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Creating MS Office Package & Updates

  Hello Composer Lovers! :) So lets see how is it done using Composer or any other tool for that matter. The major steps remain same in all packaging tools, its just the post install work that might change a little bit. However, if you get stuck with any other tool like Packager, PackageMaker, Luggage or  AutoPKG, feel free to write back to me. Steps would sound same as in FileWave, just few of the things will change. Install the required version Install the available MS updates Locate all the files mentioned below In Composer, click on New and take a blank snapshot or do via Monitor FileSystem Changes Delete everything that got captured Drag & drop the Files and Folders mentioned below in Composer Item 15 should be sent to /tmp/ Add a Post Install script to run the installer from /tmp/ -  Volumes/Microsoft Office 2011/Office Installer/Contents/Packages/Office2011_en_dock.pk g. See the inline for hint. ​  ​<sudo> installer -pkg /tmp/Office2011_en_dock.pkg -target / Export int

Office for Mac 2011 – Announced by Microsoft

Microsoft provided the most extensive look yet into the next version of the Mac version of its popular Office suite on Thursday at Macworld 2010 . The new product, Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, will arrive in time for the 2010 holiday season. Macworld spoke with several representatives of the company’s MacBusiness Unit, who told us the company is focusing on three things with this new release: better compatibility across platforms, improved collaboration tools, and a more refined user interface. Also, as Microsoft announced last August , the suite will include Outlook for Mac, which replaces Entourage as Office’s Email client. And, in keeping with Microsoft’s 2008 promise, the new version of Office will offer renewed support for Visual Basic , which was dropped in the 2008 version of the productivity suite. The new version of Office will incorporate document-collaboration features that take advantage of Microsoft's online storage features. With Office for Mac 2011, Mac