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Microsoft Office Deployment (macOS)

What

Use FileWave to deploy Microsoft Office for MacMac, including Microsoft 365 apps, to managed macOS devices. FileWave handles the distribution side: you can deliverpush the MicrosoftOffice installerPKG, package, requiredrelated configuration, and any relatedsupporting settings to the right device groups instead of installing Office by hand on each Mac.

When/Why

This is the normal path when a lab, classroom, shared fleet, or staff Mac group needs Office installed consistently. It also gives you a repeatable wayworkflow tofor rollrolling out replacement packages, updates, settings, or replacementOffice packagespreferences later without rebuilding the workflowstarting from scratch.

HowBefore you start

    Choose the installer package that matches your environment. Microsoft provides the Office package,suite activation,installer, update,individual app installers, LTSC/volume-license options, and an Office installer package without Teams. Confirm activation requirements. Microsoft 365 for Mac requires the user to have an assigned license and sign in with a work or school account. Volume-license/LTSC activation is handled differently. Decide how updates should be handled. Office for Mac uses Microsoft AutoUpdate, but you can also deploy update packages with your software distribution process. Avoid configuring two update workflows that fight each other. Do not modify the Office app bundles before or after deployment. Use configuration profiles or preference options.scripts for supported settings instead.

    How

      Download the current Office for Mac installer package from Microsoft's Office CDN or your Microsoft volume-license source. Create the neededa FileWave Fileset or Filesets for the Office installer packagepackage. andIf anyneeded, create separate Filesets, profiles, or user-context scripts for Office preferences, Microsoft AutoUpdate settings, or other supporting configuration. Assign the Fileset to a small macOS test group first,first. confirmVerify that Office installsinstalls, andlaunches, activates as expected, thenand expandfollows the update behavior you intended. Expand the deployment to the broader device group.group after the test group is clean.

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