Deploying Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Plus

Description:
This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills that they need to effectively deploy Microsoft Office 2007. Specifically students learn how to prepare and plan for the Office 2007 deployment, how to build and customize the Office 2007 installation, and how to deploy Office 2007 throughout their environment. Students also learn about the Office 2007 setup and multilingual architecture.

Target Audience:
The audience of this course consists of IT Professionals and technical decision makers with the skills to successfully plan, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot desktop environments that support the Microsoft Office system.

Duration:
2 days

Pre-Requisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:

• Experience deploying, managing, and supporting Windows client systems.
• Experience deploying, managing, and supporting Microsoft Office system technologies.
• Familiarity with standard client and application deployment methods such as Group Policy, Remote Installation Services (RIS), disk imaging, and Systems Management Server (SMS).
  

Important: This learning product will be most useful to people who are already working in the job role of a desktop specialist and who intend to use their new skills and knowledge on the job immediately after training.

Objectives: 

o Introduction to Microsoft Office 2007
o Identifying Office 2007 Deployment Resources
o Microsoft Office Deployment Guidelines and Technologies

• Planning for a Microsoft Office 2007 Deployment

o Planning for the Office 2007 Open XML File Format
o Assessing the Network Environment for Office 2007
o Lab: Planning for a Microsoft Office 2007 Deployment

• Understanding the Office 2007 Setup Architecture

o Understanding the Use of the Local Installation Source
o Setup Sequence of Events in the 2007 Office System
o Lab: Installing Microsoft Office 2007

• Customizing the Office 2007 Installation

o Configuring the Installation
o Customizing the User Environment Using Group Policy
o Lab: Customizing the Office 2007 Installation

• Selecting an Office 2007 Deployment Method

o Understanding Infrastructure Management Techniques
o Using Group Policy to Deploy Office 2007
o Lab: Deploying Office 2007 Using Group Policy

• Office 2007 Multilingual Architecture

o Overview of Multilingual Architecture in Office 2007
o Deploying Multiple Languages in Office 2007
o Lab: Deploying Multiple Language Versions of Office 2007

Exams:
This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Technology Specialist exam:

• Exam 70-624: TS: Upgrading your MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist