk E7'ail $m"ort list settin&. <ou
can do this by usin& the O*T.
a# $n the O*T! on the Modify user settings "a&e! under Microsoft Outloo? 20139Outloo?
Options9&references9'un? :.mail! o"en 5rigger to apply Sun? email list settings.
b# *hoose :nabled.
c# *hoose O+.
d# *om"lete other Outlook 2013 or Office 2013 confi&urations in the O*T! and on the
7ile menu! choose $ave to create the customi?ation file that you can de"loy to
users.
5o configure Outloo? 'un? :.mail 7ilter settings in the Office 2ustomiGation
5ool
1" $n the O*T! on the Modify user settings "a&e! under Microsoft Outloo? 20139Outloo?
Options9&references9'un? :.mail! o"en 1double7click2 5rigger to apply Sun? email list
settings.
2" *hoose :nabled.
%" *hoose O+.
>. O"en and set any other Kunk E7mail o"tions that you %ant to confi&ure.
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4" *om"lete other Outlook 2013 or Office 2013 confi&urations! and on the 7ile menu! choose
2onfigure automatic picture do*nload
To hel" "rotect usersJ "rivacy and to combat %eb beaconsSfunctionality embedded %ithin items to
detect %hen reci"ients have vie%ed an itemSOutlook 2013 is confi&ured by default not to automatically
do%nload "ictures or other content from external servers on the $nternet.
<ou can lock do%n the settin&s to customi?e automatic "icture do%nload by usin& the Outlook 2013
=rou" .olicy tem"late. Or you can confi&ure default settin&s by usin& the O*T. $f this is the case! users
can chan&e the settin&s. The O*T settin&s are in corres"ondin& locations on the Modify user settings
"a&e of the O*T.
5o configure options for automatic picture do*nload behavior in Outloo? by
using Group &olicy
2" ;nder ser 2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Outloo? 20139$ecurity!
choose Automatic &icture Do*nload $ettings.
%" O"en the o"tion that you %ant to confi&ure. -or exam"le! o"en Do not permit do*nload of
content from safe Gones.
2" *hoose :nabled.
9. $f a""ro"riate! select a radio button for the o"tion that you %ant to set! or select an o"tion
from a dro"7do%n list.
5" *hoose O+.
5o configure options for automatic picture do*nload behavior in Outloo? by
using the Office 2ustomiGation 5ool
1" $n the O*T! on the Modify user settings "a&e! under Microsoft Outloo?
20139$ecurity9Automatic &icture Do*nload $ettings! o"en the o"tion that you %ant to
confi&ure. -or exam"le! o"en %nclude %ntranet in $afe [ones for Automatic &icture
Do*nload.
2. Select a radio button for the o"tion that you %ant to set.
%" *hoose O+.
2" *om"lete other Outlook 2013 or Office 2013 confi&urations! and on the 7ile menu! choose
.lan for limitin& Eunk e7mail in Outlook 2010
)o% to de"loy Eunk email settin&s! such as the Safe Senders list! by usin& =rou" .olicy

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)oll out Office 2013
$ummary -ind articles about architecture! de"loyment scenarios! ste"7by7ste" installation instructions!
and methods of rollin& out Office 2013.
The follo%in& table lists and describes articles that %ill hel" you de"loy Office 2013.
Articles about rolling out Office 2013

Article Description
$nstall Office 2013 from the local installation
source
.rovides information about ho% to install Office
2013 from the local installation source
:e"loy Office 2013 from a net%ork installation
"oint
.rovides information about ho% to use a net%ork
share as a net%ork installation "oint from %hich to
de"loy Office 2013.
:e"loy Office 2013 by usin& =rou" .olicy
com"uter startu" scri"ts
.rovides information about ho% to use =rou"
.olicy and a com"uter startu" scri"t to install
Office 2013.

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%nstall Office 2013 from the local installation
source
$ummary# earn about ho% to install the 3indo%s $nstaller7based version of Office 2013 1'S$2 from
the local installation source.
3hen you de"loy Office 2013! Setu" creates a local installation source on the userJs com"uter. $t is a
co"y of the com"ressed source files for the Office "roduct that you install. The default location is
Q'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers! %hich is a hidden folder at the root of the drive on %hich Office is installed. 0fter
the files are co"ied to the userJs com"uter! Setu" com"letes the installation from the local installation
source. <ou can minimi?e the load on a net%ork by doin& the installation in t%o ste"s#
1. :e"loy the local installation source by usin& Setu" and a customi?ed *onfi&.xml file!
%hich %ill co"y the com"ressed source files to the local com"uter. This is called
"recachin& and an 'SO*ache folder is created on the local com"uter to store the
installation files.
2. 6un Setu" from the local installation source.
.recachin& lets most of the installation activity occur on the local com"uter instead of over the net%ork.
<ou can distribute the local installation source to &rou"s of users over time and then schedule a
concurrent installation throu&hout the or&ani?ation %ithout overtaxin& the net%ork.
%mportant!
6unnin& Setu".exe from the 'SO*ache! as described in this article! is intended onl! for ne%
installations of Office 2013. This method does not %ork if you have an existin& Office 2010 or
Office 2004 installation on the com"uter on %hich you are installin& Office 2013. $f you attem"t
to u"&rade from Office 2010 or Office 2004 to Office 2013 by installin& Office 2013 from the
'SO*ache folder! an error messa&e that resembles the follo%in& may be dis"layed# K5he
1anguage of this installation pac?age is not supported by your system6L
$n this article#
:e"loy the local installation source
6un Setu" from the local installation source
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2reate a net*or? installation point
,efore you be&in! you %ill %ant to create! re"licate! and secure a net%ork installation "oint. To do this!
co"y all source files and any lan&ua&e "acks that you %ant to de"loy from the Office 2013 installation
media to a shared location on the net%ork. <ou can then use the net%ork installation "oint as a startin&
"lace to distribute Office 2013. 'ake sure that access to Office 2013 source files is read7only. The
Setu".xml and 3ac#age.xml files! such as .ro.lus33.xml for Office 2013! are di&itally si&ned and
cannot be chan&ed. -or more information! see *reate a net%ork installation "oint in *ustomi?e Setu"
before installin& Office 2013.
Deploy the local installation source
;se the follo%in& "rocedure to de"loy the local installation source before you de"loy Office 2013.
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5o deploy the local installation source separately
1" On the net%ork installation "oint! o"en the *onfi&.xml file in a text editor! such as
Note"ad. -or information about the *onfi&.xml file! see *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
,y default! *onfi&.xml is located in the core "roduct folder for the Office "roduct that you are
installin&. -or exam"le! if you install Office .rofessional .lus 2013! o"en the *onfi&.xml file in the
.ro.lus.33 folder.
2" -ind the 1%$ element 1H1%$J2R remove the comment marks in the line by deletin& the
o"enin& HP.. and closin& ..J ta&s.
%" Set the H2A28:A25%O(J attribute to I2acheOnlyI.
The line in *onfi&.xml should look as sho%n in the follo%in& exam"le.
H1%$ 2A28:A25%O(=I2acheOnlyI AJ
>. Save the *onfi&.xml file.
9. 6un Setu".exe on usersJ com"uters. On the Setu" command line! s"ecify the "ath of the
custom *onfi&.xml file.
<ou must use a fully (ualified "ath. -or exam"le# 99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Aconfig
99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus63392onfig64ml
%here#
4ffice*7 is the root of the net%ork installation "oint.
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Aconfig s"ecifies the "ath of the customi?ed *onfi&.xml file.
(ote!
$f you "recache the local installation source on usersJ com"uters and then later have to remove
it! you can set the H2A28:A25%O(J attribute to I)emove2acheOnlyI and run Setu" a&ain.
This settin& %orks only if users have not yet installed Office.
To take full advanta&e of "recachin& the local installation source for ne% installations of Office 2013!
you can use the Setu".exe file from the local cache and only "ass in the o"tional files! the Setu"
customi?ation file 1.ms" file2! and the custom *onfi&.xml file from a net%ork installation source. <ou
must use the fully (ualified "ath of these files. $f the share names contain s"aces! use (uotation marks
around the "aths as sho%n in the follo%in& exam"le.
I2!9M$O2ache9All sers9\D01F0000.0011.0000.0000.00000007712:].29setup6e4eI Aadminfile
I99server9share9Office1F9mychanges9db<outloo?only6mspI Aconfig
I99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus63392onfig64mlI
%here#
Aadminfile s"ecifies the location of the Setu" customi?ation .ms" file.
Aconfig s"ecifies the location of the customi?ed *onfi&.xml file.
Setu" handles the creation and maintenance of the local installation source automatically. The default
location is Q'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers at the root of the drive on %hich Office is installed. $n addition to
installin& Office from the local installation source! Setu" uses the local installation source to re"air!
reinstall! or u"date Office later. $f the local installation source is corru"ted or deleted! Setu" uses the
ori&inal source on the net%ork to re"air or re7create it. -or information about the Aadminfile and Aconfig
setu" command7line o"tions! see @adminfile B"athC and @confi& B"athC in Setu" command7line o"tions for
Office 2013.
(ote!
$f you set the installation location for Office to another location 1for exam"le! by enterin& a ne%
value for the %($5A111O2A5%O( attribute in *onfi&.xml2! Setu" creates the local installation
source at that location.
M$O2ache folder
Setu" co"ies each "acka&e from the net%ork installation "oint to a se"arate subfolder under
'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers. The subfolder for the core "roduct "acka&e includes a co"y of Setu".exe that
defaults to installin& that "roduct. Subfolders under 'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers are named accordin& to the
do%nload code for each "acka&e! instead of the folder namin& convention that is used on the net%ork
installation "oint.
(ote!
:o%nload codes for each Office "roduct can be found in the Setu".xml file in the core "roduct
folder. The line in the Setu".xml file for Office .rofessional .lus 2013 should look as sho%n in
the follo%in& exam"le#
H1ocal2ache Do*nload2ode=I\D01F0000.0011.0000.0000.00000007712:]N
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The letter that is a""ended to the end of each do%nload code 17*! for exam"le2 indicates the drive on
%hich the local installation source for that "roduct is installed. $f a user has installed multi"le Office
"roducts on different drives! each drive contains a local installation source in the 'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers
folder. The drive letter in the do%nload code enables 3indo%s $nstaller to identify the correct location
for the s"ecified "roduct.
$n the "recache scenario only! Setu" also co"ies the ;"dates folder from the net%ork installation "oint
to the local installation source. <ou can store both Setu" customi?ation files 1.ms" files2 and soft%are
u"date files 1.ms" files2 in the ;"dates folder and automatically include them in the installation. <ou
&ain the benefits of an offline installation %ithout losin& any of your customi?ations. -or more
information about usin& the ;"dates folder! see N;"dates folderN in Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in
Office 2013.
)un $etup from the local installation source
To run Setu"! you must identify the subfolder in 'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers that contains the core "roduct
that you %ant to install. See 'SO*ache folder. Setu".exe is located in the same folder that contains the
core "roduct file X"roductHnameZ33.msi! for exam"le! .ro.lus33.msi. -or exam"le! for Office
.rofessional .lus 2013! the core "roduct file is .ro.lus33.msi! and the folder that contains Setu".exe
is ]D019000070011700007000070000000--1*E^7Xdrive letterZ. The folder includes files! such as the
follo%in&#
Office8>33.msi
Office8>33.xml
Ose.exe
Osetu".dll
O3O38>33.cab
.id=enG.dll
"keyconfi&7office.xrm7ms
.ro.lus33.msi
.ro.lus33.xml
.ro.s33.cab
.ro.s332.cab
Setu".dll
Setu".exe
Setu".xml
5o run setup from the local installation source
1" :istribute the local installation to users. See :e"loy the local installation source.
2. ocate the do%nload code for the Office "roduct that you %ant to install. :o%nload codes
are included in the Setu".xml file in the core "roduct folder.
-or exam"le! locate the line in Setu".xml that contains the ocal*ache entry as in this exam"le
from Office .rofessional .lus 2013#
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H1ocal2ache Do*nload2ode=I\D01F0000.0011.0000.0000.00000007712:]I
$?u2omponentDirectory=I&ro&lus633IJ
3. 6un Setu".exe from the subfolder in 'SO*acheQ0ll ;sers that corres"onds to the
do%nload code. <ou can use a relative "ath of "oint to the location of Setu".exe on each
userJs com"uter.
-or exam"le! if you de"loyed the local installation source for Office .rofessional .lus 2013 on drive
*! use the follo%in& command line#
2!9M$O2ache9All sers9\D01F0000.0011.0000.0000.00000007712:].2 9setup6e4e
<ou can send the Setu".exe command line to users by %hatever means that you %ant S for
exam"le! in a lo&on scri"t or a batch file.

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Deploy Office 2013 from a net*or? installation
point
$ummary# .rovides information about ho% to use a net%ork share as a net%ork installation "oint from
%hich to de"loy Office 2013.
,pplies to: 4ffice ()*5 < 4ffice 567 3ro3lus
One %ay that you can de"loy Office 2013 is from a central location! such as a shared folder on a
net%ork file server. ,y creatin& a net%ork installation "oint to de"loy Office! you can control %hich
Office "roducts and lan&ua&es that users can install. <ou can also make sure that Office is de"loyed
consistently throu&hout the or&ani?ation.
The basic ste"s to use a net%ork installation "oint to de"loy Office are as follo%s#
*o"y all the a""ro"riate Office "roduct and lan&ua&e files to a location on the net%ork.
*reate a net%ork share and assi&n the a""ro"riate "ermissions.
)ave users run the Office Setu" "ro&ram from the net%ork installation "oint to install Office on to
their local com"uters. 6emember that! to install Office! users must be local administrators on their
com"uters.
0nother o"tion is to create a scri"t that "erforms a silent 1unattended2 installation of Office from the
net%ork installation "oint and that re(uires no in"ut from the user. <ou can then de"loy the scri"t by
usin& =rou" .olicy or by usin& a soft%are distribution "roduct such as 'icrosoft System *enter
*onfi&uration 'ana&er. <ou can use this o"tion if users are not local administrators on their
com"uters.
(ote!
-or more information about ho% to de"loy Office by usin& =rou" .olicy! see :e"loy Office
2013 by usin& =rou" .olicy com"uter startu" scri"ts.
<ou can use a net%ork installation "oint to de"loy a 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2 version of Office
such as Office Standard 20132 or a *lick7to76un version of Office such as Office 389 .ro.lus2.
$n this article#
.lannin& considerations for usin& a net%ork installation "oint to de"loy Office
;sin& a net%ork installation "oint to de"loy a 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2 version of Office
;sin& a net%ork installation "oint to de"loy a *lick7to76un version of Office
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&lanning considerations for using a net*or?
installation point to deploy Office
The amount of disk s"ace that is re(uired on the net%ork installation "oint de"ends on the Office
"roducts and lan&ua&es that you are de"loyin&. <ou can include multi"le "roducts on the same net%ork
installation "oint. -or exam"le! the net%ork installation "oint can include the installation files for Office
Standard 2013! .roEect .rofessional 2013! and /isio .rofessional 2013. The net%ork installation "oint
can also include the lan&ua&e files for multi"le lan&ua&es. -or exam"le! you can include the lan&ua&e
files for -rench and S"anish on the same net%ork installation "oint as the En&lish lan&ua&e files.
3hen you create a net%ork installation "oint to de"loy Office! you must assi&n the a""ro"riate
"ermissions to the net%ork share. ;sers re(uire only 6ead "ermissions to the net%ork share to be able
to run the Setu" "ro&ram to install Office. $f you confi&ure Office Setu" to "lace installation lo& files on a
net%ork share! users must have 6ead and 3rite "ermissions to that net%ork share.
(ote!
-or more information about ho% to create net%ork shares and assi&n "ermissions in 3indo%s
Server! see Shared -olders.
3e recommend that you make the Office "roduct and lan&ua&e files available from multi"le locations
on the net%ork. Some benefits of multi"le net%ork installation "oints include the follo%in&#
Availability $f you create multi"le net%ork installation "oints! you hel" make sure that users
al%ays have access to a net%ork source for the Office installation files. <ou can use the :istributed
-ile System 1:-S2 role service in 3indo%s Server to create a net%ork share that is re"licated to
multi"le locations. -or more information! see :-S 'ana&ement.
&ro4imity <ou %ant to have a net%ork installation "oint on the same "art of the net%ork as the
users %ho are installin& Office. This can hel" minimi?e the effect on net%ork band%idth and "rovide
a better installation ex"erience for the users. -or exam"le! if users are located in a branch office!
you can create a net%ork installation "oint on a file server in the branch office. The users can then
install Office from the local net%ork! %hich %ill be faster than installin& over the net%ork from a
net%ork installation "oint in another office.
2onsistency ,y co"yin& a net%ork installation "oint! you can make sure that the same Office
confi&uration is installed throu&hout the or&ani?ation.
7le4ibility 6e&ional offices %ithin the or&ani?ation can co"y the net%ork installation "oint and then
add re&ion7s"ecific customi?ations for installin& Office.
sing a net*or? installation point to deploy a
3indo*s %nstaller.based ,M$%- version of Office
To de"loy a 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2 version of Office 2013 from a net%ork installation "oint!
be&in by co"yin& the Office "roduct and lan&ua&e files from your installation media to the net%ork
share.
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$n a 3indo%s $nstaller7based version of Office 2013! core Setu" files are shared amon& all the Office
"roducts and lan&ua&e "acks. ,ecause core Setu" files are identical! you only need one co"y of the
core Setu" files on the net%ork installation "oint. -or exam"le! %hen you co"y a lan&ua&e "ack to the
net%ork installation "oint! you are "rom"ted to indicate %hether you %ant to over%rite existin& Office
Setu" files on the net%ork installation "oint. ,ecause the files are the same! you can ski" co"yin& those
du"licate files to the net%ork installation "oint.
$f there are multi"le Office "roducts on the net%ork installation "oint %hen you run Setu"! Setu"
"rom"ts you to select the "roduct that you %ant to install. $f there are multi"le Office lan&ua&es on the
net%ork installation "oint %hen you run Setu"! and if you select 2ustomiGe durin& Setu"! you can
select %hich lan&ua&es that you %ant to install.
0fter Office is installed! users do not ty"ically have to use the net%ork installation "oint to u"date!
chan&e! or reinstall Office. Setu" automatically creates a local installation source on each userJs
com"uter %hen it installs Office. ,ut! if the local installation source is corru"ted or deleted! Setu"
returns to the ori&inal net%ork installation "oint to re7create the local installation source on the userJs
com"uter.
To make sure that a net%ork installation "oint is available if it is needed! you can use the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to s"ecify Additional net*or? sources. Setu" looks for servers in the
Additional net*or? sources list! in the order that you s"ecify! if the ori&inal net%ork installation "oint
is unavailable. -or more information about ho% to s"ecify Additional net*or? sources! see Office
(ote!
$f you are concerned about the effect on net%ork band%idth of multi"le users %ho are installin&
Office from a net%ork installation "oint at the same time! you can co"y 1"recache2 the "roduct
and lan&ua&e files to the userJs com"uter. Then! the user can run the Setu" "ro&ram from that
local installation source. -or more information! see $nstall Office 2013 from the local installation
source.
0s "art of de"loyin& Office from a net%ork installation "oint! you mi&ht %ant to customi?e the
installation or create a scri"ted installation that "erforms a silent 1unattended2 installation and that
re(uires no in"ut from the users. The follo%in& articles "rovide information that %ill hel" you customi?e
or scri"t installations of a 3indo%s $nstaller7based version of Office#
To customi?e the installation of Office 1for exam"le! %hich a""lications and features are installed2!
use the Office *ustomi?ation Tool. This %ill create a Setu" customi?ation .ms" file that you "lace in
the ;"dates folder on the net%ork installation "oint. -or more information! see Office *ustomi?ation
Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
To s"ecify the lan&ua&es that are installed! confi&ure the 0ddan&ua&e element in a *onfi&.xml
file. -or more information! see *onfi&.xml file in Office 2013.
-or more information about Setu" command7line o"tions to use in scri"ts! see Setu" command7line
o"tions for Office 2013.
-or more information about ho% to "erform a silent 1unattended2 installation of a 3indo%s $nstaller7
based version of Office! see *onfi&ure a silent installation of Office 2013.
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sing a net*or? installation point to deploy a 2lic?.
to.)un version of Office
To de"loy a *lick7to76un version of Office from a net%ork installation "oint! use the Office :e"loyment
Tool.
-irst! create a customi?ed *onfi&uration.xml file to s"ecify %hich Office "roducts and lan&ua&es for the
Office :e"loyment Tool to do%nload. $n the *onfi&uration.xml! you can use the $ource&ath attribute to
s"ecify the net%ork share as the do%nload location. Then! run the Office :e"loyment Tool %ith the
Ado*nload command. The tool reads the information in the customi?ed *onfi&uration.xml file and then
do%nloads the s"ecified Office "roducts and lan&ua&es to the net%ork share that you s"ecify.
To install s"ecific Office "roducts and lan&ua&es to a userJs com"uter! make sure that the net%ork
share is s"ecified as the $ource&ath in the *onfi&uration.xml file! and then run the Office :e"loyment
Tool %ith the Aconfigure command.
-or more information about ho% to use the Office :e"loyment Tool to de"loy a *lick7to76un version of
Office from a net%ork installation "oint! see the follo%in& articles#
Office :e"loyment Tool for *lick7to76un
*lick7to76un for Office 389 *onfi&uration.xml file
:o%nload *lick7to76un for Office 389 "roducts by usin& the Office :e"loyment Tool
:e"loy *lick7to76un for Office 389 "roducts by usin& the Office :e"loyment Tool
an&ua&e in Office 2013
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28D
Deploy Office 2013 by using Group &olicy
computer startup scripts
$ummary# .rovides information about ho% to use =rou" .olicy and a com"uter startu" scri"t to install
Office 2013.
,pplies to: 4ffice ()*5 < 4ffice 567 3ro3lus
One %ay that you can de"loy Office 2013 is to use a scri"t that installs Office %hen the com"uter starts.
To de"loy this scri"t to a com"uter! you use =rou" .olicy. =rou" .olicy is a feature of 3indo%s Server
and 0ctive :irectory :omain Services 10: :S2 and it enables you to create "olicies to a""ly standard
confi&urations to com"uters and users in your or&ani?ation. -or more information about =rou" .olicy!
see =rou" .olicy.
One situation in %hich it makes sense to use a com"uter startu" scri"t to install Office is %hen users
are not local administrators on their com"uters. To install Office! you must be a local administrator on
the com"uter. ,ecause the startu" scri"t runs in the context of the ocal System account! the scri"t has
the necessary "ermissions to install Office on the com"uter.
<ou mi&ht also %ant to use a com"uter startu" scri"t if you must install Office only on certain com"uters
in your or&ani?ation or if you %ant to automate the installation of Office for users.
<ou can use a com"uter startu" scri"t to de"loy a 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2 version of Office!
such as Office Standard 2013! or a *lick7to76un version of Office such as Office 389 .ro.lus.
%mportant!
<ou canJt use the follo%in& in =rou" .olicy to de"loy Office 2013#
=rou" .olicy Soft%are $nstallation
The N0l%ays install %ith elevated "rivile&esN =rou" .olicy settin& for 3indo%s $nstaller
This is because the setu" architecture for Office 2013 uses multi"le .msi files and the Office
Setu" "ro&ram is an executable 1.exe2 file.
$n this article#
*o"y the Office "roduct and lan&ua&e files to a net%ork share
*reate a scri"t to "erform a silent 1unattended2 installation of Office from the net%ork share
*onfi&ure the installation scri"t as a com"uter startu" scri"t by usin& =rou" .olicy
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2opy the Office product and language files to a
net*or? share
To use a com"uter startu" scri"t! start by co"yin& the Office "roduct and lan&ua&e files to a central
location! such as a net%ork share. 0ll com"uters on %hich you %ant to install Office must be able to
reach the net%ork share. 0lso! 0uthenticated ;sers must have 6ead "ermissions to the net%ork share.
To de"loy a 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2 version of Office 2013! co"y the Office "roduct and
lan&ua&e files from the installation media to the net%ork share. -or more information about ho% to
create a net%ork share to install Office! see :e"loy Office 2013 from a net%ork installation "oint.
(ote!
To customi?e the installation of a 3indo%s $nstaller7based version of Office! use the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool. -or exam"le! you can do this to s"ecify %hich a""lications and features
are installed. -or more information! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
To de"loy a *lick7to76un version of Office! use the Office :e"loyment Tool to do%nload the Office
"roduct and lan&ua&e files to the local net%ork. -or more information about ho% to use the Office
:e"loyment Tool! see Office :e"loyment Tool for *lick7to76un.
2reate a script to perform a silent ,unattended-
installation of Office from the net*or? share
0fter you co"y the Office "roduct and lan&ua&e files to a net%ork share! create a scri"t that runs Setu"
from the net%ork share and installs Office on the userJs com"uter. <ou can %rite the scri"t in any
lan&ua&e that is su""orted by the client com"uter. To create scri"ts! "eo"le fre(uently use 3indo%s
Scri"ts )ost7su""orted lan&ua&es such as /,Scri"t and Kscri"t! command files such as batch files! and
3indo%s .o%erShell.
6emember that! because the scri"t runs before a user lo&s in to the com"uter! you must %rite the scri"t
to "erform a silent 1unattended2 installation of Office that re(uires no in"ut from the user. -or more
information about ho% to "erform a silent installation of Office! see the follo%in&#
-or a 3indo%s $nstaller7based 1'S$2 version of Office 2013! see *onfi&ure a silent installation of
Office 2013.
-or a *lick7to76un version of Office! use the Office :e"loyment Tool %ith the Aconfigure command
and a customi?ed *onfi&uration.xml file. $n the customi?ed *onfi&uration.xml file! for the Display
element! youJll confi&ure the a""ro"riate values for the 1evel and the Accept:1A attributes. -or
more information! see the follo%in& articles#
*lick7to76un for Office 389 *onfi&uration.xml file
,ecause the startu" scri"t runs every time that the com"uter starts! the scri"t should check %hether
Office is already installed on the com"uter before the scri"t continues.
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0fter you create the scri"t! test that the scri"t %orks in a controlled test environment before you use the
scri"t as a com"uter startu" scri"t in =rou" .olicy.
2onfigure the installation script as a computer
startup script by using Group &olicy
0fter you test the installation scri"t! do the follo%in&#
*reate a =rou" .olicy ObEect 1=.O2
*o"y the scri"t to the Startu" folder for the =.O
*onfi&ure the =.O to use the scri"t as a com"uter startu" scri"t
2reate a Group &olicy ObSect ,G&O-
To create a =rou" .olicy ObEect! use the =rou" .olicy 'ana&ement *onsole 1=.'*2. ,y default! only
domain administrators! enter"rise administrators! and members of the =rou" .olicy creator o%ners
&rou" in 0: :S can create and edit =.Os. -or more information about ho% to use the =.'*! see
=rou" .olicy 'ana&ement *onsole.
One "ossible confi&uration is to create an or&ani?ational unit 1O;2 in 0: :S and "lace the com"uters
on %hich you %ant to install Office into that O;. Then! create the =.O and link the =.O to that O;.
2aution!
=rou" .olicy enables you to affect confi&urations across hundreds and even thousands of
com"uters in an or&ani?ation. Therefore! make sure that you ri&orously test all ne% =rou"
.olicy confi&urations or de"loyments in a test environment before you move them into a
"roduction environment.
2opy the script to the $tartup folder for the G&O
0fter you create the =.O! co"y the scri"t to the Startu" folder for the =.O on a domain controller for
the 0ctive :irectory domain. The "ath of the Startu" folder for the =.O is as follo%s#
PsystemrootPQsysvolQdomainQ.oliciesQ]034 I-^Q'achinesQScri"tsQStartu"
%here#
PsystemrootP is an environment variable that re"resents the drive and folder %here the o"eratin&
system is installed. -or exam"le! c#Q%indo%s.
]034 I-^ is the uni(ue $: for the =.O. -or exam"le! ]>84-ED4:700897>EE170E>17
E,D024E4:*40^. To find the $: for the =.O! select the =.O in the =.'*! and then in the details
"ane! select the Details tab. The $: is listed as niRue %D on the Details tab.
The =.O and the scri"t are re"licated automatically to all domain controllers in the domain.
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2onfigure the G&O to use the script as a computer startup script
0fter you co"y the scri"t to the Startu" folder for the =.O! confi&ure the =.O to use the scri"t as a
com"uter startu" scri"t. To confi&ure the =.O! use the =.'* and follo% the ste"s in the 0ssi&n
*om"uter Startu" Scri"ts.
,y default! the total time that the system %aits for all lo&on! lo&off! startu"! and shutdo%n scri"ts that
are a""lied by =rou" .olicy to finish runnin& is 800 seconds 110 minutes2. $f necessary! you can use
the N'aximum %ait time for =rou" .olicy scri"tsN =rou" .olicy settin& to adEust this time to make sure
that the startu" scri"t finishes runnin&. The "ath of this settin& in the =.'*! %hen you edit a =.O! is
2omputer 2onfiguration9&olicies9Administrative 5emplates9$ystem9$cripts.
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1anguage in Office 2013
$ummary# -ind articles that %ill hel" you "lan %hich lan&ua&es to install and ho% to confi&ure Office
2013 for different lan&ua&es.
The follo%in& table lists and describes articles that %ill hel" you *onfi&ure Office 2013 to %ork
%ith multi"le lan&ua&es.
Articles about ho* to deploy Office 2013 in other languages

Article Description
.lan for multilan&ua&e de"loyment of Office 2013 .rovides information about ho% to "lan for
multilan&ua&e setu"! and about customi?ation and
"roofin& tools for Office 2013.
*ustomi?e lan&ua&e setu" and settin&s for Office
2013
.rovides information about ho% to customi?e
lan&ua&es for Office 2013
0dd or remove lan&ua&e "acks after de"loyment
of Office 2013
.rovides information about ho% to add or remove
Office 2013 lan&ua&e "acks! either by modifyin&
an existin& installation or by de"loyin& them as
se"arate "roducts
'ixed lan&ua&e versions of Office 2013 .rovides information about inte&ratin& multi"le
lan&ua&es in Office 2013 and installin& lan&ua&e
interface "acks
*om"anion "roofin& lan&ua&es for Office 2013 .rovides information about the com"anion "roofin&
lan&ua&es that are included %ith Office 2013 and
about do%nloadable "roofin& tool "acka&es that
are available for Office 2013.
an&ua&e identifiers and O"tionState $d values in
Office 2013
0 reference article that "rovides information about
the lan&ua&e identifier and O"tionState $: values
that are needed for Office 2013 lan&ua&es and for
customi?in& lan&ua&e and "roofin& tools
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Article Description
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&lan for multilanguage deployment of Office
2013
$ummary# .lan for multilan&ua&e setu"! and customi?ation and "roofin& tools for Office 2013.
To de"loy Office 2013 in multi"le lan&ua&es! you must "lan carefully. This article discusses the
"lannin& considerations for Setu" and the customi?ations that you can make %hen you install lan&ua&e
"acks or "roofin& tools.
%mportant!
This article describes methods to de"loy and mana&e lan&ua&e "acks for the 3indo%s
$nstaller7based 1'S$2 delivery format of Office 2013! %hich is available for enter"rise
or&ani?ations throu&h volume licensin&. $f you have an Office subscri"tion and you are
de"loyin& Office 389 .ro.lus! %hich uses the *lick7to76un delivery format! see the follo%in&
articles about ho% to customi?e it for lan&ua&e#
*lick7to76un for Office 389 Setu" architecture overvie% 1see an&ua&e7neutral desi&n2
*lick7to76un for Office 389 *onfi&uration.xml file 1see an&ua&e element2
$n this article#
.lan Setu"
.lan customi?ations
.lan for "roofin& tools
&lan $etup
The lan&ua&e7neutral desi&n of Office 2013 hel"s sim"lify the de"loyment of Office "roducts in multi"le
lan&ua&es. $nstead of creatin& a series of installations! you enable Setu" to coordinate a sin&le
installation of multi"le lan&ua&e versions.
0ll lan&ua&e7s"ecific com"onents for a "articular lan&ua&e are contained in an Office 2013 an&ua&e
.ack. Each Office 2013 an&ua&e .ack includes lan&ua&e7s"ecific folders for all Office 2013 "roducts
that are available in that lan&ua&e. -olders are identified by a lan&ua&e ta& that is a""ended to the
folder name. -or a com"lete list of lan&ua&e ta&s! see an&ua&e identifiers and O"tionState $d values
in Office 2013.
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Select all the Office 2013 an&ua&e .acks that you %ant and then co"y them to a net%ork installation
"oint that contains at least one com"lete Office 2013 "roduct. ,y default! Setu" automatically installs
the lan&ua&e version that matches the 3indo%s user locale that is set on each userJs com"uter. Or!
you can override this default behavior and mana&e the distribution of multi"le lan&ua&e versions
manually. -or exam"le! you can "erforma any of the follo%in& tasks#
$nstall more than one lan&ua&e on a sin&le com"uter
S"ecify %hich lan&ua&es to install on usersJ com"uters! re&ardless of the lan&ua&e of the o"eratin&
system that is s"ecified by user locale
S"ecify custom settin&s once and then a""ly them to all lan&ua&e versions that you de"loy in your
or&ani?ation
:e"loy different lan&ua&es to different &rou"s of users
:e"loy the 'icrosoft Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it for additional lan&ua&es
To identify %hich de"loyment solution is a""ro"riate for your scenario! see the model "oster :e"loy
'ultilan&ua&e .acks for 'icrosoft Office 2010.
(ote!
0lthou&h the "oster describes ho% to de"loy 'ultilan&ua&e "acks for Office 2010! and the list
of lan&ua&es has chan&ed for Office 2013! the key decision "oints! tasks! and out"uts
described in the "oster still a""ly to Office 2013.
To determine %hich com"anion "roofin& lan&ua&es are included in an
Office 2013 an&ua&e .ack! see *om"anion "roofin& lan&ua&es for Office 2013.
Each Office 2013 an&ua&e .ack contains the "roofin& tools for one or more additional lan&ua&es. -or
exam"le! the Office 2013 an&ua&e .ack 7 :anish contains the "roofin& tools for En&lish and =erman!
in addition to :anish. 0ll Office 2013 an&ua&e .acks contain the "roofin& tools for En&lish. -or more
information about "roofin& tools! see .lan for "roofin& tools.
,efore it installs a lan&ua&e version of an Office 2013 "roduct! Setu" determines %hether the user has
the re(uired o"eratin& system su""ort for that lan&ua&e. Setu" sto"s the installation if there is no
su""ort. -or exam"le! if a user has not enabled su""ort for East 0sian lan&ua&es! Setu" does not
install the Ka"anese version of Office 2013.
$t is im"ortant to determine the lan&ua&es that you %ant before you be&in your de"loyment. There are
s"ecial ste"s that you must take to include additional lan&ua&es if you have to chan&e usersJ
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confi&urations after the initial de"loyment. -or more information! see 0dd or remove lan&ua&e "acks
after de"loyment of Office 2013.
nderstanding the $etup logic for $hell % language
3henever you de"loy the Office 2013 from a net%ork installation "oint that contains more than one
lan&ua&e version! Setu" must determine %hich lan&ua&e to use for the Setu" user interface. ,y default!
Setu" uses that same lan&ua&e for the Office 2013 installation lan&ua&e and for the Shell user interface
1Shell ;$2. The Shell ;$ includes core elements of Office 2013 that re&ister %ith the o"eratin& system!
such file name extensions! Tool Ti"s! and ri&ht7click menu items.
$f your obEective is to install only one lan&ua&e version of Office 2013 on each client com"uter and if
you do not s"ecify any additional lan&ua&es in the *onfi&.xml file! Setu" uses the follo%in& lo&ic to
determine %hich lan&ua&e to use#
Setu" matches the lan&ua&e of the user locale.
$f there is no match! Setu" looks for a close match. $f the user locale is set to En&lish 1*anada2! for
exam"le! Setu" mi&ht install Office 2013 in En&lish 1;.S2.
$f there is no close match! Setu" looks for a lan&ua&e in the follo%in& subkey in the 3indo%s
re&istry#
8+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91E6092ommon91anguage)esources
$f the %nstall1anguage entry has not been added to the 1anguage)esources subkey and set to a
"articular lan&ua&e 1*$:2! Setu" either "rom"ts the user to select a lan&ua&e durin& an interactive
installation! or it sto"s a silent installation.
$f your obEective is to install more than one lan&ua&e version of Office 2013 on each client com"uter!
you should edit the *onfi&.xml file and set the HAdd1anguageJ element for each lan&ua&e that you
%ant to include. )o%ever! %hen you add more than one lan&ua&e in the *onfi&.xml file! you must
s"ecify %hich of those lan&ua&es Setu" should use for the Shell ;$. $f the Shell ;$ lan&ua&e is not
s"ecified! the installation %ill fail.
<ou s"ecify a lan&ua&e for the Shell ;$ by settin& the $hell5ransform attribute of the
HAdd1anguageJ element. $n this case! the lan&ua&e of the Setu" user interface follo%s the lo&ic
described "reviously. )o%ever! the lan&ua&es that are installed on the com"uter and the lan&ua&e of
the Shell ;$ are determined by the entries in the *onfi&.xml file.
Setu" al%ays installs Office 2013 in the lan&ua&e of the Shell ;$! in addition to any other installation
lan&ua&es. -or exam"le! if the Shell ;$ is set to -rench! the user can select additional installation
lan&ua&es on the 1anguages tab. )o%ever! the user cannot remove -rench.
-or s"ecific ste"s on ho% to customi?e Setu" for different scenarios! see a""licable sections in
*ustomi?e lan&ua&e setu" and settin&s for Office 2013#
:e"loy a default lan&ua&e version of Office
S"ecify %hich lan&ua&es to install
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&lan customiGations
3hen a user starts an Office 2013 a""lication for the first time! Setu" a""lies default settin&s that
match the lan&ua&e that is installed on the com"uter and the lan&ua&e that is s"ecified by the
3indo%s user locale settin&.
-our main lan&ua&e settin&s affect the %ay users %ork %ith Office 2013#
&rimary editing language 3hen more than one lan&ua&e version of Office 2013 is installed on
the com"uter! this settin& determines the lan&ua&e in %hich users %ork %ith Office a""lications and
documents.
:nabled editing languages ;sers can s"ecify more than one lan&ua&e for editin& Office 2013
documents. :e"endin& on the lan&ua&es selected! this settin& mi&ht re(uire the user to install
additional "roofin& tools.
ser interface language This settin& determines the lan&ua&e in %hich the user interface is
dis"layed.
8elp language This settin& determines the lan&ua&e in %hich users vie% )el" to"ics.
<ou can confi&ure these lan&ua&e settin&s for users in advance. $f you s"ecify custom lan&ua&e
settin&s %hen you install Office! by a""lyin& a Setu" customi?ation file 1.ms" file2 or by settin& "olicies!
Office 2013 does not over%rite your settin&s %ith the default settin&s %hen users start the a""lications
for the first time.
Methods of customiGing language settings
<ou confi&ure lan&ua&e settin&s by usin& one of the follo%in& methods#
Group &olicy =rou" .olicy settin&s enforce default lan&ua&e settin&s. ;sers in your or&ani?ation
cannot "ermanently chan&e settin&s that are mana&ed by =rou" .olicy. The settin&s are rea""lied
every time that the user lo&s on.
The follo%in& "olicy settin&s hel" you mana&e lan&ua&e settin&s in Office 2013#
Display menus and dialog bo4es in ocated in the Display 1anguage folder under ser
2onfiguration9Administrative 5emplates9Microsoft Office 201391anguage
&references9Display 1anguage. This "olicy settin& determines the lan&ua&e of the user
interface.
Display help in ocated in the Display 1anguage folder under ser
&references9Display 1anguage. This "olicy settin& determines the lan&ua&e of online )el". $f
this "olicy settin& is not confi&ured! the )el" lan&ua&e uses the user interface lan&ua&e.
:nabled :diting 1anguages ocated in the :diting 1anguages folder under ser
&references9:diting 1anguages. This "olicy settin& enables editin& lan&ua&es from the list of
lan&ua&es su""orted by Office.
&rimary :diting 1anguage ocated in the :diting 1anguages folder under ser
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&references9:diting 1anguages. This "olicy settin& s"ecifies the lan&ua&e in %hich users
%ork %ith Office a""lications and documents %hen more than one lan&ua&e version is available
on the com"uter.
Office 2ustomiGation 5ool ,O25- <ou use the O*T to create a Setu" customi?ation file 1.ms"
file2 that Setu" a""lies durin& the installation. Settin&s s"ecified in the O*T are the default settin&s.
;sers can chan&e the settin&s after the installation.
1anguage $ettings tool $f you do not enforce lan&ua&e settin&s by "olicy! users %ho %ork in
Office 2013 a""lications can use the an&ua&e Settin&s tool to chan&e their lan&ua&e settin&s.
-or s"ecific ste"s on ho% to use these tools to customi?e Office 2013 for multi"le lan&ua&e
de"loyments! see *ustomi?e lan&ua&e setu" and settin&s for Office 2013.
:nable users to vie* the ne* language settings on first open
Ty"ically! after you confi&ure lan&ua&e settin&s by usin& one of the methods that are described in this
article! Setu" a""lies default settin&s that match the lan&ua&e that is installed on the com"uter %hen a
user starts an Office 2013 a""lication for the first time. This means the ne% lan&ua&e settin&s %ill
dis"lay the next 1second2 time that the user starts the Office 2013 a""lication.
$f you %ant users to vie% the ne% lan&ua&e settin&s the first time that they o"en an Office 2013
a""lication! you can de"loy the follo%in& re&istry settin&s to their com"uters %hen you de"loy an initial
Office 2013 installation! or before they have to use an Office 2013 a""lication. <ou can de"loy these
re&istry settin&s by usin& a scri"t or batch file! =rou" .olicy! or the O*T. The re&istry settin&s to
confi&ure are the follo%in& :3O6: values under the
8+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon91anguage)esources key#
%1anguage
8elp1anguage
7ollo*$ystem%
-or each of these values! for Value name s"ecify the *$: 1locale identifier2 that corres"onds to the
lan&ua&e that you %ant to use. -or a list of *$:s! see an&ua&e identifiers and O"tionState $d values
in Office 2013. *$:s are decimal values. Therefore! you must also set the /ase o"tion to Decimal.
2ustomiGe language.specific settings that are related to user locale
$n addition to usin& the &rimary :diting 1anguage settin&! the Office 2013 also confi&ures lan&ua&e7
related settin&s! such as number format! to match the user locale of the o"eratin& system. This
behavior is controlled by the 1ang5unep entry in the 1anguage)esources subkey in the 3indo%s
re&istry. $f you do not %ant user locale to affect default settin&s! you can reset the value of
1ang5unep %hen you install Office 2013. $f the 1ang5unep entry does not exist! Office 2013
creates the entry the first time that an a""lication starts and sets the value to Office2ompleted.
The 1ang5unep entry can have one of t%o values#
Office2ompleted Settin&s based on user locale are not a""lied to Office 2013 as a %hole.
)o%ever! individual a""lications still check for ne% in"ut method editors 1$'Es2 and lan&ua&e
scri"ts! and still a""ly a""lication settin&s that are s"ecific to the user locale. -or exam"le!
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a""lications make sure that ne%ly installed keyboards have the a""ro"riate editin& lan&ua&es
enabled! and 3ord uses fonts in Normal.dot! based on user locale.
&rohibited No settin&s related to user locale are chan&ed by Office 2013 or by any individual
Office 2013 a""lication.
$n some scenarios! i&norin& the user locale settin& can hel" maintain a standard confi&uration across a
multilin&ual or&ani?ation. Settin& the 1ang5unep entry to &rohibited makes sure that lan&ua&e
settin&s remain consistent and macros are more com"atible internationally.
-or exam"le! if your or&ani?ation is based in the ;nited States and you %ant to standardi?e settin&s
internationally! you can de"loy Office 2013 %ith &rimary :diting 1anguage set to en.us 1;.S. En&lish2
and 1ang5unep set to &rohibited. $n this scenario! users receive the same default settin&s!
re&ardless of their user locale.
$&norin& user locale is not al%ays the best o"tion. -or exam"le! users %ho read and enter 0sian
characters in Office 2013 documents mi&ht not al%ays have the 0sian fonts they must have to dis"lay
characters correctly. $f the installation lan&ua&e on the userAs com"uter does not match the lan&ua&e
that %as used in the document and 1ang5unep is set to &rohibited! Office 2013 does not dis"lay
fonts in the non7default lan&ua&e. $f your Office 2013 installations have to su""ort multi"le 0sian
lan&ua&e user locales! make sure 1ang5unep continues to be set to Office2ompleted. To hel"
make sure that users do not chan&e the default value! set the corres"ondin& "olicy.
&lan for proofing tools
.roofin& tools let users edit documents in 92 lan&ua&es. :e"endin& on the lan&ua&e! these editin&
tools mi&ht include s"ellin& and &rammar checkers! thesauruses! and hy"henators. .roofin& tools mi&ht
also include lan&ua&e7s"ecific editin& features such as an&ua&e 0uto:etect! 0utoSummari?e! and
$ntelli&ent 0uto*orrect.
The Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it "rovides a sin&le resource from %hich you can install any of the
"roofin& tools. <ou can install "roofin& tools on a local com"uter or de"loy tools to a &rou" of users.
<ou can also customi?e and install the tools for one user or all users in your or&ani?ation.
Determining the method to deploy proofing tools
<ou can de"loy additional "roofin& tools for users %ho have to edit documents in lan&ua&es other than
those that are already installed on their com"uters. <ou can de"loy additional "roofin& tools from either
of these sources#
Office 2013 1anguage &ac? ;se this o"tion if users %ant both the user interface and the "roofin&
tools for a s"ecific lan&ua&e. Often! one lan&ua&e "ack can "rovide all the "roofin& tool lan&ua&es
that you %ant. The com"anion "roofin& tool lan&ua&es that are contained in a lan&ua&e "ack mirror
those of %hatAs contained in lan&ua&e versions of Office 2013.
-or a list of com"anion lan&ua&es! see *om"anion "roofin& lan&ua&es for Office 2013. $f a
lan&ua&e "ack has all the "roofin& tool lan&ua&es that you %ant! de"loy a lan&ua&e "ack by usin&
the instructions that fit your scenario in *ustomi?e lan&ua&e setu" and settin&s for Office 2013.
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Office 2013 &roofing 5ools +it This "roduct contains the "roofin& tools for all lan&ua&es that are
available %ith Office 2013. ;se this o"tion if you have to have "roofin& tools that are not included in
the set of com"anion lan&ua&es for any lan&ua&es that are installed or included in an additional
lan&ua&e "ack that you could install.
The Office 2013 'ultilan&ua&e .ack contains all of the Office 2013 an&ua&e .acks. $ndividual Office
2013 an&ua&e .acks! the Office 2013 'ultilan&ua&e .ack! and Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it are
available throu&h 'icrosoft /olume icensin& "ro&rams.
The hard disk s"ace re(uirement to install "roofin& tools is 1 &i&abyte 1=,2. )o%ever! the overall disk
s"ace de"ends on %hether you de"loy "roofin& tools from a lan&ua&e "ack or from the Office 2013
.roofin& Tools +it. 0s %ith most "roducts in the Office 2013! the com"lete Office 2013 .roofin& Tools
+it "acka&e is cached to the local installation source 1$S2.
(ote!
.roofin& tools do not include bilin&ual dictionaries or %ord breakers. Those tools are "art of the
lan&ua&e version or lan&ua&e "ack.
,e&innin& in Office 2013! free do%nloadable "roofin& tool "acka&es in 92 lan&ua&es are
available to all customers %ho have "urchased the on7"remises 1'S$7installed2 version of
Office 2013! %hether or not they are volume license customers. <ou can do%nload these
"roofin& tool "acka&es in 327bit or 8>7bit versions from Office .roofin& Tools. -or more
information! see :o%nloadable "roofin& tool "acka&es in *om"anion "roofin& lan&ua&es for
Office 2013.
2ustomiGing $etup for Office 2013 &roofing 5ools +it
To customi?e the Setu" of the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it! modify the *onfi&.xml file in the
.roof+it.33 folder. -or each set of "roofin& tools that you do not %ant to install! in the Option$tate
element! set the $tate attribute to Absent.
$ynta4
HOption$tate
%d=IoptionI-I
$tate=IAbsentI [ IAdvertiseI [ IDefaultI [ I1ocalI
B2hildren=IforceIC
AJ
Option$tate attributes
The follo%in& table sho%s Option$tate attributes! values! and descri"tions.
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Option$tate attributes and values

%d optionI- 0n item that the user can choose to
install. See .roofin& Tools *onfi&.xml
O"tionState $d values in an&ua&e
identifiers and O"tionState $d values
in Office 2013.
$tate Absent The feature is not installed.
Advertise The feature is installed the first time
that it is used.
Default The feature returns to its default
installation state.
1ocal The feature is installed on the userJs
com"uter.
2hildren force 0ll child features of the feature are
set to the s"ecified state.

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The default value for the $tate attribute is 1ocal.
:4ample! 2onfig64ml file for Office 2013 &roofing 5ools +it
The follo%in& *onfi&.xml file exam"le sho%s every lan&ua&e that has the Option$tate element $tate
attribute set to Absent. $f you decide to co"y this exam"le into the *onfi&.xml file for the Office 2013
.roofin& Tools +it! set the $tate attribute for each set of "roofin& tools that you %ant to de"loy to 1ocal
1or Default or Advertise! if "referred2.
?1onfi49ration /rod9ct8@/roofKit@A
?K)) ?Disp!a: Le#e!8@f9!!@ 1omp!etionNotice8@:es@ S9ppressModa!8@no@
"cceptE9!a8@no@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?Lo44in4 <:pe8@standard@ /at8@BtempB@ <emp!ate8@Microsoft Office /roofin4
<oo!s Kit Set9pEFG0t.t@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?L$S 1"1HE"1<$ON8@1aceOn!:@ 3A ))A
?K)) ?L$S SOU21EL$S< 8@DDser#er1DsareDOfficeHDDser#er2DsareDOffice@ 3A ))A
?OptionState $d8@$MEMain_102+@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
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?OptionState $d8@$MEMain_10*1@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@$MEMain_10*2@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@$MEMain_20(2@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_102(@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_102,@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_102&@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_102+@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_102'@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10-0@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10--@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10-(@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10-,@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10-&@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10-+@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10*0@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10*-@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10**@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10*(@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10*,@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10*+@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10*'@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10(0@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10(-@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10(*@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10((@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10(,@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10(+@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10,0@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10,-@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10,'@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10+1@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10+&@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10'*@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10'(@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10'&@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10''@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_1102@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_1110@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_20,+@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_20&0@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
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-or more information about ho% to customi?e Setu" for the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it! see
*ustomi?e and install the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it in *ustomi?e lan&ua&e setu" and settin&s for
Office 2013.
&recaching the local installation source for the Office 2013 &roofing
5ools +it
3hen you de"loy the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it! Setu" creates a local installation source on the
userJs com"uter S a co"y of the com"ressed source files for the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it. 0fter
the files are co"ied to the userJs com"uter! Setu" com"letes the installation from the local installation
source. <ou can minimi?e the load on the net%ork by de"loyin& the local installation source se"arately!
before you de"loy the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it. To "recache the local installation source for the
Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it! see .recache the local installation source for the 2004 Office system.
;se the Setu".exe and *onfi&.xml files from the .roof+it.33 folder on the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools
+it *:.
an&ua&e identifiers and O"tionState $d values in Office 2013
*om"anion "roofin& lan&ua&es for Office 2013
*ustomi?e lan&ua&e setu" and settin&s for Office 2013
0dd or remove lan&ua&e "acks after de"loyment of Office 2013
an&ua&e in Office 2013
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2ustomiGe language setup and settings for
Office 2013
$ummary# earn ho% to customi?e lan&ua&es for Office 2013.
To customi?e and de"loy lan&ua&e setu" and settin&s for Office 2013! follo% the ste"s that are
described in this article.
%mportant!
This article describes methods of de"loyin& and mana&in& lan&ua&e "acks for the 3indo%s
articles about ho% to customi?e Office 2013 for lan&ua&e#
$n this article#
Overvie%
,efore you be&in
:e"loy a default lan&ua&e version of Office
S"ecify %hich lan&ua&es to install
$dentify installed lan&ua&es
*ustomi?e lan&ua&e settin&s
*ustomi?e and install the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it
Overvie*
,y default! Setu" automatically installs the lan&ua&e version that matches the 3indo%s user locale that
is set on each userJs com"uter. Or! you can override this default behavior and mana&e the distribution
of multi"le lan&ua&e versions more "recisely. -or exam"le! you can "erform any of the follo%in& tasks#
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$nstall more than one lan&ua&e on a sin&le com"uter.
S"ecify %hich lan&ua&es to install on usersJ com"uters! re&ardless of the lan&ua&e of the o"eratin&
system! %hich is s"ecified by user locale.
S"ecify custom settin&s once and then a""ly them to all lan&ua&e versions that you de"loy in your
or&ani?ation.
:e"loy different lan&ua&es to different &rou"s of users.
:e"loy the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it for additional lan&ua&es.
-or more information! see .lan Setu" in .lan for multilan&ua&e de"loyment of Office 2013.
3hen a user starts an Office 2013 a""lication for the first time! Setu" a""lies default settin&s that
match the lan&ua&e that is installed on the com"uter and the lan&ua&e that is s"ecified by the 3indo%s
user locale settin&. )o%ever! you confi&ure lan&ua&e settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy! the Office
*ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2! or the an&ua&e Settin&s tool. -or more information! see .lan
customi?ations in .lan for multilan&ua&e de"loyment of Office 2013.
$f users have to edit in a lan&ua&e or a com"anion "roofin& lan&ua&e that is not installed! you can
customi?e and install the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it. -or more information! see .lan for "roofin&
tools in .lan for multilan&ua&e de"loyment of Office 2013.
/efore you begin
To determine %hich of the follo%in& "rocedures to use for your de"loyment and %hich customi?ations
you mi&ht have to make! see .lan for multilan&ua&e de"loyment of Office 2013.
Deploy a default language version of Office
$f users in your or&ani?ation %ork %ith Office files that are in the same lan&ua&e! or in a lan&ua&e that
matches the lan&ua&e of their o"eratin& system! you can de"loy a default lan&ua&e version of Office.
The follo%in& ste"s are the same as the standard ste"s for de"loyin& Office 2013. They are included for
testin&. The only difference in the ste"s is that you must co"y the lan&ua&e "acks to the same net%ork
location as the installation files.
5o deploy a default language version of Office to every client computer
1. *reate a net%ork installation "oint for the "rimary Office 2013 "roduct by co"yin& all the
files and folders from the source media to a shared net%ork location.
2" *o"y all the files and folders from the source media for each lan&ua&e "ack to the same
net%ork location. 3hen you are "rom"ted to over%rite du"licate files! choose (o.
3. ;se the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to confi&ure the installation to match your
or&ani?ationJs re(uirements.
,ecause most of the customi?ations a""ly to the core "roduct! you do not ty"ically have to
customi?e each lan&ua&e se"arately. Setu" a""lies your customi?ations durin& the installation
re&ardless of the lan&ua&e that you are installin&. -or information about ho% to customi?e lan&ua&e
settin&s! see *ustomi?e lan&ua&e settin&s.
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an&ua&e "acks that are obtained throu&h a volume license a&reement do not re(uire a uni(ue
"roduct key. Only one volume license key is re(uired for the installation.
>. On the Setu" command line! s"ecify the *onfi&.xml file for the "rimary Office "roduct that
you are de"loyin&.
-or exam"le! the follo%in& command line installs Office .rofessional .lus 2013 in any lan&ua&e#
99server9share9Office1F9$etup6e4e Aconfig 99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus63392onfig64ml
9. 6un Setu" from the root of the net%ork installation "oint.
Setu" installs only the lan&ua&e7s"ecific elements that are needed for the Office "roduct that you
are installin&. Setu" does not install the com"lete lan&ua&e "ack unless you de"loy the lan&ua&e
"ack as a se"arate "roduct.
$pecify *hich languages to install
$f users in your or&ani?ation %ork %ith Office files in more than one lan&ua&e! or if they %ant an Office
lan&ua&e that does not match the lan&ua&e of their o"eratin& system! you can install all the lan&ua&es
they %ant at the same time.
The follo%in& ste"s are the same as the standard ste"s for de"loyin& Office 2013. They are included for
testin&. The only difference in the ste"s is that you must co"y the lan&ua&e "acks to the same net%ork
location as your installation files and edit the *onfi&.xml file to s"ecify %hich lan&ua&es to install.
5o specify one or more languages to install on a client computer
1. *reate a net%ork installation "oint for your "rimary Office 2013 "roduct by co"yin& all the
files and folders from source media to a shared net%ork location.
2" *o"y all the files and folders from the source media for each lan&ua&e "ack to the same
net%ork location. 3hen you are "rom"ted to over%rite du"licate files! choose (o.
3. $n the core "roduct folder for the "roduct that you are u"datin&! locate the *onfi&.xml file
-or exam"le! if you are addin& lan&ua&es to an installation of Office .rofessional .lus 2013! find
the *onfi&.xml file in the &roplus633 folder.
>. O"en the *onfi&.xml file by usin& a text editor! such as Note"ad.
4" 0dd the HAdd1anguageJ element.
5" Set the value of the %d attribute to the lan&ua&e ta& that corres"onds to the lan&ua&e that
you %ant to install. <ou can s"ecify more than one lan&ua&e by includin& additional
HAdd1anguageJ elements and attributes.
8" S"ecify %hich lan&ua&e to use for the Shell user interface 1Shell ;$2 by settin& the
H$hell5ransformJ attribute of the HAdd1anguageJ element.
-or exam"le! to s"ecify that Setu" install both En&lish and -rench! %ith En&lish as the default
installation lan&ua&e! add the follo%in& elements#
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@en)9s@ Se!!<ransform8@:es@3A ?"ddLan49a4e $d8@fr)fr@ 3A
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$f you %ant the default installation lan&ua&e and the Shell ;$ to match the o"eratin& system
lan&ua&e! and you also %ant every user to have Office in both En&lish and -rench! the code in the
*onfi&.xml file resembles the follo%in& exam"le#
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@matc@ Se!!<ransform8@:es@3A
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@en)9s@ 3A
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@fr)fr@ 3A
<ou are re(uired to s"ecify a value for the $hell5ransform attribute %hen you add more than one
HAdd1anguageJ element. Ski""in& this ste" causes the installation to fail.
5. To s"ecify that Setu" also match the lan&ua&e of the userJs 3indo%s user locale! add
another line in the *onfi&.xml file#
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@matc@ 3A
$n this case! Setu" installs all s"ecified lan&ua&es "lus the lan&ua&e that matches the user locale! if
that lan&ua&e is different.
D. Save the *onfi&.xml file.
10. ;se the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to confi&ure the installation to match your
or&ani?ationJs re(uirements.
-or information about ho% to customi?e lan&ua&e settin&s! see *ustomi?e lan&ua&e settin&s.
11. 6un Setu".exe and s"ecify the "ath of your chan&ed *onfi&.xml file.
Note that you must use a fully (ualified "ath. -or exam"le# 99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e
Aconfig99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus63392onfig64ml %here Office1F is the root of the
net%ork installation "oint.
Deploy different languages to different groups of
users
<ou can &ive different &rou"s of users different sets of Office lan&ua&es. -or exam"le! a subsidiary that
is based in Tokyo mi&ht have to %ork %ith Office 2013 documents in En&lish and Ka"anese! %hereas
users in the Euro"ean subsidiary %ant En&lish! -rench! and =erman. $n this scenario! you create a
uni(ue *onfi&.xml file for each &rou" of users.
The follo%in& ste"s are the same as the standard ste"s to de"loy the Office 2013. They are included for
testin&. The only differences in the ste"s is that you must co"y the lan&ua&e "acks to the same net%ork
location as the installation files! create and edit the *onfi&.xml file for each &rou" to s"ecify %hich
lan&ua&es to install! and then de"loy the a""ro"riate *onfi&.xml file to the different &rou"s.
5o deploy different languages to different groups of users
1. $n the core "roduct folder for the "roduct that you are installin&! locate the *onfi&.xml file.
-or exam"le! if you are installin& Office .rofessional .lus 2013! find the *onfi&.xml file in the
.ro.lus.33 folder.
2. O"en the *onfi&.xml file by usin& a text editor! such as Note"ad.
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%" ocate the HAdd1anguageJ element and s"ecify the set of lan&ua&es that you %ant to
install for this user &rou"! as described "reviously.
(ote!
<ou must also set the H$hell %J attribute of the HAdd1anguageJ element! as described
"reviously.
>. Save the *onfi&.xml file by usin& a uni(ue file name.
9. 6e"eat these ste"s for the next user &rou".
8. ;se the O*T to confi&ure the installation to match your or&ani?ationJs re(uirements.
-or information about ho% to customi?e lan&ua&e settin&s! see *ustomi?e lan&ua&e settin&s.
4. :e"loy Office to each &rou" of users se"arately! and in each case s"ecify the correct
*onfi&.xml file on the Setu" command line. -or exam"le#
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e
Aconfig99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus6339$ubA2onfig64ml! or
99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e
Aconfig99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus6339$ub/2onfig64ml
%dentify installed languages
<ou can vie% a list of lan&ua&es that are installed for Office 2013 either durin& the initial installation or
durin& a se"arate installation of a lan&ua&e "ack at the follo%in& re&istry key! %hich dis"lays the *$:
for each enabled lan&ua&e#
8+29$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon91anguage)esources9:nabled1anguages
<ou can vie% the user interface 1;$2 lan&ua&e and fallback lan&ua&es at the follo%in& re&istry key#
8+29$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon91anguage)esources
0lthou&h all a""lications in the Office 2013 use a shared set of re&istry data to determine their ;$
lan&ua&e! they do not necessarily all a""ear in the same ;$ lan&ua&e. 0""lications in the Office 2013
usually a""ear %ith the ;$ lan&ua&e that is indicated in the %1anguage entry of this re&istry key. ,ut
there are circumstances %here this mi&ht not be the case. -or exam"le! some de"loyments mi&ht have
3ord 2013 and Excel 2013 installed in -rench! but another Office a""lication that is installed in a
different lan&ua&e. $n this case! the other a""lication examines the %7allbac? list in this re&istry key!
and uses the first lan&ua&e that %orks %ith its installed confi&uration.
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2ustomiGe language settings
se Group &olicy to enforce language settings
=rou" .olicy settin&s can enforce default lan&ua&e settin&s that users in your or&ani?ation cannot
chan&e. .olicy settin&s are rea""lied every time the user lo&s on. The follo%in& "rocedure "rovides
hi&h7level ste"s for confi&urin& lan&ua&e "reference7related "olicy settin&s.
%mportant!
,efore you can confi&ure Office 2013 "olicy settin&s! you must load the Office 2013
0dministrative Tem"late files 1htt"#@@&o.microsoft.com@f%link@"@Tink$dO2940912. To load the
0dministrative Tem"late files! do%nload the files and follo% the instructions for Noadin& the
0:'G tem"latesN in ;se =rou" .olicy to enforce Office 2010 settin&s. 0lthou&h the article is
for Office 2010! the 0dministrative Tem"lates information also a""lies to Office 2013.
5o use Group &olicy to manage language settings
1. O"en the =rou" .olicy obEect 1=.O2 for %hich you %ant to set "olicy.
2" $n the navi&ation "ane! ex"and 1double7click2 2omputer 2onfiguration or ser
2onfiguration! ex"and Administrative 5emplates! and then ex"and Microsoft Office
201391anguage &references! %hich contains lan&ua&e7related "olicy settin&s.
%" ;nder 1anguage &references! choose either the Display 1anguage or the :diting 1anguage
folder! de"endin& on %hat you %ant to confi&ure#
The Display 1anguage folder contains "olicy settin&s that allo% you to enable lan&ua&e
"references for ;$ items such as menu items and )el".
The :nable 1anguage folder contains "olicy settin&s that allo% you to choose and confi&ure
editin& lan&ua&es.
(ote!
Each "olicy settin& "rovides a descri"tion of %hat it enforces.
2" $n the details "ane! o"en 1double7click2 the "olicy settin& that you %ant to confi&ure!
choose either :nable or Disable! and then s"ecify any a""ro"riate o"tions that are
"rovided.
9. Save the =.O.
se a $etup customiGation file to specify default language settings
<ou use the O*T to create a Setu" customi?ation file 1.ms" file2 that Setu" a""lies durin& the
installation. Settin&s that are s"ecified in the O*T are the default settin&s. ;sers can modify the
settin&s after the installation.
5o use the O25 to customiGe language settings
1" Start the O*T by runnin& Setu" %ith the Aadmin command7line o"tion.
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2" On the Modify ser $ettings "a&e! ex"and the tree to Microsoft Office 201391anguage
$ettings.
%" O"en the folder that you %ant in the navi&ation "ane. O"en 1double7click2 the settin& in the
details "ane! choose :nable! and then s"ecify a value.
2" Save the Setu" customi?ation file in the pdates folder at the root of the net%ork
installation "oint.
Setu" a""lies the file automatically %hen you install Office on usersA com"uters.
-or more information about ho% to use the O*T! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
se the 1anguage &references tool to change language settings
$f you are not enforcin& lan&ua&e settin&s by "olicy! users %ho %ork in Office a""lications can use the
an&ua&e .references tool to chan&e their lan&ua&e "references.
5o change language preferences by using the 1anguage &references tool
1. :e"endin& on your o"eratin& system! do one of the follo%in&#
$f you are runnin& 3indo%s 5! o"en All Apps 1ri&ht7click the deskto"2! and then under
Microsoft Office 2013! choose Office 2013 1anguage &references. Or!
$f you are runnin& 3indo%s 4! choose $tart! choose All &rograms! choose Microsoft Office!
choose Microsoft Office 2010 5ools! and then choose Office 2013 1anguage &references.
2" ;nder 2hoose :diting 1anguages! in the lan&ua&e list! choose the lan&ua&e that you %ant
to be available for editin&! and then choose Add. 6e"eat this ste" for each editin&
lan&ua&e that you %ant to add.
%" ;nder 2hoose :diting 1anguages! choose the lan&ua&e that you most often use for Office
a""lications and documents! and then choose $et as Default.
2" ;nder 2hoose Display and 8elp 1anguages! and then under Display 1anguage! choose the
lan&ua&e that you %ant to use to vie% Office a""lication buttons and tabs! and then
choose $et as Default.
4" ;nder 8elp 1anguage! select the lan&ua&e that you %ant to use to vie% Office a""lication
)el"! and then choose $et as Default.
$f you do not s"ecify a lan&ua&e for )el"! the online )el" lan&ua&e uses the dis"lay lan&ua&e.
(ote!
<ou can enable functionality for %orkin& in lan&ua&es that are not installed on the com"uter.
-or exam"le! if you select +orean as an editin& lan&ua&e! you enable 0sian and +orean
features in 3ord even if +orean "roofin& tools are not installed. <ou must enable su""ort for
that lan&ua&e in the o"eratin& system.
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2ustomiGe and install the Office 2013 &roofing 5ools
+it
This section covers ho% to customi?e and install Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it.
(ote!
$f you only %ant s"ecific "roofin& lan&ua&es! the installation of one or t%o lan&ua&e "acks
mi&ht "rovide all the "roofin& tool lan&ua&es that you have to have. Each lan&ua&e version of
Office 2013 includes "roofin& tools for a set of com"anion lan&ua&es. -or more information!
see .lan for "roofin& tools in .lan for multilan&ua&e de"loyment of Office 2013 and *om"anion
"roofin& lan&ua&es for Office 2013.
2ustomiGe the Office 2013 &roofing 5ools +it
<ou can s"ecify %hich "roofin& tool lan&ua&es to install by editin& the *onfi&.xml file in the
&roof+it633 folder. -or more information about Option$tate attributes and $:s! see .lan for "roofin&
tools in .lan for multilan&ua&e de"loyment of Office 2013 and an&ua&e identifiers and O"tionState $d
values in Office 2013.
5o customiGe $etup for proofing tools
1. $n the .roof+it.33 folder! locate the *onfi&.xml file.
2. O"en the *onfi&.xml file by usin& a text editor! such as Note"ad.
%" -or each set of "roofin& tools that you do not %ant to install! in the Option$tate element!
set the $tate attribute to Absent. -or exam"le! if you do not %ant *atalan "roofin& tools
installed! use this syntax#
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_102&@ State8@"%sent@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
2" Set the $tate attribute for each set of "roofin& tools that you %ant to de"loy to 1ocal 1or
Default or Advertise! if "referred2. -or exam"le! to de"loy ,as(ue "roofin& tools! you can
use this syntax#
?OptionState $d8@/roofin4<oo!s_10,'@ State8@Loca!@ 1i!dren8@force@3A
9. Save the *onfi&.xml file.
8. 6un Setu".exe! and then s"ecify the "ath of your chan&ed *onfi&.xml file.
Note that you must use a fully (ualified "ath. -or exam"le!#
99server9share9Office1F9&roof+it6339setup6e4e
Aconfig99server9share9Office1F9&roof+it63392onfig64ml
%nstalling the Office &roofing 5ools +it 2013 on a single computer
$f you have only one or t%o users %ho %ant "roofin& tools! you can install "roofin& tools from the Office
2013 .roofin& Tools +it to individual com"uters.
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5o install the Office &roofing 5ools +it 2013 on a single computer
1. On the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it *:! run Setu".exe.
2" 6ead and acce"t the 'icrosoft Soft%are icense Terms! and then choose 2ontinue.
%" To install the "roofin& tools for all available lan&ua&es! choose %nstall (o*. The installation
%ill be&in. Other%ise! to install individual lan&ua&es! choose 2ustomiGe.
2" $f you selected 2ustomiGe! choose the 7ile 1ocation and ser %nformation tabs to chan&e
the information as necessary. On the %nstallation Options tab! choose the node 1"lus 1V2
si&n2 for the lan&ua&es that you %ant to install! and then use the dro"7do%n arro%s to set
the a""ro"riate installation states.
4" *hoose %nstall.
(ote!
Office 2013.
.lan for multilan&ua&e de"loyment of Office 2013

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Add or remove language pac?s after
deployment of Office 2013
$ummary# 0dd or remove Office 2013 lan&ua&e "acks by modifyin& an existin& installation or by
de"loyin& them as se"arate "roducts.
<ou can add or remove lan&ua&e "acks for an existin& Office 2013 installation. This article describes
the t%o methods that you can use to com"lete these tasks and ho% to vie% a list of the lan&ua&es that
are installed.
%mportant!
$nstaller7based 1'S$2 delivery format of Office 2013! available for enter"rise or&ani?ations
throu&h volume licensin&. $f you have an Office subscri"tion and you are de"loyin& Office 389
.ro.lus 1%hich uses the *lick7to76un delivery format2! see the follo%in& articles about ho% to
customi?e it for lan&ua&e#
$n this article#
Overvie%
,efore you be&in
'odify an existin& installation
:e"loy lan&ua&e "acks
6emove lan&ua&e "acks
$dentify installed lan&ua&es
Overvie*
Office 2013 lan&ua&e "acks enable Office a""lications to dis"lay menus! dialo& boxes! )el" to"ics! and
other text in the user interface in multi"le lan&ua&es. 0lthou&h the most fre(uently de"loyed lan&ua&es
for Office 2013 are released at the same time as the "roduct is released! many other Office 2013
an&ua&e .acks are released over time. The Office 2013 'ulti7an&ua&e .ack! %hich includes all
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available lan&ua&e "acks! is not released until after all the individual lan&ua&e "acks are released.
)o%ever! if you u"&rade your multilin&ual or&ani?ation to Office 2013 before all the lan&ua&e "acks are
released! you can al%ays add or remove additional lan&ua&es at any time. The Office 2013 'ulti7
an&ua&e .ack and Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it *:s for Office 2013 are available throu&h 'icrosoft
/olume icensin& "ro&rams.
There are t%o methods that you can use to add lan&ua&es after you de"loy Office 2013#
Modify an e4isting installation. 3hen you use this recommended method! a lan&ua&e is treated
as another feature to add to a de"loyment of Office 2013. This method involves combinin& the
lan&ua&e resources %ith the source of the ori&inal installed Office 2013 "roduct! chan&in& the
*onfi&.xml file to add the a""ro"riate lan&ua&es! and rerunnin& Setu".exe from the Office 2013
installation source. This method installs only the necessary lan&ua&e "arts for the "roducts that are
installed on the userJs com"uter. -or exam"le! if you add Ka"anese to a basic installation of Office
2013 that does not include /isio 2013! the /isio 2013 resources for Ka"anese are not installed.
)o%ever! if the com"uter has both Office 2013 and /isio 2013 installed on it! you must add the
Ka"anese resources for each "roduct throu&h t%o se"arate o"erations because there are t%o
se"arate installation sources! one for Office 2013! and the other for /isio 2013.
Deploy language pac?s as separate products. This method involves runnin& the language
pac#Ms Setu" file so that the full an&ua&e .ack is installed on the com"uter rather than modifyin&
an existin& installation of 4ffice ()*5! %hich is %hat the first method does. :e"loyin& lan&ua&e
"acks is a""ro"riate %hen you %ant to add lan&ua&es after a de"loyment of Office 2013 but do not
kno% %hich Office 2013 "roducts are currently installed on usersJ com"uters. To use this method!
you must have at least one Office 2013 "roduct installed on the com"uter.
(ote!
an&ua&e7s"ecific elements for .roEect 2013 and /isio 2013 are installed se"arately. <ou must
rerun the an&ua&e .ack setu" for these "roducts. -or more information! see :e"loy lan&ua&e
"acks later in this article
/efore you begin
$t is im"ortant to determine %hich lan&ua&es %ill be used at the be&innin& of your de"loyment. $f you
chan&e usersJ confi&urations after the initial de"loyment and include additional lan&ua&es as "art of
your customi?ations! you must first co"y all the Office 2013 an&ua&e .acks that you %ant to de"loy to
the net%ork installation "oint that contains the Office "roduct files. -or exam"le! QQserverQshareQOffice19.
0 static list of the "roducts that are contained in the installation source is built onl! durin& the initial
creation of a customi?ation .ms" file. $f you later add more lan&ua&es to the installation source! the
existin& .ms" file is not u"dated to reflect this chan&e. 0ddressin& this issue involves the follo%in&
ste"s#
1. *reate a ne% customi?ation file by usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2.
2. $m"ort your existin& customi?ation .ms" file by usin& the -ile Q[ $m"ort command in the
O*T.
3. 'ake any additional customi?ations that you %ant and then save the .ms" file.
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>. 0fter you u"date the installation source %ith additional lan&ua&es! de"loy the ne% .ms"
file to users.
-ailure to create and de"loy a ne% .ms" file mi&ht result in unex"ected behavior! because the chan&es
to an existin& customi?ation .ms" file do not a""ly to the lan&ua&es that are added. $f you do not create
a ne% .ms" file and im"ort the existin& .ms" file into that file! your de"loyment may test correctly in your
lab. ,ut users mi&ht not see the ne% lan&ua&e in their Office 2013 a""lications! or they mi&ht see only
a subset of the lan&ua&e features. -or more information! see To im"ort a customi?ation .ms" file to add
lan&ua&es to an existin& installation in the article $m"ort an Office 2010 Setu" customi?ation file
1althou&h this article %as %ritten for Office 2010! the conce"ts and "rocedures it "rovides also a""ly to
Office 20132 and *han&e usersJ confi&urations after installin& Office 2010.
-or information about ho% to create a net%ork installation "oint %ith multi"le lan&ua&es! see *ustomi?e
lan&ua&e setu" and settin&s for Office 2013.
Modify an e4isting installation
The recommended method for addin& lan&ua&es to an existin& installation of Office 2013 is to run
Setu" a&ain and modify the existin& Office installation. ,ecause you are only modifyin& the ori&inal
installation! no ne% entry a""ears in Add or )emove &rograms in 2ontrol &anel.
<ou cannot re"lace the lan&ua&e of the shell user interface 1Shell ;$2 that %as installed durin& the initial
installation. The Shell ;$ includes core elements of Office that re&ister %ith the o"eratin& system! such
as file name extensions! Tool Ti"s! and ri&ht7click menu items.
3hen you u"date a multilan&ua&e installation! you can s"ecify that the ne% lan&ua&e matches the user
locale that is set on the local com"uter. -or exam"le! if your or&ani?ation includes both En&lish7
s"eakin& and 6ussian7s"eakin& users! you mi&ht first de"loy En&lish to everyone. ater! %hen the
6ussian lan&ua&e "ack becomes available! you can add the follo%in& line to *onfi&.xml#
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@matc@ 3A
$n this case! Setu" installs 6ussian lan&ua&e elements on any com"uter that has the user locale set to
6ussian. ;sers %ho have an En&lish user locale are not affected.
5o deploy additional languages after Office is installed
1" *o"y the files and folders in the ne% lan&ua&e "acks from the source media to the ori&inal
net%ork installation "oint. 3hen you are "rom"ted to over%rite Setu" files! choose (o.
Each lan&ua&e "ack includes lan&ua&e7s"ecific elements for every "roduct in Office 2013.
)o%ever! Setu" installs lan&ua&e7s"ecific elements only for the Office "roduct that you are
u"datin&.
2. $n the core "roduct folder for the "roduct that you are u"datin&! locate the *onfi&.xml file.
-or exam"le! if you are addin& lan&ua&es to an installation of Office .rofessional .lus 2013! find
the *onfi&.xml file in the .ro.lus.33 folder.
3. O"en *onfi&.xml in a text editor! such as Note"ad.
2" -ind the ?"ddLan49a4eA element. ;ncomment the line by deletin& the o"enin& ?K)) and
closin& ))A ta&s.
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4" Set the value of the $d attribute to the lan&ua&e ta& that corres"onds to the lan&ua&e that
you %ant to install. <ou can s"ecify more than one lan&ua&e by includin& additional
?"ddLan49a4eA elements and attributes.
-or exam"le! to add the 6ussian lan&ua&e "ack! the line should resemble the follo%in& exam"le#
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@r9)r9@ 3A

i. $f you add more than one lan&ua&e in *onfi&.xml! you must s"ecify one
lan&ua&e as the lan&ua&e for the Shell ;$. -or exam"le#
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@r9)r9@ Se!!<ransform8@:es@ 3A
?"ddLan49a4e $d8@en)9s@ 3A
<ou must s"ecify a Shell;$ lan&ua&e! even thou&h Setu" does not chan&e the Shell;$ lan&ua&e that
%as set for the initial installation.
ii. Save the *onfi&.xml file. 6un Setu".exe and s"ecify the "ath of your
modified *onfi&.xml file.
<ou must use a full (ualified "ath. -or exam"le# 99server9share9Office1F9setup6e4e Aconfig
99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus63392onfig64ml
,ecause Setu" also reco&ni?es lan&ua&e "acks as se"arate "roducts! make sure that you s"ecify the
*onfi&.xml file for the Office "roduct that you are u"datin&! and not the lan&ua&e "ack.
To de"loy these lan&ua&es for ne% Office 2013 installations! see S"ecify %hich lan&ua&es to install in
the article *ustomi?e lan&ua&e setu" and settin&s for Office 2013 and im"ort existin& customi?ation
.ms" files into a ne% customi?ation .ms" file. 0 static list of the "roducts contained in the installation
source is built onl! durin& the initial creation of a customi?ation file. $f you later add more lan&ua&es to
the installation source! the existin& customi?ation file is not u"dated to reflect this chan&e. -or more
information! see To im"ort a customi?ation .ms" file to add lan&ua&es to an existin& installation in the
article $m"ort an Office 2010 Setu" customi?ation file 1althou&h this article %as %ritten for Office 2010!
the conce"ts and "rocedures it "rovides also a""ly to Office 20132.
Deploy language pac?s
$f you de"loyed multi"le Office 2013 "roducts in your or&ani?ation and you must add more lan&ua&e
su""ort! you can de"loy lan&ua&e "acks as se"arate "roducts. $n this case! Setu" installs lan&ua&e7
s"ecific elements for every "roduct in Office 2013. No matter %hich "roducts users have installed!
users can access the additional lan&ua&e versions.
-or this de"loyment method to %ork! there must be at least one Office 2013 "roduct installed on the
com"uter that you are de"loyin& to.
3hen you de"loy lan&ua&e "acks se"arately! you must consider the disk s"ace that is re(uired on
usersJ com"uters. an&ua&e "ack re(uirements ran&e from 500', to 1.9 =, of hard disk s"ace that is
needed.
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an&ua&e7s"ecific elements for .roEect 2013 and /isio 2013 are installed se"arately. $n each lan&ua&e
"ack! the core "roduct folder for .roEect 2013 is .';$.ll7cc. The core "roduct folder for /isio 2013 is
/is';$.ll7cc.
5o deploy language pac?s
1" *o"y all files and folders in the ne% lan&ua&e "ack from the source media to a location on
the net%ork. $f you are usin& an Office 2013 'ulti7an&ua&e .ack! you can co"y Eust the
files and folders for the lan&ua&es that you %ant to install. 3hen you are "rom"ted to
over%rite Setu" files! choose (o.
2. $n the core "roduct folder for the lan&ua&e "ack that you are installin&! locate the
*onfi&.xml file.
-or exam"le! if you are installin& the 6ussian lan&ua&e "ack! find the *onfi&.xml file in the
O';$.ru7ru folder.
3. 6un the lan&ua&e "ack Setu" from the root of the net%ork installation "oint for the Office
2013 'ulti7an&ua&e .ack or Office 2013 an&ua&e .ack! and s"ecify the "ath of the
*onfi&.xml file on the command line. -or exam"le#
99server9share9Office1F91&9$etup6e4e A2onfig99server9share9Office1F91&9)9OM%6ru.
ru92onfig64ml
%here Office1F91& is the root of the net%ork installation "oint for the lan&ua&e "acks and ) is the
lan&ua&e folder name.
*om"lete the "revious ste"s for each lan&ua&e that you %ant to install.
To de"loy these lan&ua&es for ne% Office 2013 installations! see S"ecify %hich lan&ua&es to install in
*ustomi?e lan&ua&e setu" and settin&s for Office 2013 and im"ort existin& customi?ation .ms" files into
a ne% customi?ation .ms" file. 0 static list of the "roducts contained in the installation source is built
onl! durin& the initial creation of a customi?ation file. $f you later add more lan&ua&es to the installation
source! the existin& customi?ation file is not u"dated to reflect this chan&e. -or more information! see
To im"ort a customi?ation .ms" file to add lan&ua&es to an existin& installation in the article $m"ort an
Office 2010 Setu" customi?ation file 1althou&h this article %as %ritten for Office 2010! the conce"ts and
"rocedures it "rovides also a""ly to Office 20132.
)emove language pac?s
$f the Office 2013 an&ua&e .acks %ere de"loyed as se"arate "roducts! they can be removed by usin&
3indo%s 0dd or 6emove .ro&rams.
$f the Office 2013 an&ua&e .acks %ere de"loyed %ith Office 2013 and not as se"arate "roducts! the
"rocedure to remove them resembles the de"loyment of the an&ua&e .acks. $nstead of usin& the
?"ddLan49a4eA ta&! use the ?2emo#eLan49a4eA ta&. See the follo%in& "rocedure for the s"ecific ste"s.
<ou must follo% these ste"s for each lan&ua&e that you %ant to remove.
5o remove language pac?s
2DD
1. $f the lan&ua&e %as de"loyed %ith the Office "roduct 1not as a se"arate "roduct2! locate
the *onfi&.xml file in the core "roduct folder for the "roduct that you are u"datin&.
-or exam"le! if you are removin& lan&ua&es from an installation of Office .rofessional .lus 2013!
find the *onfi&.xml file in the .ro.lus.33 folder.
2. O"en *onfi&.xml in a text editor! such as Note"ad.
%" -ind the ?Disp!a:A element. ;ncomment the line by deletin& the o"enin& ?K)) and closin&
))A ta&s.
2" Set the value of the Le#e! to S%asicJ or SnoneJ! 1omp!etionNotice to S:esJ! S9ppressModa!
to S:esJ! and "cceptE9!a to S:esJ.
The line should resemble the follo%in& exam"le#
?Disp!a: Le#e!8@%asic@ 1omp!etionNotice8@:es@ S9ppressModa!8@:es@
"cceptE9!a8@:es@ 3A

i" -ind the ?"ddLan49a4eA element. $f it is in the file! comment out the line by
addin& o"enin& ?K)) and closin& ))A ta&s around the element.
The line should resemble the follo%in& exam"le#
?K)) ?"ddLan49a4e $d8@r9)r9@ 3A ))A

ii" 0dd the ?2emo#eLan49a4eA element.
iii" Set the value of the $d attribute to the lan&ua&e ta& that corres"onds to the
lan&ua&e that you %ant to remove.
-or exam"le! to remove the 6ussian lan&ua&e "ack! the line should resemble the follo%in& exam"le#
?2emo#eLan49a4e $d8@r9)r9@ 3A

iv. Save the *onfi&.xml file.
v. $f you edited the *onfi&.xml file in the core "roduct folder! run Setu".exe
and s"ecify the "ath of your modified *onfi&.xml file.
<ou must use a fully (ualified "ath. -or exam"le#
99server9share9Office1F9$etup6e4e A2onfig99server9share9Office1F9&ro&lus63392onfig64ml
99server9share9Office1F91&9$etup6e4e A2onfig99server9share9Office1F91&9)9OM%6ru.
ru92onfig64ml
%here Office1F91& is the root of the net%ork installation "oint for the lan&ua&e "acks and ) is the
lan&ua&e folder name.
<ou must com"lete the "revious ste"s for each lan&ua&e that you %ant to remove.
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%dentify installed languages
$n the re&istry! you can vie% a list of lan&ua&es that are installed for Office 2013 either durin& the initial
installation or durin& a se"arate installation of a lan&ua&e "ack.
0lthou&h all a""lications in Office 2013 use a shared set of re&istry data to determine their ;$ lan&ua&e!
they do not necessarily all a""ear in the same ;$ lan&ua&e. 0""lications in Office 2013 usually a""ear
%ith the ;$ lan&ua&e indicated in the ;$an&ua&e value of this re&istry key. ,ut there are circumstances
%here this mi&ht not be the case. -or exam"le! some de"loyments mi&ht have 3ord 2013 and Excel
2013 installed in -rench! but another Office 2013 a""lication installed in a different lan&ua&e. $n this
case! the other a""lication %ill look at the ;$-allback list in this re&istry key! and use the first lan&ua&e
that %orks %ith its installed confi&uration.
5o identify installed languages
1. O"en the re&istry.
2" Ex"and the re&istry key
8+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon91anguage)esources9:nabl
ed1anguages.
%" The *$: for the lan&ua&e is dis"layed. To identify the lan&ua&e! see an&ua&e identifiers
and O"tionState $d values in Office 2013.
2" To vie% the ;$ lan&ua&e! vie% the follo%in& re&istry key values and refer to an&ua&e
identifiers and O"tionState $d values in Office 2013.
8+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon91anguage)esources98
elp1anguage
8+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon91anguage)esources9%
1anguage
4" To vie% the fallback lan&ua&es! vie% the re&istry key value for
8+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon91anguage)esources9%7all
bac?. To identify the lan&ua&e! see an&ua&e identifiers and O"tionState $d values in Office
2013.
an&ua&e identifiers and O"tionState $d values in Office 2013
$m"ort an Office 2010 Setu" customi?ation file
*han&e usersJ confi&urations after installin& Office 2010

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Mi4ed language versions of Office 2013
$ummary# earn about inte&ratin& multi"le lan&ua&es in Office 2013 and installin& lan&ua&e interface
"acks.
,pplies to:
0n installation of Office 2013 can include a""lications or user interface elements in more than one
lan&ua&e because some Office 2013 "roducts are not available in every lan&ua&e.
This article describes the lan&ua&e versions that are available for a subset of Office 2013 a""lications!
the Office 2013 a""lications that %ill %ork %ith an&ua&e $nterface .acks! and the recommended base
lan&ua&es to install for Office 2013 an&ua&e $nterface .acks.
%mportant!
de"loyin& Office 389 .ro.lus 1%hich uses the *lick7to76un delivery format2! see the follo%in&
articles about ho% to customi?e for lan&ua&e#
$n this article#
0""lications and lan&ua&e availability
an&ua&e $nterface .acks
Applications and language availability
$n some non7En&lish lan&ua&e versions of Office 2013! a s"ecific Office 2013 a""lication may not be
available. -or exam"le! 0ccess 2013 is not available in )indi. Therefore! the )indi lan&ua&e version of
Office 2013 is installed in En&lish.
Some Office a""lications are not available in some lan&ua&es. .roEect 2013! /isio 2013! and
Share.oint :esi&ner 2013 are available in a subset of lan&ua&es! as sho%n in the follo%in& table.
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1anguage availability for the 2013 versions of &roSect# Visio# and
$hare&oint Designer

1anguage &roSect 2013 Visio 2013 $hare&oint Designer 2013
0rabic yes yes yes
,ra?ilian yes yes yes
,ul&arian no no yes
*hinese 7 Sim"le yes yes yes
*hinese 7 Traditional yes yes yes
*roatian no no yes
*?ech yes yes yes
:anish yes yes yes
:utch yes yes yes
En&lish yes yes yes
-innish yes yes yes
-rench yes yes yes
=erman yes yes yes
=reek yes yes yes
)ebre% yes yes yes
)indi no no yes
)un&arian yes yes yes
$talian yes yes yes
Ka"anese yes yes yes
+orean yes yes yes
Nor%e&ian 1,okm_l2 yes yes yes
.olish yes yes yes
.ortu&uese 1Euro"ean2 yes yes yes
6omanian no no yes
6ussian yes yes yes
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1anguage &roSect 2013 Visio 2013 $hare&oint Designer 2013
Serbian 1atin2 no no yes
Slovak yes yes no
Slovenian yes yes no
S"anish yes yes yes
S%edish yes yes yes
Thai no no yes
Turkish yes yes yes
;krainian yes yes no

1anguage %nterface &ac?s
-or some lan&ua&es! 'icrosoft locali?es only some Office 2013 a""lications and releases them as
an&ua&e $nterface .acks 1$.s2. These $.s locali?e the user interface only! and not the )el" content.
0dministrators must first install a fully locali?ed base lan&ua&e version 1see the table later in this
section2 of Office 2013! and then install the $.. ;sers can then %ork in their "referred lan&ua&e in the
follo%in& a""lications and features#
Excel 2013
OneNote 2013
Outlook 2013
.o%er.oint 2013
Shared Office features
3ord 2013
The remainin& Office a""lications a""ear in the base Office 2013 installation lan&ua&e. The follo%in&
table lists the base lan&ua&e for each $. lan&ua&e.
/ase languages available for 1anguage %nterface &ac?s

1%& language /ase language
0frikaans En&lish
0lbanian En&lish
0mharic En&lish
0rmenian En&lish
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0ssamese En&lish
0?erbaiEani U atin scri"t En&lish
,an&la 1,an&ladesh2 En&lish
,as(ue S"anish
,elarusian 6ussian
,en&ali 7 $ndia En&lish or )indi
,osnian 7 atin scri"t En&lish
*atalan S"anish
*herokee En&lish
:ari En&lish
-ili"ino En&lish
=alician S"anish
=eor&ian En&lish
=uEarati En&lish
)ausa U atin scri"t En&lish
$celandic En&lish
$&bo En&lish
$nuktitut U atin scri"t En&lish
$rish 7 =aelic En&lish
isiGhosa En&lish
isiIulu En&lish
+annada En&lish
+hmer En&lish
+iJche S"anish
+inyar%anda En&lish
+is%ahili En&lish
+onkani En&lish
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+urdish En&lish
+ry&y? 6ussian
uxembour&ish -rench
'acedonian 1-<6O'2 En&lish
'alayalam En&lish
'altese En&lish
'aori En&lish
'arathi En&lish
'on&olian 7 *yrillic scri"t En&lish
Ne"ali En&lish
Nor%e&ian 1Nynorsk2 Nor%e&ian 1,okm_l2
Odia En&lish
.ersian 1-arsi2 En&lish
.unEabi 1$ndia2 En&lish
.unEabi 1.akistan2 En&lish
Fuechua 1.eru2 S"anish
Scottish =aelic En&lish
Serbian U *yrillic scri"t Serbian 1atin2
Serbian U *yrillic scri"t 1,osnia and )er?e&ovina2 En&lish
Sesotho sa eboa En&lish
Sets%ana En&lish
Sindhi 1.akistan2 En&lish
Sinhala En&lish
TaEik 6ussian
Tamil 1$ndia2 En&lish
Tatar 6ussian
Telu&u En&lish
Turkmen 6ussian
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;rdu En&lish
;y&hur *hinese 1Sim"lified2
;?bek U atin scri"t En&lish or 6ussian
/alencian S"anish
3elsh En&lish
3olof -rench
<oruba En&lish

-or information about ho% to do%nload $.s! see Office an&ua&e $nterface .ack 1$.2 do%nloads.

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2ompanion proofing languages for Office 2013
$ummary# $dentify the com"anion "roofin& lan&ua&es that are included %ith Office 2013! and
understand :o%nloadable "roofin& tool "acka&es for Office 2013.
Each lan&ua&e version of Office 2013 includes "roofin& tools for a set of com"anion lan&ua&es. -or
exam"le! %hen you de"loy the En&lish version of an Office 2013 "roduct! users receive "roofin& tools
for both S"anish and -rench in addition to En&lish.
.roofin& tools include s"ellin& and &rammar checkers! thesauruses! and hy"henators. They mi&ht also
include lan&ua&e7s"ecific editin& features such as an&ua&e 0uto:etect! 0utoSummari?e! and
$ntelli&ent 0uto*orrect.
:e"endin& on the number of user interface lan&ua&es that you %ant to de"loy and the included
com"anion "roofin& lan&ua&es! Office 2013 an&ua&e .acks mi&ht "rovide all the "roofin& tools that
you %ant. -or more information about Office 2013 an&ua&e .acks! see .lan for multilan&ua&e
de"loyment of Office 2013.
Office 2013 also "rovides do%nloadable "roofin& tool "acka&es for the En&lish! Ka"anese! and S"anish
versions of Office 2013. -or more information! see :o%nloadable "roofin& tool "acka&es later in this
article.
%mportant!
$n this article#
$dentify com"anion "roofin& lan&ua&es
:o%nloadable "roofin& tool "acka&es
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%dentify companion proofing languages
The follo%in& table lists com"anion "roofin& lan&ua&es for each "rimary lan&ua&e in Office 2013.
2ompanion proofing languages for Office 2013

&rimary language 2ompanion proofing languages
0rabic 0rabic! En&lish! -rench
,ra?ilian ,ra?ilian! En&lish! S"anish
,ul&arian ,ul&arian! En&lish! =erman! 6ussian
*hinese 1Sim"lified2 *hinese 1Sim"lified2! En&lish
*hinese 1Traditional2 *hinese 1Traditional2! En&lish
*roatian *roatian! En&lish! =erman! Serbian! $talian
*?ech *?ech! En&lish! =erman! Slovak
:anish :anish! En&lish! =erman! S%edish
:utch :utch! En&lish! -rench! =erman
En&lish En&lish! -rench! S"anish
Estonian Estonian! En&lish! =erman! 6ussian! -innish!
-innish -innish! En&lish! S%edish! =erman! 6ussian
-rench -rench! En&lish! =erman! :utch! 0rabic! S"anish
=erman =erman! En&lish! -rench! $talian
=reek =reek! En&lish! -rench! =erman
)ebre% )ebre%! En&lish! -rench! 0rabic! 6ussian
)indi )indi! En&lish! Tamil! Tele&u! 'arathi! +annada!
=uaEarati! .unEabi! ;rdu
)un&arian )un&arian! En&lish! =erman
$ndonesian $ndonesian! En&lish
$talian $talian! En&lish! -rench! =erman
Ka"anese Ka"anese! En&lish
+a?akh +a?akh! En&lish! 6ussian
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&rimary language 2ompanion proofing languages
+orean +orean! En&lish
atvian atvian! En&lish! =erman! 6ussian
ithuanian ithuanian! En&lish! =erman! 6ussian! .olish
'alay 'alay! En&lish! *hinese 1Sim"lified2
Nor%e&ian 1,k2 Nor%e&ian 1,k2! En&lish! =erman! Nor%e&ian 1Ny2
.olish .olish! En&lish! =erman
.ortu&uese .ortu&uese! En&lish! -rench! S"anish
6omanian 6omanian! En&lish! -rench
6ussian 6ussian! En&lish! ;krainian! =erman
Serbian 1atin2 Serbian 1atin2! En&lish! =erman! -rench! *roatian
Slovak Slovak! En&lish! *?ech! )un&arian! =erman
Slovenian Slovenian! En&lish! =erman! $talian! *roatian
S"anish S"anish! En&lish! -rench! ,as(ue! *atalan!
=alician! ,ra?ilian
S%edish S%edish! En&lish! -innish! =erman
Thai Thai! En&lish! -rench
Turkish Turkish! En&lish! -rench! =erman
;krainian ;krainian! En&lish! 6ussian! =erman
/ietnamese /ietnamese! En&lish! -rench

Do*nloadable proofing tool pac?ages
,e&innin& in Office 2013! free do%nloadable "roofin& tool "acka&es in 92 lan&ua&es are available to all
customers %ho have "urchased the on7"remises 1'S$7installed2 version of Office 2013! %hether or not
they are volume license customers. <ou can do%nload these "roofin& tool "acka&es in 327bit or 8>7bit
versions from Office .roofin& Tools.
The follo%in& "roofin& lan&ua&es are available#
0rabic
,as(ue
,ra?ilian
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,ul&arian
*atalan
*hinese 1Sim"lified2
*hinese 1Traditional
*roatian
*?ech
:anish
:utch
En&lish
Estonian
-innish
-rench
=alician
=erman
=reek
=uEarati
)ebre%
)indi
)un&arian
$ndonesian
$talian
Ka"anese
+annada
+a?akh
+orean
atvian
ithuanian
'alay 1'alaysia2
'arathi
Nor%e&ian 1,okm_l2
Nor%e&ian 1Nynorsk2
.olish
.ortu&uese
.unEabi 1$ndia2
6omanian
6ussian
Serbian 7 *yrillic scri"t
Serbian U atin scri"t
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Slovak
Slovenian
S"anish
S%edish
Tamil 1$ndia2
Telu&u
Thai
Turkish
;krianian
;rdu
/ietnamese

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1anguage identifiers and Option$tate %d values
in Office 2013
$ummary# -ind lan&ua&e identifier and O"tionState $: values for identifyin& and customi?in& Office
2013 lan&ua&e and "roofin& tools installations.
;se the values in the an&ua&e $dentifier and O"tionState $: tables to confi&ure Setu" for Office 2013
or for the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it! or to identify currently installed lan&ua&es.
This is a reference article. The values "rovided in the tables are necessary for com"letin& "rocedures
that are described in the follo%in& articles#
0dd or remove lan&ua&e "acks after de"loyment of Office 2013
%mportant!
$n this article#
an&ua&e identifiers
.roofin& Tools *onfi&.xml O"tionState $d values
1anguage identifiers
Office 2013 is available in many lan&ua&es. $n an international settin&! you can de"loy multi"le
lan&ua&e versions of Office 2013 in a sin&le installation "rocess. Setu" combines a lan&ua&e7neutral
core "roduct %ith one or more lan&ua&e7s"ecific "acka&es to create a com"lete "roduct.
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On the source media! lan&ua&e7s"ecific "acka&es are or&ani?ed into se"arate folders. Each folder
name has a lan&ua&e ta& a""ended to it! in the form ll-cc. That ta& identifies the lan&ua&e and culture.
-or exam"le! ;.S. En&lish lan&ua&e folders are identified by the folder name extension en.us. The
lan&ua&e ta&s hel" you determine the folders that you have to co"y to the net%ork installation "oint.
The lan&ua&e folders that are included in a fully locali?ed version of an Office 2013 "roduct are the
same as the lan&ua&e folders that are included in the 'icrosoft Office 2013 an&ua&e .ack for a
s"ecific lan&ua&e. -or exam"le! the same Outlook.ar7sa folder is used in the 0rabic lan&ua&e version of
Office 2013! the 0rabic lan&ua&e version of Outlook 2013! and the Office 2013 an&ua&e .ack 7
0rabic.
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an&ua&e ta&s are also referred to and used as Llan&ua&e $:sM for some "rocedures.
Office 2013 offers locali?ed versions in all the lan&ua&es that are listed in the follo%in& table. -olders
for the lan&ua&e7s"ecific com"onents are identified by the lan&ua&e ta& that is sho%n in the table. The
3indo%s o"eratin& system uses locale identifiers 1*$:s2 to identify lan&ua&es in the 3indo%s re&istry.
$n addition to the fully locali?ed lan&ua&es listed here! Office 2013 "rovides an&ua&e $nterface .acks
1$.s2! %hich contain a subset of lan&ua&e7s"ecific com"onents and are desi&ned to be installed
to&ether %ith a lo&ical "arent lan&ua&e. Elements that are not locali?ed in the $. lan&ua&e a""ear in
the "arent lan&ua&e. -or more information about $.s! see an&ua&e $nterface .acks in 'ixed
lan&ua&e versions of Office 2013.
1anguage tags ,language %Ds-# and 12%Ds available in Office 2013

1anguage Geographic area 1anguage tagFll-ccG 1also
sometimes referred to as
lan&ua&e $:2
12%D
0rabic Saudi 0rabia ar7sa 1029
,ul&arian ,ul&aria b&7b& 1028
*hinese 1Sim"lified2 .eo"leJs 6e"ublic of *hina ?h7cn 2092
*hinese Tai%anese ?h7t% 1025
*roatian *roatia hr7hr 1090
*?ech *?ech 6e"ublic cs7c? 102D
:anish :enmark da7dk 1030
:utch Netherlands nl7nl 10>3
En&lish ;nited States en7us 1033
Estonian Estonia et7ee 1081
-innish -inland fi7fi 1039
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lan&ua&e $:2
12%D
-rench -rance fr7fr 1038
=erman =ermany de7de 1031
=reek =reece el7&r 1032
)ebre% $srael he7il 1034
)indi $ndia hi7in 1051
)un&arian )un&ary hu7hu 1035
$ndonesian $ndonesia id7id 1094
$talian $taly it7it 10>0
Ka"anese Ka"an Ea7E" 10>1
+a?akh +a?akhstan kk7kh 1054
+orean +orea ko7kr 10>2
atvian atvia lv7lv 1082
ithuanian ithuania lt7lt 1083
'alay 'alaysia ms7my 1058
Nor%e&ian 1,okm_l2 Nor%ay nb7no 10>>
.olish .oland "l7"l 10>9
.ortu&uese ,ra?il "t7br 10>8
.ortu&uese .ortu&al "t7"t 2040
6omanian 6omania ro7ro 10>5
6ussian 6ussia ru7ru 10>D
Serbian 1atin2 Serbia sr7latn7rs 204>
Slovak Slovakia sk7sk 1091
Slovenian Slovenia sl7si 1080
S"anish S"ain es7es 3052
S%edish S%eden sv7se 1093
Thai Thailand th7th 109>
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lan&ua&e $:2
12%D
Turkish Turkey tr7tr 1099
;krainian ;krainian uk7ua 1095
/ietnamese /ietnam vi7vn 1088

&roofing 5ools 2onfig64ml Option$tate %d values
The follo%in& table "rovides the O"tionState $: values for the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it. $t is
ordered al"habetically by lan&ua&e. ;se these values to modify the *onfi&.xml file in the .roof+it.33
folder %hen you customi?e the Setu" of the Office 2013 .roofin& Tools +it. -or more information about
"roofin& tools! see .lan for "roofin& tools in .lan for multilan&ua&e de"loyment of Office 2013.
Option$tate %Ds for each &roofing 5ools language in Office 2013

Option$tate %D &roofing tools language
.roofin&ToolsH1029 0rabic
.roofin&ToolsH108D ,as(ue
.roofin&ToolsH1028 ,ul&arian
.roofin&ToolsH1024 *atalan
.roofin&ToolsH2092 *hinese 1.eo"leJs 6e"ublic of *hina2
.roofin&ToolsH3048 *hinese 1)on& +on&2
.roofin&ToolsH1025 *hinese 1Tai%an2
$'E'ainH1025 *hinese Traditional $n"ut 'ethod
Editor 1$'E2
.roofin&ToolsH1090 *roatian
.roofin&ToolsH102D *?ech
.roofin&ToolsH1030 :anish
.roofin&ToolsH10>3 :utch
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.roofin&ToolsH1033 En&lish
.roofin&ToolsH1081 Estonian
.roofin&ToolsH1039 -innish
.roofin&ToolsH1038 -rench
.roofin&ToolsH1110 =alician
.roofin&ToolsH1031 =erman
.roofin&ToolsH1032 =reek
.roofin&ToolsH10D9 =uEarati
.roofin&ToolsH1034 )ebre%
.roofin&ToolsH1051 )indi
.roofin&ToolsH1035 )un&arian
.roofin&ToolsH10>0 $talian
.roofin&ToolsH10>1 Ka"anese
$'E'ainH10>1 Ka"anese $'E
.roofin&ToolsH10DD +annada
.roofin&ToolsH1054 +a?akh
.roofin&ToolsH10>2 +orean
$'E'ain210>2 +orean $'E
.roofin&ToolsH1082 atvian
.roofin&ToolsH1083 ithuanian
.roofin&ToolsH1102 'arathi
.roofin&ToolsH10>> Nor%e&ian 1,okm_l2
.roofin&ToolsH2085 Nor%e&ian 1Nynorsk2
$'E'ainH2092 .inyin $'E
.roofin&ToolsH10>9 .olish
.roofin&ToolsH10>8 .ortu&uese 1,ra?il2
.roofin&ToolsH2040 .ortu&uese 1.ortu&al2
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.roofin&ToolsH10D> .unEabi
.roofin&ToolsH10>5 6omanian
.roofin&ToolsH10>D 6ussian
.roofin&ToolsH204> Serbian 1atin2
.roofin&ToolsH1091 Slovak
.roofin&ToolsH1080 Slovenian
.roofin&ToolsH3052 S"anish
.roofin&ToolsH1093 S%edish
.roofin&ToolsH10D4 Tamil
.roofin&ToolsH10D5 Telu&u
.roofin&ToolsH109> Thai
.roofin&ToolsH1099 Turkish
.roofin&ToolsH1095 ;krainian
.roofin&ToolsH1098 ;rdu

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'ixed lan&ua&e versions of Office 2013

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$ecurity in Office 2013
$ummary# -ind articles that %ill hel" you %ork %ith the security controls that are available in Office
2013.
Ne% security controls are available in Office 2013 to hel" you "lan a robust defense a&ainst threats
%hile maintainin& information %orker "roductivity.
0n or&ani?ationJs success often de"ends on the "roductivity of its information %orkers and the inte&rity
and confidentiality of its intellectual "ro"erty. 'any $T de"artments find it difficult to satisfy these
business needs because "rotection often comes at the ex"ense of "roductivity.
The articles that are listed in the follo%in& table describe the security controls that are available
in Office 2013.
Office 2013 security articles on 5ech(et

Article Description
Security overvie% for Office 2013 .rovides information about ne% security features in
Office 2013# authentication! identity! 3eb 0""
*atalo&! and extension! escro% key! and more.
0uthentication in Office 2013 .rovides about Office 2013 authentication! lo&on
ty"es! and usin& re&istry settin&s to determine
%hich user identities are offered at user lo&on.
.lan for $nformation 6i&hts 'ana&ement in Office
2013
.rovides information about ho% to use $nformation
6i&hts 'ana&ement 1$6'2 in Office 2013 to s"ecify
"ermissions for accessin& and usin& sensitive
documents and messa&es.

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$ecurity overvie* for Office 2013
$ummary# earn about ne% security features of Office 2013# authentication! identity! 3eb a"" catalo&
and extension! escro% key! and more.
Office 2013 includes ne% authentication functionality. No% users create a "rofile! si&n in one time! and
then seamlessly %ork on and access local and cloud Office files %ithout re7identifyin& themselves.
;sers can connect multi"le services! such as an or&ani?ationAs Sky:rive or a userAs "ersonal Sky:rive
account! to their Office "rofile. 0fter that! theyJll have instant access to all their files and associated
stora&e. ;sers authenticate one time for all Office a""s includin& Sky:rive. This is true re&ardless of
the identity "rovider! %hether the 'icrosoft account or the user $: that you use to access Office 389! or
the authentication "rotocol that is used by the a"". .rotocols include! for exam"le! O0uth! forms based!
claims based! and 3indo%s $nte&rated 0uthentication. -rom a user "ers"ective! it all Eust %orks. -rom
the $T "ers"ective! these connected services can easily be mana&ed.
Authentication and %dentity in Office 2013 &revie*
.rotection starts %ith authentication and identity. ,y usin& this release! Office makes a fundamental
chan&e from computer centered identity and authentication to user centered identity and authentication.
This shift enables content! resources! most7recently7used lists! settin&s! links to communities! and
"ersonali?ation to roam seamlessly %ith users as they move from deskto"! to tablet! to smart"hone! or
to a shared or "ublic com"uter. -or the $T admin! user audit trails and com"liance are also se"arated
by identity.
$n this ne% environment! users si&n in to Office 389 by usin& one of these identities#
5heir Microsoft.managed# organiGation.o*ned# user %D. -or Office 389 business use! %here
'icrosoft hosted enter"rise and smaller or&ani?ation user $:s are stored in the cloud. This scenario
also su""orts multi"le linked user $:s and sin&le si&n on.
SorS
5heir federated# org.o*ned user %D6 -or Office 389 business use! %here enter"rise user $:s are
stored on "remises2.
5heir 3indo*s 1ive %D6 Ty"ically! users use this identity to si&n in to Office 389 for non7business
"ur"oses. ;sers can have multi"le 3indo%s ive $:s that are linked and then si&n in one time! &et
authenticated! and then s%itch from one 3indo%s ive $: to another durin& the same session.
They donJt have to be re7authenticated.
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-rom an $T adminAs "ers"ective! 0ctive :irectory is at the heart of this ne% "aradi&m. $T admins can do
the follo%in&#
*ontrol user "ass%ord "olicies across devices and services
;se =rou" .olicies to confi&ure the o"eratin& environment
'ana&e %ith -orefront $dentity 'ana&er 1-$'2 or 0ctive :irectory -ederation Services 10:-S2
The cloud makes it all "ossible#
ser accounts can be cloud.managed by using a *eb portal Setu" is sim"le. <ou can
"rovision users manually for &reatest control. No servers are re(uired. 'icrosoft mana&es all that
for you.
Any on.premises directories are Active Directory synchroniGed to the *eb
portal .rovisionin& can be automated and can co7exist %ith the cloud mana&ed accounts.
sers have single.sign.on capability by using AD7$ .rovisionin& can be automated! and
multi7factor authentication is su""orted.
0s sho%n in the follo%in& fi&ure! %hen identity and authentication are handled com"letely in the cloud
%ithout affinity to any on7"remises 0ctive :irectory store! $T admins can still "rovision or de7"rovision
$:s and user access to services throu&h a mana&ement "ortal or .o%erShell cmdlets.
7igure! Office 3"F identity and authentication managed completely in the cloud^*ithout local
Active Directory interaction6

The next fi&ure sho%s identity "rovisionin& by usin& the 'icrosoft Online :irectory Synchroni?ation
service. 0uthentication is mana&ed in the cloud.
7igure! %dentity provisioning populated by using the Microsoft Online Directory $ynchroniGation
service6 5his is cloud managed authentication6
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The follo%in& fi&ure sho%s the addition of federated authentication throu&h 0ctive :irectory -ederation
Server 2.0 for lar&e or&ani?ations.
7igure! %dentity provisioning that is populated by using the Microsoft Online Directory
$ynchroniGation service_ Active Directory 7ederation $erver 260 and cloud managed
authentication6
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$n the user ex"erience! identity is surfaced %hen the user si&ns in.
5he client user interface 0t the start of each session! a user can choose to connect either to their
"ersonal cloud by usin& their 'icrosoft account! or to their on7"remises cor"orate server or 'icrosoft7
mana&ed cloud for services such as Office 389 and for their documents! "ictures! or other data.
$f a user chooses to connect by usin& their 3indo%s ive $:! they si&n in by usin& their by usin& their
'icrosoft account 1formerly called .ass"ort or 3indo%s ive $:2 or they can choose to connect by
usin& the user $: they use to access Office 389.
0fter they are si&ned in! that user is also free to s%itch identities at any time from the ,acksta&e of any
Office a"".
5he client infrastructure ,ehind the scenes! client authentication 0.$s enable users to si&n in and
out and s%itch the active user identity. 'ore 0.$s kee" track of roamin& settin&s 1"references and
most7recently7used documents2 and the services available to each identity.
Other cloud identity services ;sers are automatically lo&&ed into these native services#
Sky:rive! for a 'icrosoft account si&n on! or Share.oint Online for a cor"orate identity2
6oamin& most7recently7used files and settin&s
.ersonali?ation
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3indo%s ive 'essen&er activities 13indo%s ive $:2
;sers can also lo& on to third7"arty cloud services after they si&n in by usin& a 'icrosoft account. -or
exam"le! if they si&n in to inked$n or -acebook! the connection %ill roam %ith that identity.
se Group &olicy settings to control des?tops configurations
3ith more than >!000 =rou" .olicy control obEects at your dis"osal! you can use =rou" .olicy to
mandate user settin&s for Office.This means that you can create a ran&e of li&htly7mana&ed to hi&hly7
restricted deskto" confi&urations for your users. <our =rou" .olicy settin&s al%ays have "recedence
over Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 settin&s. <ou can also use =rou" .olicy settin&s to disable
"articular file formats that are not secure over the net%ork.
A *ord about Microsoft Data 2enters
The 'icrosoft :ata *enter Security .ro&ram is risk7based and multi7dimensional. $t takes "eo"le!
"rocesses! and technolo&y into consideration. The .rivacy .ro&ram makes sure that consistent &lobal
standard Lhi&h barM "rivacy "ractices are follo%ed for data handlin& and data transfer. The 'icrosoft
data centers are also "hysically secure. 0ll 400!000V s(uare feet and tens of thousands of servers are
&uarded 2> hours a day! 4 days a %eek. $f there is a "o%er failure! days of ancillary "o%er are
available. These data centers are &eo&ra"hically redundant and located in North 0merica! Euro"e! and
0sia.
Office 389 never scans your email messa&es or documents to build analytics! mine data! advertise! or
im"rove our o%n service. <our data al%ays belon&s com"letely to you or your com"any and you can
remove it from our :ata *enter servers at any time
Office 389 com"lies %ith the follo%in& im"ortant and business essential industry standards#
%$O 2@001 certified Office 389 meets or exceeds the ri&orous set of "hysical! lo&ical! "rocess!
and mana&ement controls defined by $SO@TE* 24001#2009.
: model clauses Office 389 is com"liant %ith and able to si&n standard contractual clauses that
relate to the E; model clauses and E; Safe )arbor frame%ork.
8%&AA./usiness Associate Agreement Office 389 can si&n re(uirements for )$.00 %ith all
customers. )$.00 &overns the use! disclosure! and safe&uardin& of "rotected health information.
2atalogs and *eb :4tensions
Office 2013 includes a ne% extensibility model for Office clients that enables %eb develo"ers to create
a""s for Office! %hich are %eb extensions that use the "o%er of the %eb to extend Office clients. 0n
a"" for Office is a re&ion inside an Office a""lication that contains a %eb "a&e that can interact %ith the
document to au&ment content and "rovide ne% interactive content ty"es and functionality. a""s for
Office can be obtained by users from the ne% Office market"lace or from a "rivate catalo& in the form
of stand7alone a""s or subcom"onents of a document tem"late solution! or a Share.oint a""lication.
$n the Trust *enter! there is a ne% section titled L'ana&e *atalo&s and 3eb Extensions.M This &ives
you the o"tion to control the a""s for Office. This includes the follo%in&#
:isablin& all catalo&s! %hich turns off the a""s functionality in Office
:isablin& the Office 'arket"lace catalo&
0ddin& more catalo&s to your Trusted *atalo& list and to the $nsert menu
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6e(uirin& catalo& server verification by usin& )TT.S
:scro* +ey
Office 2013 "rovides a ne% escro% key ca"ability. This allo%s the $T admin of an or&ani?ation to
decry"t "ass%ord7"rotected documents by usin& a "rivate escro% key. -or exam"le! if a document %as
encry"ted by usin& 3ord! Excel! or .o%er.oint and the ori&inal o%ner of the document has either
for&otten the "ass%ord or has left the or&ani?ation! it %ould be "ossible for the $T admin to retrieve the
data by usin& the "rivate escro% key.
The escro% key ca"ability only %orks %ith files that are saved and encry"ted by usin& next &eneration
cry"to&ra"hy. This is the default encry"tion that is used in Office 2010 and Office 2013. $f! for
com"atibility reasons! the default behavior %as chan&ed to use the le&acy format! escro% key
functionality %ill not be available.
Digital signatures
$m"rovements to di&ital si&natures in Office 2013 include the follo%in&#
Su""ort for O"en :ocument -ormat 1O:- v1.22 file formats
Enhancements to G0dES 1G' 0dvanced Electronic Si&natures2
Su""ort for O:- v1.2 file formats enables "eo"le to di&itally si&n O:- documents in Office 2013 by
usin& invisible di&ital si&natures. These di&itally7si&ned documents do not su""ort si&nature lines or
stam"s. $n addition! Office 2013 "rovides di&ital si&nature verification of O:- documents that are
si&ned from inside other a""lications but that are o"ened in Office 2013.
G0dES im"rovements in Office 2013 include an im"roved user ex"erience %hen creatin& an G0dES
di&ital si&nature. ;sers are &iven more detailed information about the si&nature.
%nformation )ights Management ,%)M-
Office 2013 includes a ne% $6' client! %hich has a ne% ;$ to hel" sim"lify identity selection. $t also
su""orts automatic service discovery of 6i&hts 'ana&ement Services 16'S2 servers. $n addition!
Office 2013 has read7only $6' su""ort for 'icrosoft Office 3eb 0""lication *om"anions 130*s2.
30*s can vie% $6'7"rotected documents in a Share.oint library or $6'7"rotected documents that are
attached to messa&es in Outlook 3eb 0ccess 1O302.
&rotected vie*
Office 2013 "rovides an im"roved "rotected vie%! a LsandboxM technolo&y! %hen Office 2013 is used
%ith 3indo%s 2012 as the o"eratin& system. Office 2013 uses the 3indo%s 2012 0""*ontainer
feature! %hich "rovides stron&er "rocess isolation and also blocks net%ork access from the sandbox.
.rotected vie% %as introduced in Office 2010. .rotected vie% hel"s reduce ex"loits to com"uters by
o"enin& files in a restricted environment! referred to as a lo%box! so that they can be examined before
they are o"ened for editin& in Excel! .o%er.oint! or 3ord.
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Office 2013 &revie*# Designed *ith security top of
mind^from the beginning
0t 'icrosoft! security is considered durin& every ste" of the soft%are life7cycle. Every em"loyee %ho
contributes to an Office feature or "roduct is re(uired to take security trainin& and continue to learn as
the industry and threats evolve. 3hen desi&nin& a feature or "roduct! the team is re(uired to consider
user data security and "rivacy from the be&innin&! and ho% threats to these can be reduced by usin&
encry"tion or authentication or other methods. Their decisions are based on the environment! ex"ected
or "otential ex"osure! and data sensitivity. The team "erforms multi"le attack surface revie%s and
creates an incident res"onse "lan before an Office "roduct is ever released.
'icrosoft doesnAt Eust rely on em"loyees to make sure user data is safe. $t also uses tools and
automated (uality assurance tests. These fall into three &eneral cate&ories#
7unctional testing %here every "iece of the user interface is verified to make sure that user in"ut!
out"ut! and action is as intended and advertised.
7uGG testing %here lar&e amounts of random or unex"ected data are inEected into the soft%are to
reveal security "roblems. -u?? testin& %as a bi& "art of the Office 2004 release and continues to be
%ith this latest release.
7or *eb applications dynamic or %eb scannin& tools are used to test for "otential security bu&s
like cross7site scri"tin& 1GSS2 or SF inEection.
The testin& never sto"s. The 'icrosoft Security 6es"onse *enter 1'S6*2 is res"onsible for handlin&
security issues that are uncovered after a "roduct has released. This team can (uickly mobili?e and
deliver s%ift fixes to customers.
A Ruic? revie* of security progress over the last several Office releases
Security controls that %ere introduced in Office G.! Office 2003! Office 2004! and Office 2010 reduced
attacks! im"roved the user ex"erience! hardened! and reduced the attack surface! and made it easier
for $T admins to build a robust defense a&ainst threats %hile maintainin& user "roductivity. )ereAs ho%#
$ntroduction of the follo%in& features has miti&ated attacks on Office#
.rotected vie%
:ocument flo% "rotection
.atch mana&ement
*ry"to&ra"hic a&ility
The follo%in& features have im"roved the user ex"erience#
The Trust *enter and messa&e bar! trusted locations! trusted "ublishers! and sticky trust decisions
0ctionable security "rom"ts
$m"rovements to the Encry"t %ith .ass%ord feature
:ocument $ns"ector
G' file format su""ort
Office has hardened the attack surface throu&h the follo%in& features#
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:ata Execution .revention 1:E.2 su""ort
=rou" .olicy enforcement
Trusted time7stam"in& su""ort for di&ital si&natures
:omain7based "ass%ord com"lexity checkin& and enforcement
Encry"tion7stren&thenin& im"rovements
*ry"to0.$ su""or
Office has reduced the attack surface throu&h the follo%in& features#
Office file validation
Ex"anded file block settin&s
0ctiveG control security
0ctiveG Lkill bitM
$nte&rity checkin& of encry"ted files
'acro security levels
More on file fuGGing
-ile fu??in& is used to identify "reviously unkno%n vulnerabilities in various file formats. The Office team
has fu??ed millions of files tens of millions of times and discovered! and fixed! hundreds of
vulnerabilities.
More on Data :4ecution &revention
This hard%are and soft%are technolo&y! %hich %as built into 3indo%s and extended to all Office
a""lications startin& %ith Office 2010! identifies files that attem"t to run code in reserved memory. This
"rotection is al%ays on for 8>7bit versions! and is confi&urable by usin& =rou" .olicy settin&s in 327bit
versions. $f ro&ue code is detected! the affected a""lication shuts do%n automatically.
More on &rotected Vie*
.rotected vie%! %hich enables safe vie%in& of sus"icious files! %as introduced in Office 2010. No%!
%ith the 3indo%s 2012 0""*ontainer! %hich is restricted from net%ork access! "rocess isolation is
further im"roved.
Office 2010 Security 6esource *enter on TechNet

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Authentication in Office 2013
&ublished! 201291091"
$ummary# earn about Office 2013 authentication! lo&on ty"es! and usin& re&istry settin&s to
determine %hich user identities are offered at user lo&on.
,pplies to: 4ffice
$n the ne% Office! Office a""lications are used for both business and non7business activities. 0 "erson
may use Excel to crunch F2 %id&et sales numbers by day and crunch 3orld *u" stats by ni&ht! or use
3ord to %rite "roduct s"ecifications by day and short stories by ni&ht. ,ecause Office is a tool that is
used by the same individual in t%o different roles! the ne% Office offers t%o identities %ith %hich users
can lo& on to Office 2013#
A Microsoft account! %hich most "eo"le use for "ersonal business
An organiGation %D that is assigned by Microsoft! %hich most "eo"le use %hen doin& %ork for
an or&ani?ation! such as a business! charity! or school.
The credentials that are used to si&n in are reco&ni?ed as either "ersonal or or&ani?ational. That si&n7in
identity becomes the userJs Lhome realmM and determines %hich documents the user has access to on
Share.oint! Sky:rive! or Office 389 Services for a s"ecific session. Each uni(ue si&n in identity is
saved in a most7recently7used list so that it is easy to s%itch bet%een identities %ithout leavin& the
Office ex"erience.
-or additional convenience! users can choose to mount an online document service to their identities
for easy access. -or instance! a "ersonal Sky:rive can be mounted to an or&ani?ation identity so that
"ersonal documents can be accessed at %ork or school %ithout ever s%itchin& identities. 0lso! %hen a
user authenticates by usin& an identity! this authentication is valid for all Office a""lications! not Eust the
a""lication he or she si&ned in to.
The very &ood ne%s is that all of this Eust %orks for users! by default! and out of the box.
$n this article#
Office authentication "rotocols
;se re&istry settin&s to determine %hich $: ty"es to offer a user at lo& on
;se a re&istry settin& to "revent a user from connectin& to Office 2013 resources on the $nternet
:elete the Office .rofile! and credentials! associated %ith a removed lo& on identity
Office authentication protocols
$n Office 2010! users are authenticated by usin& -orms7,ased 0uthentication 1-,02! 3indo%s
$nte&rated 0uthentication 13$02! or .ass"ort Server Side $nclude 1SS$2 0uthentication! also kno%n as
N.ass"ort T%eener.N $n Office 2013! you can still use -,0 or 3$0! but instead of SS$! %e no% use the
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ne% o"en standard! token7based O"en 0uthori?ation 2.0 1O0uth 2.02. See the follo%in& table for an
overvie% of the authentication "rotocols that you can use %ith Office! includin& Office 2013.
Office authentication protocols

2lient Office version Authentication protocol $erver
Office 2010! Office
2013
-orms7,ased 0uthentication 1-,02. -orms
based authentication uses client7side
redirection to for%ard unauthenticated users
to an )T' form %here they can enter their
credentials. 0fter the credentials are
validated! users are redirected to the
resources that they re(uested.
Share.oint Online
Office 2010! Office
2013
3indo%s $nte&rated 0uthentication 13$02.
This is ne&otiated! as %ith the +erberos
"rotocol or NT'. $n this scenario! the
o"eratin& system "rovides authentication.
Share.oint 2010! Share.oint
2013
Office 2010! Office
2013
SS$! or .ass"ort T%eener! 0uthentication.
3hen a user "rovides 3indo%s ive $:
credentials or a 'icrosoft account! the
3indo%s ive $: service returns a "ass"ort
LticketM that the client uses to access
3indo%s ive services.
Sky:rive
Office 2013 O"en 0uthori?ation 2.0 1O0uth 2.02. O0uth
2.0 "rovides tem"orary! redirection7based
authori?ation. 0 user or a %eb a""lication
that acts on behalf of a user can re(uest
authori?ation to tem"orarily access s"ecified
net%ork resources from a resource o%ner.
-or more information! see O0uth 2.0.
Sky:rive
Office 2013 'icrosoft Online Services Si&n7in 0ssistant.
The 'icrosoft Online Services Si&n7$n
0ssistant "rovides end7user si&n7in
ca"abilities to 'icrosoft Online Services!
such as Office 389. -or more information
about 'icrosoft Online Services Si&n7in
0ssistant and the $T "ro! see 'icrosoft
Online Services Si&n7$n 0ssistant for $T
.rofessionals 6T3. The do%nload is for
distribution to mana&ed client systems as
"art of an Office 389 client de"loyment! usin&
System *enter *onfi&uration 'ana&er
1S**'2 or similar soft%are distribution
Office 389 Services 1for
Share.oint Online 2013! Excel
Online 2013! and ync Online
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2lient Office version Authentication protocol $erver
systems.

1og on types in Office 2013
T%o lo& on ty"es are su""orted %hen users si&n in to Office 2013! a 'icrosoft account or an
or&ani?ation $: that is assi&ned by 'icrosoft.
Microsoft account ,the userZs individual account-6 This account! formerly kno%n as 3indo%s ive
$:! is the credential that users use to authenticate %ith the 'icrosoft net%ork and is fre(uently used for
"ersonal or non7business %ork! such as volunteer %ork. To create a 'icrosoft account! a user "rovides
a user name and "ass%ord! certain demo&ra"hic information! and Laccount "roofs!M such as an
alternative email address or "hone number. -or more information about the ne% 'icrosoft account! see
3hat is a 'icrosoft accountT.
An organiGation %D that is assigned by Microsoft A Office 3"F account %D that is assigned by
Microsoft6 This account is created for business use. 0n Office 389 account can be one of three ty"es#
a "ure Office 389 $:! an 0ctive :irectory $:! or an 0ctive :irectory -ederation Services $:. These are
described belo%#
Office 3"F %D6 This $: is created %hen an admin sets u" an Office 389 domain and takes the form
XuserZ\Xor&Z.onmicrosoft.com! for exam"le#
sally\contoso.onmicrosoft.com
OrganiGation %D that is assigned by Microsoft that is validated against a userTs Active
Directory %D6 0n or&ani?ation $: that is assi&ned by 'icrosoft and validated a&ainst 0ctive
:irectory as follo%s#
1. -irst! a "erson %ho has an Bon7"remise domainCQXuserZ account attem"ts to access
or&ani?ation resources.
2. Next! the resource re(uests authentication from the user.
3. Then! the user ty"es in their or&ani?ation user name and "ass%ord.
>. -inally! that user name and "ass%ord are validated a&ainst the or&ani?ation 0:
database! the user is authenticated! and is &iven access to the re(uested resource.
An organiGation %D that is assigned by Microsoft that is validated against a userZs Active
Directory 7ederation $ervices %D6 0n or&ani?ation $: that is assi&ned by 'icrosoft and validated
a&ainst 0ctive :irectory -ederation Services 10:-S2 as follo%s#
1" -irst! one "erson %ho has an or&.onmicrosoft.com attem"ts to access partner
or&ani?ation resources.
2. Then! the resource re(uests authentication from the user.
3. Next! the user ty"es in their or&ani?ation user name and "ass%ord.
>. Then! that user name and "ass%ord are validated a&ainst the or&ani?ation 0:
database.
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9. -inally! that same user name and "ass%ord are "assed to the "artnerAs federated 0:
database! the user is authenticated! and is &iven access to the re(uested resource.
-or on7"remises resources! Office 2013 uses the domainQalias user name for authentication. -or
federated resources! Office 2013 uses the alias\or&.onmicrosoft.com user name for authentication.
se registry settings to determine *hich %D types to
offer a user at log on
,y default! %hen a user attem"ts to access an Office 2013 resource! Office 2013 includes re&istry keys
that are set to dis"lay a userAs 'icrosoft account $: and the or&ani?ation $: that is assi&ned by
'icrosoft. ,ut! you can chan&e this so that only the 'icrosoft account is dis"layed! or their or&ani?ation
$:! or neither. This settin& is chan&ed in the com"uter re&istry.
(ote!
+eyboard shortcuts
Touch
5o change the Office 2013 log on types offered to the user
1. -rom 6e&istry Editor! bro%se to#
8+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon9$ign%n9$ign%nOptions
2. Set the value of Si&n$nO"tions to one of the follo%in&#
Office 2013 $ign%nOptions values
$ign%nOptions value Value type Description
0 :3O6: 1:efault2 This dis"lays both the userJs
'icrosoft account $: and the
or&ani?ation $: that is assi&ned by
'icrosoft as their lo&on identity
o"tions.
1 :3O6: This only dis"lays their 'icrosoft
account $:.
2 :3O6: This only dis"lays their or&ani?ation
$:.
3 :3O6: This does not dis"lay either $: ty"e.
The user %ill be unable to lo& on. $f
you set Si&n$nO"tions to 3! and a user
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$ign%nOptions value Value type Description
tri&&ers the lo&on "a&e! no $: ty"es
%ill be offered to the user. $nstead! the
messa&e LSi&n in has been disabledM
is dis"layed.
se a registry setting to prevent a user from
connecting to Office 2013 resources on the
%nternet
,y default! Office 2013 &ives users access to Office 2013 files that reside on the $nternet. <ou can
chan&e this settin& so that a user canJt see those resources.
5o allo* or prevent a user from connecting to Office 2013 %nternet resources
2omputer98+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon9%nternet9seOnli
ne2ontent
2. Set the value of ;seOnline*ontent to one of the follo%in&#
Office 2013 seOnline2ontent values
seOnline2ontent value Value type Description
0 :3O6: :o not allo% user to access
Office 2013 resources on the
$nternet.
1 :3O6: 0llo% user to o"t in to access
of Office 2013 resources on
the $nternet.
2 :3O6: 1:efault2 0llo%s the user to
access Office 2013 resources
on the $nternet.
Delete the Office &rofile# and credentials# associated
*ith a removed log on identity
3hen a user lo&s into an Office a"" by usin& either their 'icrosoft account $: or their or&ani?ation $:! a
matchin& Office "rofile and credentials for that identity are created in the re&istry. The lo&on "a&e &ives
the user the o"tion of removin& that identity! Eust under the LNot user nameTM (uestion near the user
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avatar or "hoto and name. $f users choose to remove one of their identity o"tions! it %ill be removed
from the lo&on "a&e. ,ut! that corres"ondin& Office "rofile and credentials %ill actually remain in the
cache for a short time. $f this is a security issue! such as %hen a user is fired from your or&ani?ation!
you should immediately delete that Office "rofile settin& from the re&istry. To do that! bro%se to that
userJs Office "rofile in the re&istry! and delete it.
5o delete an Office profile that may still be cached
8+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon9%dentity9%dentities
2" *hoose the Office "rofile that you %ant to delete! and then choose Delete.
%" -rom the $dentity hive! navi&ate to the .rofiles node! choose that same identity! o"en the
shortcut menu 1ri&ht7click2! and then choose Delete.
Security overvie% for Office 2013
3hat is a 'icrosoft accountT
O0uth 2.0
'icrosoft Online Services Si&n7$n 0ssistant for $T .rofessionals 6T3

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&lan for %nformation )ights Management in
Office 2013
$ummary# ;se $nformation 6i&hts 'ana&ement 1$6'2 in Office 2013 to s"ecify "ermissions for
accessin& and usin& sensitive documents and messa&es.
,pplies to: 4ffice
This article contains a summary of $6' technolo&y and ho% it %orks in Office a""lications! to&ether
%ith links to more information about ho% to set u" and install the re(uired servers and soft%are to
im"lement $6' in Office 2013.
$n this article#
$6' overvie%
)o% $6' %orks in Office 2013
Settin& u" $6' for Office 2013
*onfi&urin& $6' settin&s for Office 2013
*onfi&urin& $6' settin&s for Outlook 2013
%)M overvie*
$nformation 6i&hts 'ana&ement 1$6'2 is a "ersistent file7level technolo&y from 'icrosoft. $t uses
"ermissions and authori?ation to hel" "revent sensitive information from bein& "rinted! for%arded! or
co"ied by unauthori?ed "eo"le. 0fter "ermission for a document or messa&e is restricted by usin& this
technolo&y! the usa&e restrictions travel %ith the document or email messa&e as "art of the contents of
the file.
(ote!
The ability to create content or email messa&es that have restricted "ermission by usin& $6' is
available in Office .rofessional .lus 2013! and in the stand7alone versions of Excel 2013!
Outlook 2013! .o%er.oint 2013! $nfo.ath 2013! and 3ord 2013. $6' content that is created in
Office 2013 can be vie%ed in Office 2003! Office 2004! Office 2010! or Office 2013.
-or more information about $6' and 0ctive :irectory 6i&hts 'ana&ement Services 10: 6'S2
features that are su""orted in Office 2013! Office 2010! Office 2004! and Office 2003! see 0:
6'S and 'icrosoft Office :e"loyment *onsiderations.
$6' su""ort in Office 2013 hel"s or&ani?ations and kno%led&e %orkers address t%o fundamental
needs#
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)estricted permission for sensitive information $6' hel"s "revent sensitive information from
unauthori?ed access and reuse. Or&ani?ations rely on fire%alls! lo&on security7related measures!
and other net%ork technolo&ies to hel" "rotect sensitive intellectual "ro"erty. 0 basic limitation of
usin& these technolo&ies is that le&itimate users %ho have access to the information can share it
%ith unauthori?ed "eo"le. This could lead to a "otential breach of security "olicies.
%nformation privacy# control# and integrity $nformation %orkers often %ork %ith confidential or
sensitive information. ,y usin& $6'! em"loyees do not have to de"end on the discretion of other
"eo"le to ensure that sensitive materials remain inside the com"any. $6' eliminates usersJ ability
to for%ard! co"y! or "rint confidential information by hel"in& to disable those functions in documents
and messa&es that use restricted "ermission.
-or information technolo&y 1$T2 mana&ers! $6' hel"s enable the enforcement of existin& cor"orate
"olicies about document confidentiality! %orkflo%! and email retention. -or *EOs and security officers!
$6' reduces the risk of havin& key com"any information fall into the hands of the %ron& "eo"le!
%hether by accident! thou&htlessness! or malicious intent.
8o* %)M *or?s in Office 2013
Office users a""ly "ermissions to messa&es or documents by usin& o"tions on the ribbonR for exam"le!
by usin& the )estrict :diting command! under %nfo! &rotect Document. The "rotection o"tions that
are available are based on permission policies that you customi?e for your or&ani?ation. .ermission
"olicies are &rou"s of $6' ri&hts that you "acka&e to&ether to a""ly as one "olicy. Office 2013 also
"rovides several "redefined &rou"s of ri&hts! such as Do (ot 7or*ard in Outlook 2013.
sing %)M *ith an )M$ server
Enablin& $6' in your or&ani?ation ty"ically re(uires access to a ri&hts mana&ement server that runs
3indo%s 6i&hts 'ana&ement Services 16'S2 for 3indo%s Server 2003! or 0ctive :irectory 6i&hts
'ana&ement Services 10: 6'S2 for 3indo%s Server 2005! 3indo%s Server 2005 62! or 3indo%s
Server 2012. $t is also "ossible to use $6' by usin& an individualAs 'icrosoft account to authenticate
"ermissions! as described later in this article. The "ermissions are enforced by usin& authentication!
ty"ically by usin& 0ctive :irectory directory service 10: :S2. 0 'icrosoft account can be used to
authenticate and &rant "ermission if 0ctive :irectory is not im"lemented.
;sers do not have to have a 'icrosoft account to read "rotected documents and messa&es. -or users
%ho run 3indo%s G. or earlier versions! the Excel vie%er and 3ord vie%er enable 3indo%s users %ho
have the correct "ermission to read some documents that have restricted "ermission! %ithout usin&
Office soft%are. ;sers %ho run 3indo%s G. or earlier versions can use Outlook 3eb 0"" or the
6i&hts 'ana&ement 0dd7on for $nternet Ex"lorer to read email messa&es that have restricted
"ermissions! %ithout usin& Outlook soft%are. This functionality is already available for users %ho run!
3indo%s 4! 3indo%s 5! 3indo%s /ista Service .ack 1! 3indo%s Server 2005! 3indo%s Server 2005
62! or 3indo%s Server 2012. The 0ctive :irectory 6i&hts 'ana&ement Services client soft%are is
included %ith these o"eratin& systems.
$n Office 2013! or&ani?ations can create the "ermissions "olicies that a""ear in Office a""lications. -or
exam"le! you mi&ht define a "ermission "olicy named 2ompany 2onfidential! %hich s"ecifies that
documents or email messa&es that use the "olicy can only be o"ened by users inside the com"any
domain. There is no limit to the number of "ermission "olicies that can be created.
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(ote!
Share.oint -oundation su""orts use of $6' on documents that are stored in document
libraries. ,y usin& $6'! you can control %hich actions users can take on documents %hen they
o"en them from libraries in Share.oint -oundation. This differs from $6' a""lied to documents
stored on client com"uters! %here the o%ner of a document can choose %hich ri&hts to assi&n
to each user of the document. -or more information about ho% to use $6' %ith document
libraries! see :ocument library "lannin& 1Share.oint -oundation 20102.
3ith 0: 6'S on 3indo%s Server 2005! 3indo%s Server 2005 62! and 3indo%s Server 2012! users
can share ri&hts7"rotected documents bet%een com"anies that have a federated trust relationshi". -or
more information! see 0ctive :irectory 6i&hts 'ana&ement Services Overvie% and -ederatin& 0:
6'S.
0lso %ith 0: 6'S! Exchan&e Server 2012 offers $6'7"rotected email functionality includin& 0: 6'S
"rotection for ;nified 'essa&in& voice mail messa&es and Outlook "rotection rules that can
automatically a""ly $6'7"rotection to messa&es in Outlook 2013 before they leave the Outlook client.
-or more information! see 3hatAs Ne% in Exchan&e 2013 and ;nderstandin& $nformation 6i&hts
'ana&ement.
-or more information about 0ctive :irectory 6i&hts 'ana&ement Services.
sing %)M *ithout a local )M$ server
$n a ty"ical installation! 3indo%s Server 2003 that is de"loyed %ith 6'S or 3indo%s Server 2005!
3indo%s Server 2005 62! or 3indo%s Server 2012 that is de"loyed %ith 0: 6'S enables use of $6'
"ermissions %ith Office 2013. $f an 6'S server is not confi&ured on the same domain as the users!
usersA 'icrosoft accounts can be used to authenticate "ermission! instead of 0ctive :irectory. ;sers
must have access to the $nternet to connect to the 'icrosoft account servers.
<ou can use 'icrosoft accounts %hen you assi&n "ermissions to users %ho need access to the
contents of a restricted file. 3hen you use 'icrosoft accounts for authentication! each user must
s"ecifically be &ranted "ermission to a file. =rou"s of users cannot be assi&ned "ermission to access a
file.
$etting up %)M for Office 2013
0""lyin& $6' "ermissions to documents or email messa&es re(uires the follo%in&#
0ccess to 6'S for 3indo%s Server 2003! or 0: 6'S for 3indo%s Server 2005! 3indo%s Server
2005 62! or 3indo%s Server 2012! to authenticate "ermissions. Or! authentication can be
mana&ed by usin& the 'icrosoft account service on the $nternet.
6i&hts 'ana&ement 16'2 client soft%are. 6' client soft%are is included in 3indo%s /ista and later
versions or available as an add7in for 3indo%s G. and 3indo%s Server 2003.
'icrosoft Office 2003! 2004 'icrosoft Office system! Office 2010! or Office 2013. Only s"ecific
versions of Office enable users to create $6' "ermissions.
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$etting up )M$ server access
3indo%s 6'S or 0: 6'S mana&es licensin& and other administrative server functions that %ork %ith
$6' to "rovide ri&hts mana&ement. 0n 6'S7enabled client "ro&ram! such as Office 2013! lets users
create and vie% ri&hts7"rotected content.
To learn more about ho% 6'S %orks and ho% to install and confi&ure an 6'S server! see! 0ctive
:irectory 6i&hts 'ana&ement Services.
%nstalling the )ights Management client soft*are
6' client soft%are is included in 3indo%s /ista! 3indo%s 4! and 3indo%s 5. Se"arate installation and
confi&uration of the necessary 6'S client soft%are is re(uired on 3indo%s G. and 3indo%s Server
2003 to interact %ith 6'S or 0: 6'S on the com"uter that is runnin& 3indo%s or the 'icrosoft
account service on the $nternet.
:o%nload the 6'S *lient Service .ack to enable users on 3indo%s G. and 3indo%s Server 2003 to
run a""lications that restrict "ermission based on 6'S technolo&ies.
Defining and deploying permissions policies for Office 2013
0s in Office 2003! Office 2004 and Office 2010! Office 2013 includes "redefined &rou"s of ri&hts that
users can a""ly to documents and messa&es! such as )ead and 2hange in 3ord 2013! Excel 2013!
and .o%er.oint 2013. <ou can also define custom $6' "ermissions "olicies to "rovide different
"acka&es of $6' ri&hts for users in your or&ani?ation.
<ou create and mana&e ri&hts "olicy tem"lates by usin& the administration site on your 6'S or 0:
6'S server. -or information about ho% to create! confi&ure! and "ost custom "ermissions "olicy
tem"lates! see 0: 6'S 6i&hts .olicy Tem"lates :e"loyment Ste"7by7Ste" =uide. -or Exchan&e
Server 2010Outlook "rotection rules! see ;nderstandin& Outlook .rotection 6ules.
The ri&hts that you can include in "ermissions "olicy tem"lates for Office 2013 are listed in the follo%in&
sections.
&ermissions rights
Each $6' "ermissions ri&ht that is listed in the follo%in& table can be enforced by Office 2013
a""lications that are confi&ured on a net%ork that includes a server that runs 6'S or 0: 6'S.
%)M permissions rights

%)M right Description
-ull *ontrol =ives the user every ri&ht that is listed in this table! and the
ri&ht to chan&e "ermissions that are associated %ith
content. Ex"iration does not a""ly to users %ho have -ull
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%)M right Description
*ontrol.
/ie% 0llo%s the user to o"en $6' content. This corres"onds to
6ead 0ccess in the Office 2013 user interface.
Edit 0llo%s the user to confi&ure the $6' content.
Save 0llo%s the user to save a file.
Extract 0llo%s the user to make a co"y of any "art of a file and
"aste that "art of the file into the %ork area of another
a""lication.
Ex"ort 0llo%s the user to save content in another file format by
usin& the $ave As command. :e"endin& on the a""lication
that uses the file format that you select! the content mi&ht
be saved %ithout "rotection.
.rint 0llo%s the user to "rint the contents of a file.
0llo% 'acros 0llo%s the user to run macros a&ainst the contents of a file.
-or%ard 0llo%s an email reci"ient to for%ard an $6' email messa&e
and to add or remove reci"ients from the To# and *c# lines.
6e"ly 0llo%s email reci"ients to re"ly to an $6' email messa&e.
6e"ly 0ll 0llo%s email reci"ients to re"ly to all users on the To# and
*c# lines of an $6' email messa&e.
/ie% 6i&hts =ives the user "ermission to vie% the ri&hts associated %ith
a file. Office i&nores this ri&ht.

&redefined groups of permissions
Office 2013 "rovides the follo%in& "redefined &rou"s of ri&hts that users can choose from %hen they
create $6' content. The o"tions are available in the &ermission dialo& box for 3ord 2013! Excel 2013!
and .o%er.oint 2013. $n the Office a""lication! select the 7ile tab! choose %nfo! choose the &rotect
Document button! select )estrict Access! and then choose from the o"tions listed! %hich are
"o"ulated by the :i&ital 6i&hts 'ana&ement server tem"late. The follo%in& table lists the "redefined
"ermission &rou"s.
&redefined readAchange permissions groups

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%)M predefined group Description
6ead ;sers %ho have 6ead "ermission have /ie% ri&hts.
*han&e ;sers %ho have *han&e "ermission have ri&hts to
/ie%! Edit! Extract! and Save.

$n Outlook 2013! users can select the follo%in& "redefined &rou" of ri&hts %hen they create an email
item. To access the o"tion from the email item! choose 7ile! %nfo! and then $et &ermissions. *hoose
from the listed o"tions! %hich are "o"ulated by the :i&ital 6i&hts 'ana&ement server tem"late. The
follo%in& table lists the "redefined email "ermission &rou"s.
&redefined KDo not for*ardL group

%)M predefined group Description
:o Not -or%ard $n Outlook! the author of an $6' email messa&e can
a""ly :o Not -or%ard "ermission to users on the
To#! *c#! and ,cc# lines. This "ermission includes
the /ie%! Edit! 6e"ly! and 6e"ly 0ll ri&hts.

Advanced permissions
Other $6' "ermissions can be s"ecified in 3ord 2013! Excel 2013! and .o%er.oint 2013. -rom %nfo!
&rotect Document! choose :diting )estrictions. -or even more restriction o"tions! choose )estrict
permission at the bottom of the )estrict :diting "anel. -or exam"le! users can s"ecify an ex"iration
date! restrict other users from "rintin& or co"yin& content! and so on.
,y default! Outlook enables messa&es to be vie%ed by a bro%ser that su""orts 6i&hts 'ana&ement.
Deploying rights policy templates
3hen the ri&hts "olicy tem"lates are com"lete! "ost them to a server share %here all users can access
the tem"lates or co"y them to a local folder on the userJs com"uter. The $6' "olicy settin&s that are
available in the Office =rou" .olicy tem"late 1Office19.admx2 file can be confi&ured to "oint to the
location %here the ri&hts "olicy tem"lates are stored 1either locally or on an available server share2. -or
information! see Office 2013 0dministrative Tem"late files 10:'G! 0:'2 and Office *ustomi?ation
Tool.
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2onfiguring %)M settings for Office 2013
<ou can lock do%n many settin&s to customi?e $6' by usin& the Office =rou" .olicy tem"late
1Office19.admx2. <ou can also use the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 to confi&ure default settin&s!
%hich enables users to confi&ure the settin&s. $n addition! there are $6' confi&uration o"tions that can
only be confi&ured by usin& re&istry key settin&s.
Office 2013 %)M settings
The settin&s that you can confi&ure for $6' in =rou" .olicy and by usin& the O*T are listed in the
follo%in& table. $n =rou" .olicy! these settin&s are under ser 2onfiguration9Administrative
5emplates9Microsoft Office 20139Manage )estricted &ermissions. The O*T settin&s are in
%)M settings for Group &olicy or the O25

%)M option Description
0ctive :irectory time7out for (ueryin& one entry
for &rou" ex"ansion
S"ecify the time7out value for (ueryin& an 0ctive
:irectory entry %hen you ex"and a &rou".
0dditional "ermissions re(uest ;6 S"ecify the location %here a user can obtain more
information about ho% to access the $6' content.
0llo% users %ith earlier versions of Office to read
%ith bro%sersW
Enable users %ithout Office 2013 to vie% ri&hts7that
are mana&ed content by usin& the 6i&hts
'ana&ement 0dd7in for 3indo%s $nternet Ex"lorer.
0l%ays ex"and &rou"s in Office %hen restriction
"ermission for documents
=rou" name is automatically ex"anded to dis"lay all
the members of the &rou" %hen users a""ly
"ermissions to a document by selectin& a &rou"
name in the &ermission dialo& box.
0l%ays re(uired users to connect to verify
"ermission
;sers %ho o"en a ri&hts7mana&ed Office document
must connect to the $nternet or local area net%ork to
confirm by 6'S! or throu&h their 'icrosoft account!
that they have a valid $6' license.
Never allo% users to s"ecify &rou"s %hen
restrictin& "ermission for documents
6eturn an error %hen users select a &rou" in the
&ermission dialo& box# JJ<ou cannot "ublish content
to :istribution ists. <ou may only s"ecify email
addresses for individual users.JJ
.revent users from chan&in& "ermission on
ri&hts mana&ed content
$f enabled! users can consume content that already
includes $6' "ermissions! but cannot a""ly $6'
"ermissions to ne% content nor confi&ure the ri&hts
on a document.
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%)M option Description
Turn off $nformation 6i&hts 'ana&ement user
interface
:isable all 6i&hts 'ana&ement7related o"tions
%ithin the user interface of all Office a""lications.

-or more information about ho% to customi?e these settin&s! see *onfi&ure $nformation 6i&hts
'ana&ement in Office 2013.
Office 2013 %)M registry ?ey options
The settin&s that you can confi&ure for $6' in the re&istry are listed in the follo%in& tables.
The follo%in& $6' re&istry settin&s are located in
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%)M registry ?ey options

)egistry entry 5ype Value Description
6e(uest.ermission :3O6: 1 O The box is
checked.
0 O The box is
cleared.
This re&istry key
to&&les the default
value of the sers
can reRuest
additional
permissions from
check box.
:oNot;seOutlook,y:efault :3O6: 0 O Outlook is
used
1 O Outlook is
not used
The &ermission
dialo& box uses
Outlook to validate
email addresses that
are entered in that
dialo& box. This
causes an instance of
Outlook to be started
%hen restrictin&
"ermissions. :isable
the o"tion by usin&
this key.

The follo%in& $6' re&istry settin& is located in
8+29$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon9D)M91icense$ervers. There is no corres"ondin&
=rou" .olicy settin&.
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%)M registry setting for license servers

icenseServers +ey@)ive.
*ontains
:3O6:
values that
have the
name of a
license
server.
Set to the
server ;6.
$f the value
of the
:3O6: is
1! Office %ill
not "rom"t
to obtain a
license! it
%ill only &et
the license.
$f the value
is ?ero or
there is no
re&istry
entry for
that server!
Office
"rom"ts for
a license.
Exam"le# $f `htt"#@@contoso.com@H%mcs@licensin& O
1A is a value for this settin&! a user %ho tries to
obtain a license from that server to o"en a ri&hts7
mana&ed document %ill not be "rom"ted for a
license.

8+29$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon9$ecurity. There is no corres"ondin& =rou" .olicy
settin&.
%)M registry settings for security

:6'Encry"t.ro"erty :3O6: 1 O The file
metadata is
encry"ted.
0 O The metadata is
stored in "laintext.
The default value is
0.
S"ecify %hether to
encry"t all metadata
that is stored inside a
ri&hts7mana&ed file.

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-or O"en G' -ormats 1for exam"le! docx! xlsx! ""tx! and so on2! users can decide to encry"t the
Office metadata that is stored inside a ri&hts7mana&ed file. ;sers can encry"t all Office metadata. This
includes hy"erlink references! or leave content as not encry"ted so other a""lications can access the
data.
;sers can choose to encry"t the metadata by settin& a re&istry key. <ou can set a default o"tion for
users by de"loyin& the re&istry settin&. There is no o"tion for encry"tin& some of the metadata# all
metadata is encry"ted or none is encry"ted.
$n addition! the D)M:ncrypt&roperty re&istry settin& does not determine %hether non7Office client
metadata stora&e! such as the stora&e that is created in Share.oint 2013! is encry"ted.
This encry"tion choice does not a""ly to 'icrosoft Office 2003 or other "revious file formats. Office
2013 handles earlier formats in the same manner as it does in Office 2004 and 'icrosoft Office 2003.
2onfiguring %)M settings for Outloo? 2013
$n Outlook 2013! users can create and send email messa&es that have restricted "ermission to hel"
"revent messa&es from bein& for%arded! "rinted! or co"ied and "asted. Office 2013 documents!
%orkbooks! and "resentations that are attached to messa&es that have restricted "ermission are also
automatically restricted.
0s an Outlook administrator! you can confi&ure several o"tions for $6' email! such as disablin& $6' or
confi&urin& local license cachin&.
The follo%in& $6' settin&s and features can be useful %hen you confi&ure ri&hts7mana&ed email
messa&in&#
*onfi&ure automatic license cachin& for $6'.
)el" enforce an email messa&e ex"iration "eriod.
:o not use Outlook for validatin& email addresses for $6' "ermissions.
(ote!
To disable $6' in Outlook! you must disable $6' for all Office a""lications. There is no
se"arate o"tion to disable $6' only in Outlook.
Outloo? 2013 %)M settings
<ou can lock do%n most settin&s to customi?e $6' for Outlook by usin& the Outlook =rou" .olicy
tem"late 1Outlk19.admx2 or the Office =rou" .olicy tem"late 1Office19.admx2. Or! you can confi&ure
default settin&s for most o"tions by usin& the Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2! %hich enables users to
confi&ure the settin&s. The O*T settin&s are in corres"ondin& locations on the Modify user settings
"a&e of the O*T.
Outloo? %)M options

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1ocation %)M option Description
'icrosoft Outlook 2013Q'iscellaneous :o not do%nload ri&hts
"ermissions license
information for $6' email
durin& Exchan&e folder
sync
Enable to "revent license
information from bein&
cached locally. $f enabled!
users must connect to the
net%ork to retrieve license
information to o"en ri&hts7
mana&ed email
messa&es.
'icrosoft Outlook 2010QOutlook
O"tionsQEmail O"tionsQ 0dvanced Email
O"tions
3hen sending a message To enforce email
ex"iration! enable and
enter the number of days
before a messa&e ex"ires.
The ex"iration "eriod is
enforced only %hen users
send ri&hts7mana&ed
email and then the
messa&e cannot be
accessed after the
ex"iration "eriod.

-or more information about ho% to customi?e these settin&s! see *onfi&ure $nformation 6i&hts
'ana&ement in Office 2013.
Outloo? 2013 %)M registry ?ey options
The &ermission dialo& box uses Outlook to validate email addresses that are entered in that dialo&
box. This causes an instance of Outlook to start %hen "ermissions are restricted. <ou can disable this
o"tion by usin& the re&istry key that is listed in the follo%in& table. There is no corres"ondin& =rou"
.olicy or O*T settin& for this o"tion.
8+:;<2)):(5<$:)9$oft*are9Microsoft9Office91F6092ommon9D)M.
Outloo? %)M registry ?ey options

:oNot;seOutlook,y:efault :3O6: 0 O Outlook is used
1 O Outlook is not used
:isable the
o"tion by
usin& this
key.

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0ctive :irectory 6i&hts 'ana&ement Services
;nderstandin& $nformation 6i&hts 'ana&ement
.lan document libraries 13indo%s Share.oint Services2

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Group &olicy for Office 2013
$ummary# -ind articles that %ill hel" you use =rou" .olicy to confi&ure and enforce settin&s for Office
2013 a""lications.
=rou" .olicy is an infrastructure that is used to deliver and a""ly one or more desired confi&urations or
"olicy settin&s to a set of tar&eted users and com"uters in an 0ctive :irectory directory service
environment. 3hen you have Office 2013 installed! you can use =rou" .olicy to#
*ontrol entry "oints to the $nternet from Office 2013 a""lications.
'ana&e security in the Office 2013 a""lications.
)ide settin&s and o"tions that are unnecessary for users to "erform their Eobs and that mi&ht
distract them or result in unnecessary su""ort calls.
*reate a hi&hly mana&ed standard confi&uration on usersA com"uters.
The follo%in& table lists and describes articles that %ill be useful for $T administrators %ho "lan
to use =rou" .olicy to confi&ure and enforce settin&s for Office 2013 a""lications.
Articles about ho* to use Group &olicy *ith Office 2013

Article Description
.lannin& for =rou" .olicy in Office 2013 .rovides information about ho% to "lan for usin&
=rou" .olicy to mana&e Office 2013.

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&lanning for Group &olicy in Office 2013
$ummary# .lan for usin& =rou" .olicy to mana&e Office 2013.
This article %ill hel" $T administrators %ho "lan to mana&e 'icrosoft Office 2013 a""lications by usin&
=rou" .olicy. To be successful! they must understand their business re(uirements! security! net%ork!
and $T re(uirements! and their current Office a""lication mana&ement "ractices.
.lannin& for =rou" .olicy
:efinin& business obEectives and security re(uirements
Evaluatin& your current environment
:esi&nin& mana&ed confi&urations based on business and security re(uirements
:eterminin& the sco"e of a""lication
Testin& and sta&in& =rou" .olicy de"loyments
$nvolvin& key stakeholders
&lanning for Group &olicy
=rou" .olicy enables $T administrators to a""ly confi&urations or "olicy settin&s to users and
com"uters in an 0ctive :irectory directory service 10: :S2Henvironment. *onfi&urations can be made
s"ecifically to Office 2013. -or more information! see =rou" .olicy overvie% for Office 2013.
.lannin& for the de"loyment of =rou" .olicy7based solutions includes several ste"s#
1. :efine your business obEectives and security re(uirements.
2. Evaluate your current environment.
3. :esi&n mana&ed confi&urations based on your business and security re(uirements.
>. :etermine the sco"e of a""lication of your solution.
9. .lan for testin&! sta&in&! and de"loyin& your =rou" .olicy solution.
8. $nvolve key stakeholders in "lannin& and de"loyin& the solution.
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Defining business obSectives and security
reRuirements
$dentify your s"ecific business and security re(uirements and determine ho% =rou" .olicy can hel" you
mana&e standard confi&urations for the Office 2013 a""lications. $dentify the resources 1&rou"s of
users and com"uters2 for %hich you are mana&in& Office settin&s by usin& =rou" .olicy and define the
sco"e of your "roEect.
:valuating your current environment
Examine ho% you currently "erform mana&ement tasks that are related to confi&urations for Office
a""lications. This %ill hel" you to determine %hich kinds of Office "olicy settin&s to use. :ocument the
current "ractices and re(uirements. <ou %ill use this information to hel" you desi&n mana&ed
confi&urations in the next ste". $nclude the follo%in& items#
Existin& cor"orate security "olicies and other security re(uirements. $dentify the locations and
"ublishers that are considered secure. Evaluate your re(uirements for mana&in& $nternet Ex"lorer
feature control settin&s! document "rotection! "rivacy o"tions! and blockin& file format settin&s.
'essa&in& re(uirements for the or&ani?ation. Evaluate re(uirements for confi&urin& user interface
settin&s! virus7"revention! and other security settin&s for Outlook 2013 by usin& =rou" .olicy. -or
exam"le! =rou" .olicy "rovides settin&s for limitin& the si?e of ."st files! %hich can im"rove
"erformance on the %orkstation.
;ser re(uirements for Office a""lications for the various kinds of user roles. This de"ends lar&ely
on usersJ Eob re(uirements and the or&ani?ationJs security re(uirements.
:efault file save o"tions to use for 0ccess 2013! Excel 2013! .o%er.oint 2013! and 3ord 2013.
0ccess restrictions to set for Office 2013 user interface items. -or exam"le! include disablin&
commands! menu items! and keyboard shortcuts.
Soft%are installation issues! if you are considerin& this de"loyment method. 0lthou&h =rou" .olicy
can be used to install soft%are a""lications in small7si?ed or&ani?ations that have 0ctive :irectory
installed! there are some limitations! and you must determine %hether it is an a""ro"riate solution
for your de"loyment re(uirements. -or more information! see N$dentifyin& issues "ertainin& to
soft%are installationN in =rou" .olicy .lannin& and :e"loyment =uide.
$f you mana&e lots of clients in a com"lex or fast chan&in& environment! 'icrosoft System *enter
2012 *onfi&uration 'ana&er is the recommended method for installin& and maintainin& Office 2013
in medium7 and lar&e7si?ed or&ani?ations. System *enter 2012 *onfi&uration 'ana&er offers
additional functionality! such as inventory! schedulin&! and re"ortin& features.
0nother o"tion for de"loyment of Office 2013 in 0ctive :irectory environments is to use =rou"
.olicy com"uter startu" scri"ts.
The choice bet%een =rou" .olicy and the O*T. 0lthou&h both =rou" .olicy and the O*T can be
used to customi?e user confi&urations for the Office 2013 a""lications! there are im"ortant
differences#
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=rou" .olicy is used to confi&ure Office 2013 "olicy settin&s that are contained in
0dministrative Tem"lates. The o"eratin& system enforces those "olicy settin&s. These settin&s
have system access control list 1S0*2 restrictions that "revent non7administrator users from
chan&in& them. ;se =rou" .olicy for confi&urin& settin&s that you %ant to enforce.
The O*T is used to create a Setu" customi?ation file 1.ms" file2. 0dministrators can use the
O*T to customi?e features and confi&ure user settin&s. ;sers can chan&e most of the settin&s
after the installation. 3e recommend that you use the O*T for "referred or default settin&s
only. -or more information about the O*T! see Office *ustomi?ation Tool 1O*T2 in Office 2013.
The decision about %hether to use local =rou" .olicy to confi&ure Office settin&s. <ou can use
local =rou" .olicy to control settin&s in environments that include stand7alone com"uters that are
not "art of an 0ctive :irectory domain. -or more information! see=rou" .olicy overvie% for Office
2013.
Designing managed configurations based on
business and security reRuirements
;nderstandin& your business re(uirements! security! net%ork! $T re(uirements! and your or&ani?ationJs
current Office a""lication mana&ement "ractices hel"s you identify a""ro"riate "olicy settin&s for
mana&in& the Office a""lications for users in your or&ani?ation. The information that you collect durin&
the evaluation of your current environment setu" hel"s you desi&n your =rou" .olicy obEectives.
3hen you define your obEectives for usin& =rou" .olicy to mana&e confi&urations for Office
a""lications! determine the follo%in&#
The "ur"ose of each =rou" .olicy obEect 1=.O2.
The o%ner of each =.O S the "erson %ho is res"onsible for mana&in& the =.O.
The number of =.Os to use. +ee" in mind that the number of =.Os that are a""lied to a com"uter
affects startu" time! and the number of =.Os a""lied to a user affects the time that is needed to
lo& on to the net%ork. The &reater the number of =.Os that are linked to a user! es"ecially the
&reater the number of settin&s %ithin those =.Os! the lon&er it takes to "rocess the =.Os %hen a
user lo&s on. :urin& the lo&on "rocess! each =.O from the userAs site! domain! and or&ani?ational
unit 1O;2 hierarchy is a""lied! "rovided both the 6ead and 0""ly =rou" .olicy "ermissions are set
for the user.
The a""ro"riate 0ctive :irectory container to %hich to link each =.O 1site! domain! or O;2.
The location of Office a""lications to install! if you are de"loyin& the Office 2013 %ith =rou" .olicy
Soft%are $nstallation.
The location of com"uter startu" scri"ts to run! if you are de"loyin& Office 2013 by assi&nin& =rou"
.olicy com"uter startu" scri"ts.
The kinds of "olicy settin&s that are contained in each =.O. This de"ends on your business and
security re(uirements and ho% you currently mana&e settin&s for Office a""lications. 3e
recommend that you confi&ure only settin&s that are considered extremely im"ortant for stability
and security and that you kee" confi&urations to a minimum. 0lso consider usin& "olicy settin&s
3>D
that can im"rove "erformance on the %orkstation! such as controllin& Outlook ."st file si?e! for
exam"le.
3hether to set exce"tions to the default "rocessin& order for =rou" .olicy.
3hether to set filterin& o"tions for =rou" .olicy to tar&et s"ecific users and com"uters.
To hel" you "lan for on&oin& administration of =.Os! %e recommend that you establish administrative
"rocedures to track and mana&e =.Os. This hel"s make sure that that all chan&es are im"lemented in
a "rescribed manner.
Determining the scope of application
$dentify Office 2013 "olicy settin&s that a""ly to all cor"orate users 1such as any a""lication security
settin&s that are considered extremely im"ortant to the security of your or&ani?ation2 and those that are
a""ro"riate for &rou"s of users! based on their roles. .lan your confi&urations accordin& to the
re(uirements that you identify.
$n an 0ctive :irectory environment! you assi&n =rou" .olicy settin&s by linkin& =.Os to sites! domains!
or O;s. 'ost =.Os are ty"ically assi&ned at the or&ani?ational unit level. Therefore! make sure that
your O; structure su""orts your =rou" .olicy7based mana&ement strate&y for Office 2013. <ou mi&ht
also a""ly some =rou" .olicy settin&s at the domain level! such as security7related "olicy settin&s or
Outlook settin&s that you %ant to a""ly to all users in the domain.
5esting and staging Group &olicy deployments
.lannin& for testin& and sta&in& is an im"ortant "art of any =rou" .olicy de"loyment "rocess. This ste"
includes creatin& standard =rou" .olicy confi&urations for Office 2013 a""lications and testin& the
=.O confi&urations in a non-production environment before you de"loy Office to users in the
or&ani?ation. $f necessary! you can filter the sco"e of a""lication of =.Os and define exce"tions to
=rou" .olicy inheritance. 0dministrators can use =rou" .olicy 'odelin& 1in =rou" .olicy 'ana&ement
*onsole2 to evaluate %hich "olicy settin&s %ould be a""lied by a s"ecific =.O! and =rou" .olicy
6esults 1in =rou" .olicy 'ana&ement *onsole2 to evaluate %hich "olicy settin&s are in effect.
=rou" .olicy "rovides the ability to affect confi&urations across hundreds and even thousands of
com"uters in an or&ani?ation. *onse(uently! it is very im"ortant that you use a chan&e mana&ement
"rocess and ri&orously test all ne% =rou" .olicy confi&urations or de"loyments in a non7"roduction
environment before you move them into your "roduction environment. This "rocess makes sure that the
"olicy settin&s that are contained in a =.O "roduce the ex"ected results for the intended users and
com"uters in 0ctive :irectory environments.
0s a best "ractice for mana&in& =rou" .olicy im"lementations! %e recommend that you sta&e =rou"
.olicy de"loyments by usin& the follo%in& "re7de"loyment "rocess#
:e"loy ne% =.Os in a test environment that reflects the "roduction environment as closely as
"ossible.
;se =rou" .olicy 'odelin& to evaluate ho% a ne% =.O %ill affect users and intero"erate %ith
existin& =.Os.
;se =rou" .olicy 6esults to evaluate %hich =.O settin&s are a""lied in the test environment.
390
-or more information! see L;sin& =rou" .olicy 'odelin& and =rou" .olicy 6esults to evaluate =rou"
.olicy settin&sM in the =rou" .olicy .lannin& and :e"loyment =uide.
%nvolving ?ey sta?eholders
=rou" .olicy de"loyments in enter"rises are likely to have cross7functional boundaries. 0s "art of
"re"arin& for your de"loyment! it is im"ortant to talk to key stakeholders from the various functional
teams in your or&ani?ation and make sure that they "artici"ate durin& the analysis! desi&n! test! and
im"lementation "hases! as a""ro"riate.
'ake sure that you conduct revie%s of the "olicy settin&s that you "lan to de"loy for mana&in& the
Office 2013 a""lications to&ether %ith your or&ani?ationJs security and $T o"erations teams to make
sure that that the confi&urations suit the or&ani?ation and that you a""ly a set of "olicy settin&s that are
as strict as necessary to "rotect the net%ork resources.
Office 2013 0dministrative Tem"late files 10:'G! 0:'2 and Office *ustomi?ation Tool
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