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For IT professionals:Group Policy for Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft Corporation
Published: January 2011
Author: Microsoft Office System and Servers Team ([email protected])
Abstract
This book contains information about how to use Group Policy to deploy and configure an installation of Microsoft Office 2010. The audience for this book includes IT generalists, IT operations, help desk anddeployment staff, IT messaging administrators, consultants, and other IT professionals.
The content in this book is a copy of selected content in the Office 2010 Resource Kit technical library (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=181453) as of the publication date. For the most current content, see the technical library on the Web.
This document is provided as-is. Information and views expressed in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, may change without notice. You bear the risk of using it.
Some examples depicted herein are provided for illustration only and are fictitious. No real association or connection is intended or should be inferred.
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The information contained in this document represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication.
Contents
1I. OVERVIEW OF GROUP POLICY AND OFFICE 2010
2Group Policy overview for Office 2010
2Local and Active Directory-based Group Policy
3Group Policy processing
4Policy inheritance
4Synchronous and asynchronous processing
4Fast Logon Optimization feature
4Slow links processing
5Group Policy refresh interval
5Triggering a Group Policy refresh
5Changing how Group Policy processes GPOs
6Change the link order
6Block inheritance
6Enforce a GPO link
6Disable a GPO link
6Use security filtering
7Use Windows Management Instrumentation filtering
7Use loopback processing
8Administrative Templates
8Administrative Template files
9Administrative Template files for Office 2010
10True policies vs. user preferences
10True policies
11Preferences
11Group Policy management tools
11Group Policy Management Console
12Group Policy Object Editor
12System requirements for GPMC and Group Policy Object Editor
13Office Customization Tool and Group Policy
15Planning for Group Policy in Office 2010
15Planning for Group Policy
15Define business objectives and security requirements
16Evaluate your current environment
17Design managed configurations based on business and security requirements
18Determine the scope of application
18Test and stage Group Policy deployments
19Involve key stakeholders
20FAQ: Group Policy (Office 2010)
20Q: When should I use Group Policy instead of Office Configuration Tool (OCT)?
20Q: Where can I find a list of Group Policies that are available for Office 2010?
20Q: What is the difference between the two workbooks Office2010GroupPolicyAndOCTSettings_Reference.xls and Office2010GroupPolicyAndOCTSettings.xls?
21Q: What is the difference between .adm, .admx, and .adml administrative template files?
21Q: Do the Office 2010 .admx template files work with the 2007 Office system? Or must I download the 2007 Office system template files separately?
21Q: How do I install the Office 2010 Group Policy templates?
22Q: How can I map a specific UI element in Office 2010 to a Group Policy setting?
22Q: How can I use Group Policy to disable commands and menu items?
23Q. Why does Microsoft not support the use of Group Policy Software Installation to deploy Office 2010?
23Q. What are the advantages and limitations of deploying Office 2010 using Group Policy computer startup scripts?
25Office 2010 Administrative Template files (ADM, ADMX, ADML) and Office Customization Tool
25Overview of new and removed Group Policy and OCT settings
25Group Policy settings location
26New administrative templates
26OCT settings and availability
26Preventing conflicts with earlier versions of Group Policy settings
27Installing the settings
27Files included in this download
32II. PLAN FOR CUSTOMIZING OFFICE 2010 BY USING GROUP POLICY
33Plan for accessibility in Office 2010
33Increase the visibility of violations
33Control what the checker reports
34Group Policy settings for Excel 2010
35Group Policy settings for PowerPoint 2010
37Group Policy settings for Word 2010
40Plan for spelling checker settings in Office 2010
41Office 2010 general spelling checker settings
43InfoPath 2010 spelling checker settings
44OneNote 2010 spelling checker settings
44Outlook 2010 spelling checker settings
45PowerPoint 2010 spelling checker settings
45Publisher 2010 spelling checker settings
46Word 2010 spelling checker settings
48Plan for using compatibility mode in Office 2010
48Overview of Office document compatibility in Office 2010
49Is using compatibility mode right for your organization?
49Preparing Office 2010 users for using compatibility features
51Changing default file formats and other settings for Office 2010 documents
52Default file format
53Set default compatibility mode on file creation (Word 2010 only)
53Save As Open XML in compatibility mode (Word 2010 only)
53Planning security settings for binary files that are opened in Office 2010
54Office File Validation
54Office Protected View
56Group Policy and Office Customization Tool (OCT) settings that address OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Office Open XML (OOXML) file formats in Office 2010
56About the settings
57Excel 2010 settings
62PowerPoint 2010 settings
66Word 2010 settings
76III. PLAN FOR SECURITY BY USING GROUP POLICY
77Security policies and settings in Office 2010
78Plan COM object categorization for Office 2010
78About COM object categorization
78Configure Group Policy security settings for COM object categorization
79Add COM object categorization in registry
81Plan file block settings for Office 2010
81Blocking file format types by using Group Policy or the OCT
81Planning considerations for configuring file block settings
82Group Policy and OCT settings
82How to find the settings
83About the Set default file block behavior setting
83Excel 2010 settings
99PowerPoint 2010 settings
105Word 2010 settings
117Plan password complexity settings for Office 2010
117About planning password length and complexity settings
117Enforce password length and complexity
119Determine minimum password length requirement
119Determine the password rules level
120Determine domain time-out value
120Related password length and complexity settings
122Plan digital signature settings for Office 2010
122What is a digital signature?
122What digital signatures accomplish
123Requirements for digital signatures
123Digital signatures in the business environment
123Compatibility issues
124Digital certificate: Self-signed or issued by CAs
125Certificates created by using a corporate PKI
125Commercial certificates
126Using digital signatures
127Time stamp digital signatures
127Configure digital signatures
129Plan privacy options for Office 2010
129About planning privacy options
130Suppress the Welcome to Microsoft Office 2010 dialog box
131Configure privacy options
132Related privacy options
134Plan for Information Rights Management in Office 2010
134IRM overview
135How IRM works in Office 2010
135Using IRM with an RMS server
136Using IRM without a local RMS server
137Setting up IRM for Office 2010
137Setting up RMS server access
137Installing the Rights Management client software
137Defining and deploying permissions policies
138Permissions rights
139Predefined groups of permissions
139Advanced permissions
139Deploying rights policy templates
140Configuring IRM settings for Office 2010
140Office 2010 IRM settings
141Office 2010 IRM registry key options
143Configuring IRM settings for Outlook 2010
143Outlook 2010 IRM settings
144Outlook 2010 IRM registry key options
145IV. PLAN FOR OUTLOOK 2010 BY USING GROUP POLICY
146Determine which features to enable or customize in Outlook 2010
147AutoArchive
148Contac