Office 2016 Mac Update Package

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Download Microsoft Word 2016 for Mac Free. It is full Latest Version setup of Microsoft Word 2016 15.39 Premium Pro DMG for Apple Macbook OS X. Brief Overview of Microsoft Word 2016 for Mac OS X Microsoft Word 2016 is a world renowned and most widely used word processing application included in the Office suite. Office for Mac received Touch Bar support in an update on February 16, 2017, following the launch of the 2016 MacBook Pro models. 32-bit versions of Office for Mac won't run on macOS Catalina; therefore, version 15.25 is the earliest version of Office for Mac that will run on the latest version of macOS.

Note: The steps to install the 2016 or 2013 versions of Office Professional Plus, Office Standard, or a stand-alone app such as Word or Project might be different if you got Office through one of the following: Microsoft HUP: If you bought Office for personal use through your company, see Install Office through HUP. Volume license versions: If you work in an organization that manages your.

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Summary

Existing Office 2016 for Mac customers will be seamlessly upgraded to 64-bit versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote as part of the August product release (version 15.25). This affects customers of all license types: Retail, Office 365 Consumer, Office 365 Commercial, and Volume License installations.

Deployment options for the 64-bit update

AutoUpdate (MAU)

Customers who use Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) to keep their Office applications up-to-date will see a 'regular' monthly update notification when their selected channel is upgraded to 64-bit builds. Depending on which version is installed on the local computer, MAU will offer either a delta or full update. The update package size does not change between 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Also, MAU can deliver a delta update when applicable to update a user from 32-bit to 64-bit applications. Therefore, customers won't experience a sharp increase in download activity. For the release to the Production channel, customers will see '(64-bit)' in the update title to make them aware that this is a 64-bit update.

For information about how to use the MAU, see Check for Office for Mac updates automatically.

Manual updates

The August release of Office for Mac is available for manual download. The following file provides a 64-bit package to replace existing 32-bit applications with 64-bit variants during installation:

Download the Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac August update package now.

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Volume License Service Center

Volume License customers typically get their Office 2016 software from the Volume License Service Center (VLSC). These builds are refreshed infrequently and are typically aligned with new language editions. The VLSC will continue to offer 32-bit installers (15.23) until November 2016. However, all updater packages that are released after August will be based on 64-bit builds. Therefore, a VLSC customer who updates either manually or through AutoUpdate will be transitioned to 64-bit builds.

More Information

64-bit only

The Mac operating system has been 64-bit for several years. Unlike for Windows, there's no choice between running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Mac operating system. Similarly, we won't offer a choice between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office 2016 for Mac. After each 'channel' is transitioned per the rollout schedule, only 64-bit builds will be available.

Effect on third-party applications and add-ins

The transition to 64-bit Office for Mac was announced in April 2016. IT Pros will want to understand which compiled add-ins are deployed to the users whom they manage so that they can assess the effect of the upgrade. The following Microsoft Office website summarizes the issues that affect the more common add-ins that are used together with Office 2016 for Mac:

Tools for inspecting product architecture

To verify the architecture of an Office application (that is, to understand whether you have a 32-bit or 64-bit build), start the application, open the Activity Monitor, and then enable the Kind column.

You can also use the file command in a terminal session to inspect the binary. For this use, type file -N <path of binary>.This method can be used with for any binary file, including third-party add-ins.

The file command returns one of three values.

Return valueMeaning
Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_6464-bit binary
Mach-O executable i38632-bit binary
Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64FAT binary (compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit processes)
Mach-O executable i386FAT binary (compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit processes)

Options for reverting to 32-bit installations

There may be situations in which the customer has to change code that's not 64-bit ready. If customers can't immediately move forward to 64-bit builds, we will make available a one-time 32-bit update for the 15.25 release in addition to the default 64-bit updates. The 32-bit updates will be available only for manual download from the Office CDN.

The latest 32-bit release of Office 2016 for Mac (15.25.160818) can be downloaded from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=823192.

Customers who manually install the 32-bit release won't be offered the 64-bit version of 15.25 through MAU. However, MAU will offer the 64-bit version of 15.26 in September 2016. Therefore, customers have a limited time to remain on 32-bit builds.

If a customer has already upgraded to the 64-bit update of Office for Mac 15.25 and wants to revert to the 32-bit version, follow these steps:

  1. Exit all open Office 2016 applications.
  2. Start Safari, and then browse to https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=823192 to start the download of the 32-bit installer.
  3. Double-click the downloaded package, and then follow the instructions.
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The 64-bit installation has a build date of 160817. The 32-bit version has a build date of 160818.

I combined several resources to create our Office 2016 for Mac installer. The steps below outline the process that I followed. The resources I used include the following:

https://github.com/talkingmoose/Outlook-Exchange-Setup-5

Things you will need:

* The scripts from the above sites

* A copy of the volume serializer package from the Microsoft Volume Licensing website (Microsoft_Office_2016_VL_Serializer.pkg). This is found inside of the Office 2016 for Mac download.

* The Packages app for creating a combing package. http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Packages/about.html

* The post_install script for the package (https://github.com/csteelatgburg/scripts/blob/master/MacOS/Office%202016%20post_install)

* A customized package from the Outlook Exchange setup site above (not covered in this document)

The basic process is as follows:

1. Create a package that installs Office 2016

2. Combine the Office 2016 package with the Outlook Configuration package and the script to update dock items.

3. Place the combined package in a disk image

4. Create the software title on the K1000

5. Create the managed install on the K1000


Creating the Office 2016 Package

1. Create a folder on your computer to create the package. I recommend something like /temp/Office2016

2. In the folder create a folder titled volume_license

3. Place the Microsoft_Office_2016_VL_Serializer.pkg file in the volume_license folder.

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4. Open Terminal and change to the folder you created in step 1.

5. Run the Office2016PkgBuilder.sh script. The script will download the required files and create a folder called result.

6. Open the result folder and mount the disk image found there.

7. Copy the Office installer package to the folder you created in Step 1.


Combining the Office Package with the other components

1. Open the Packages app.

2. Create a new package. I recommend saving it in the same folder that you created above in step 1. I named my package Office2016Deployment.

3. On the Settings tab change the identifier to match your organization.

4. Set the version to the Office version that was created by the script above.

5. On the Scripts tab add the following files to the Additional Resources pane

a. Dockutil

b. The Office 2016 package you built above

c. The Outlook Auto configuration package. If you built a new Outlook Auto Configuration package change the name to OutlookAutoConfig.pkg before adding it to the resources.

6. Set the Post-installation script to the post_install script supplied. The post install script performs the following actions:

a. Installs Office 2012

b. Installs the Outlook configuration package

c. Updates the dock for all users

d. Removes Office 2011

7. Save the package

8. Build the package (click Build, Build).


Place the package in a disk image

1. In Terminal change to the directory you created above

2. Packages should have placed the output of the combined installer in a folder named build. Verify that it is there.

3. Use the following command to create a disk image with the package: hdiutil create –format UDZO –srcfolder build/Office2016Deployment.pkg Office2016.<version>.dmg Where <version> is the version number of Office, e.g. Office2016.15.21.1.dmg If you named your package something other than Office2016Deployment then change the srcfolder option accordingly.


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Create the Software Title on the K1000

Unfortunately the K1000 doesn't detect the Microsoft Office Suite for Mac as an installed application because there isn't one .app that is Office. We will create a custom software title that detects the version of Word instead:

1. In the K1000 interface click Software

2. Click Choose Action, New

3. Enter Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Standard for the name

4. Enter the version number

5. Select the supported operating systems

6. Enter the following for the custom inventory rule: PlistValueEquals(/Applications/Microsoft Word.app/Contents/Info.plist, CFBundleVersion, NUMBER, 15.19.1) Use the correct version number for the package you created.

7. Associate the disk image you created earlier.

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8. Save the software title.


Create the Managed Install on the K1000

When KACE sees a disk image as part of a managed install it will mount the image and install and packages contained on the drive. Because we uploaded a disk image to the software title that means we can leave the defaults for the managed install in place.

1. In the K1000 interface click Distribution

2. Click Choose Action, New

3. Select the Office title that you just created from the Software dropdown menu.

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4. Enter Office 2016 for Mac – Removes 2011 or something similar for the name.

5. Set the Execution menu to 'With user logged off'

6. Select a test device in the Devices section

7. Click Save


Edit: 2017/11/03 - removed space from -srcfolder argument in hdiutil command.

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