If you desire the end user to be able to initiate the task, set the radio button in the Portal Settings to either Recommended or Optional, otherwise set it to Required and it will automatically begin the upgrade during the next maintenance window.Set the desired Task type under Task Settings as to whether you want a push, a policy or a hybrid of the two types in a policy-supported push.Now, right click on the task and select properties.From the network view, select and drag the desired machine(s), user(s) or query(ies) and drop them onto the task.
Set the primary file to the zip file you previously transferred to your software distribution folder.Give the package a name, something like Office 2016 for Mac.On the Distribution menubar, press the New Package button and select New Macintosh Package.In the lower left menu tree, highlight My Packages or Public Packages from within the Distribution Packages window.Navigate to the top menu bar, select Tools > Distribution > Distribution Packages.
When you’ve completed zipping the installer, place it into your software distribution share you use for LANDESK.įrom there, you’ll need to create a LANDESK Mac distribution package. The nine-step process below contains information on how to create the package: And, as a step of precaution, zip up the installer since it’s a pkg file type, as you don’t want Windows to think it would be a good idea to mess with the permissions on the installer files themselves.
Remember, with the install being tied to your Office 365 account, there are no customization options that need to take place with the installer itself. To deploy it out to all of your OS X machines, you’re going to want to use LANDESK Management Suite.
When you have the installer downloaded, the fun can finally begin. Once on the Software page, you’ll see the Install button. Click it and the 1.1 GB. So just how can you get this wonderful new Office suite installed on all of your Macs? Just sign in to your /myaccount area, or into your personalized corporate portal, hit the Office 365 settings cog icon and then navigate to the Software section. Based on feedback from the great Mac Office community, we’ve made major updates to each of the apps, and we couldn’t be more pleased to deliver it first to our Office 365 customers.”
“Today we are taking a big step forward for Mac® users-Office 2016 for Mac is now available in 139 countries and 16 languages. Kirk Koenisbauer, the corporate vice president for the Office Client Applications and Services team, writes on the Office Blog: If you don’t feel you can wait that long, head over to /mac and become a subscriber today. While the full details are not yet known, such as the exact release date or price, the one-time product purchase option will have you waiting until September sometime. The one major caveat for the Office 2016 for Mac release…you must be an Office 365 subscriber, or you must be a student to get access to the product today. If you don’t fall into one of those two categories, you’re going to need to hold tight. Re-written from the ground up, Microsoft is promising an “unmistakably Office” experience something we Mac users have not previously enjoyed without compromising the Mac experience itself. Goodbye 2011 and hello 2016! After five long years, Microsoft has finally replaced its outdated and very un-Macish Office 2011 product with an ultra-sleek and modern Office 2016 for Mac.