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Office 2008 preference file locations for deployment
The following table specifies where the various types of Office 2008 preference files are stored.
Type of (.plist)
preference file Location
Preferences for
Office 2008
/Users/username/Library/Preferences.
The application-specific preferences in this folder are stored in the
com.microsoft.ApplicationName.plist file.
Most Entourage 2008
preference and user
e-mail account settings
The Entourage identity database, which is located in
/Users/username/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2008
Identities/identityName for each identity.
By default, a user has just one identity, "Main Identity."
The preference file for
Microsoft AutoUpdate
/Users/username/Library/Preferences.
The file name is com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist.
The preference file for
Microsoft Error Reporting
Protocol
/Users/username/Library/Preferences.
The file name is com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist.
The supplementary
Attachment Policy plist,
if you have created one
In one of the following:
• /Library/Preferences (to take effect for all users on the
computer)
• /Users/username/Library/Preferences (to take effect for a
single user)
The file name is com.microsoft.entourage.AttachmentPolicy.plist.
When you deploy Office 2008 preferences, deploy these folders and files:
• /Users/username/Library/Preferences/ and all the Microsoft preference files that it
contains.
• Any other files as applicable from /Users/username/Library/Preferences folder and
/Library/Preferences.
• If you are deploying Entourage 2008 preferences, also deploy
/Users/username/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2008 Identities/identityName
and all the files that it contains.