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3. Install the latest updates
1. To install Office 2008 for Mac updates, on the Help menu, click Check for Updates.
2. Under
How would you like to check for software updates?, select Manually. You
can now manually select the updates that you want.
Note Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac, which is included with Office, can keep Microsoft
software up to date. When AutoUpdate is set to check for updates automatically on a daily,
weekly, or monthly basis, you do not have to search for critical updates and information;
AutoUpdate delivers them directly to your computer.
4. Package the new image
The following example uses PackageMaker (a tool that helps create installer packages) to create
the new Office 2008 for Mac metapackage.
Note PackageMaker is included in the Apple’s Developer Tools and is located in the
/Developer/Applications folder. Depending on the version that you are using, the
PackageMaker user interface will differ.
1. To define your Office package’s payload (product files), locate the Office 2008 for Mac
components to be included in the package and add them to the Contents pane in the
project window of the PackageMaker. If you are using PackageMaker 3.0.3, we
recommend that you include the Office folder, Additional Tools folder, Fonts folder,
Automator, and the different applications as individual components before you create
the metapackage. Including the whole Office 2008 for Mac folder as one component
could cause PackageMaker to stop responding.
Drag the following files and folders into the PackageMaker:
• /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Additional Tools
• /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office
• /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Entourage.app
• /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Excel.app
• /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/PowerPoint.app
• /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Word.app
• /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Messenger.app
• /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/ReadMe.html
• /Library/Automator
• /Library/Application Support/Microsoft
• /Library/Fonts/Microsoft