Using the microsoft volume license installer to install office 2016 or using the volume license serializer. As part of rolling out office 2016 for my shop, i noticed that office 2011s microsoft document connection application was no longer included with office. What work flow is working for people as i am struggling in getting something pushed to all of our mac computers, office 2016 for us is so buggy. Learn the best ways to deploy and update office for mac, how to easily change from volume licensing to office 365 subscription and streamline the activation process, and discover the dozens of manageable settings for. In addition, applications are nearing a complete move to the cloud. Jamfs office for mac 2016 page has been updated with version info 15. Mac os x devices are swiftly becoming the goto for employees. The goal was to deliver a great employee choice program and strive to achieve the best mac program, previn said. Ive had pretty decent success with manually deleting the oab and letting it rebuild over time. Jamf pro will be used to provide office 2016 to mac users in preparation for the office 365 migration. But, it often struggles with keeping their microsoft software current on their growing fleet of mac computers. After years as a trainer and consultant, michael started as an it engineer at lego system as in 2015 where he is the primary responsible for the. At the jamf nation user conference jnuc in october, we talked about how our partnership would provide. At the jamf nation user conference yesterday, designed for it management professionals, ibm vp of workplace as a service fletcher previn talked about ibms decision to start letting employees.
Office for mac, paul bowden of microsoft and katie english of jamf cover everything you need to know about successfully deploying and managing microsoft office for mac. To get mac os updates, go to the app store on your dock, and then click the updates button to reveal available updates. As part of preparing to deploy office 2016 in my own environment, i wanted to be able to suppress the various whats new dialog windows which are displayed on office 2016 applications first launch to market the applications features. Jamf protect is a platformagnostic endpoint security solution purposebuilt. With jamf pro for mac, ipad, iphone, and apple tv management, it can support an extraordinary. Jamf sends macos device inventory to microsoft intune. Member of ad group this is an extension attribute script to determine if the user assigned to the computer is a. Get the benefit of the apple culture with a startups culture and sales reward. Jamf keeps growing, riding mac and ios growth in the. Get ready to deploy and manage office 2016 for mac description.
Jamf software, the leader in apple device management, today announced dates for its seventh annual jamf nation user conference the largest gathering of. Contribute to jamfjamfnationlicensedsoftwaretemplates development by creating an account on github. Disabling firstrun dialogs in office 2016 for mac jamf nation. Deploying microsoft office 2016 for mac jamf nation. This post should serve as a overview of the changes to office 2016 o2016 for mac from about november 2015 to present. Bill has spoken at jamf nation user conference, macit, mactech, penn state macadmins and other conferences, written for mactech magazine and is coauthor of the second edition of the enterprise mac administrators guide.
Microsoft autoupdate script for office 2016 jamf nation. In addition, jamf pro added more than 100 product features requested through jamf nation, representing 82 percent growth over the prior year. Here is a list of all the preferences, maintained by mac admin clayton burlison, but the office for mac team included it as a reference on the above site. These simple and automated steps allow organizations to identify unmanaged and noncompliant mac devices and remediate them. Author the mac admin posted on february 27, 2019 categories jamf pro, printing leave a comment on adding printers to jamf pro via web app jamf pro ea. Hear from leaders at microsoft and jamf to discover your options for managing the office for mac experience for your users. Intro microsoft office 2016 for mac had a rough start for sure. Mac office 2019 is now available to purchase as a standalone product, and to download for qualifying office 365 subscribers. Also, addins and other extensibility solutions that are compatible with.
Today, not only was mojave released but microsoft released microsoft office 2019 for mac sort of. The 2017 jamf nation user conference kicked off this morning, and there are quite a few reasons to pay attention. Why integration between jamf pro and microsoft ems. Outlook 2016 moved to updating the gal once a day rather than at a sendreceive. Does anyone know what is the difference between deploying the installer and updater office 2016 packages to macs which already have an. With that being said things have gotten better and quite rapidly. Make sure your mac has a working internet connection before checking for updates. Microsoft office for mac managing microsoft office 365. Jamf nation jamf nation is a great resource for anyone that is a mac admin andor considering making the switch to jamf software casper suite jamf nation contains user guides, technical papers, scripts ready to use which have been vetted by jamf software and much more. Sometimes the process of testing a new release or beta can easily break, and having an automated process to quickly rebuild a macos test environment can save you tons of time and frustration. As brad anderson mentioned in his blog on the 14 th of december 2017, mutual customers of jamf and microsoft were asking for the ability that besides mobile devices and pcs also for macs managed by jamf could use the same conditional access policies, which are part of azure ad. Mac management solutions mac enterprise management jamf. At jamf, connecting the apple user experience with it requirements has been our business for the last decade.
He has worked internationally to support macintosh computers and integrate them with active directory, exchange and office 365. Marriott library apple its jamf pro in a virtual box. Jamf connect offers leading authentication and account management capabilities to serve it as they move to cloudbased identity solutions, such as okta or microsoft azure, while ensuring users have the best possible apple experience. Microsoft announced a public beta of office 2016 for mac v15 in early march with plans to release the final bits in the latter half of this year. Install mac os x updates followed by office updates. By daniel eran dilger tuesday, october 24, 2017, 03. Microsoft autoupdate does not show this update available. This post will focus on where office 2016 for mac currently stands, commonly asked questions, best practices, and solutions for updates. Bash script to remove office 2016 sysit northwestern. Presentation from jnuc 2018, the worlds largest rally of apple it administrators. Since the major version 16 hasnt changed between office 2016 for mac and office 2019 for mac, application settings, including policies, preferences, and preference domains are similar between the two versions. In 2015, ibm let their employees decide windows or mac. Assuming your macs are allowed to connect freely to the internet, use microsoft autoupdate mau with a configuration profile to automatically. End users are demanding simplicity and immediacy when accessing resources.
Today, 10,000 global customers rely on jamf to manage seven million apple devices. Jamf pro formerly casper suite is the emm tool that delights it pros and the users they support by delivering on the promise of unified endpoint management for apple devices. Accessing sharepoint sites using microsoft office 2016. This is why the integration of jamf and jumpcloud is so critical to the modern office. Before you can distribute microsoft office using a policy, the installer must be packaged. Curiously microsoft didnt significantly change the version of the office apps to reflect the upgrade. Dialog with your fellow it professionals, gain insight. Jamf, the standard for apple in the enterprise, extends the legendary apple experience people love to businesses, schools and government organizations through its software and the 100,000 members of jamf nation, the largest community of apple it admins in the world. We provide live broadcasts and live broadcasted and archives that will be made available 23 days after the meeting to all the macadmin community. Administering office 2016 for mac macadmins conference. Disable cloud services on microsoft office 2016 for mac. With eight significant product releases, 2016 was marked by new functionality that unlocked key apple features while greatly simplifying timeconsuming it tasks and empowering end users. Jnuc 2016 recap jumpcloud and jamf integration jumpcloud. Jamf pro is a device management tool used to deliver software and help to provide service and management for apple devices on the school of medicine network.
Navigate to the app record in jamf pro to configure the distribution of the app as well as the scope. For more information about distributing a mac app store, see mac app store apps in the jamf pro administrators guide. Deployment best practices for microsoft office for mac. Jamf software announces dates for seventh annual jamf. When testing different policies that are unique or upgrading to a new version of jamf pro, its best not to try it on the production server first. At the jamf nation user conference jnuc this week, ibms fletcher previn delivered an update on the companys rollout of macs internally since it.
A number of folks in my shop had been using this application to access documents on our sharepoint servers, so its absence meant i needed to learn how to access sharepoint sites using office 2016. Following the below instructions will install jamf pro and continued. Marriott library apple its nov 2016 mac managers meeting. Now that office 2016 for mac is out and being used in the workplace, is there an extension attribute out there to pull the version in the jss. Authentication required for the server in office 2016 for mac jamf.
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