[Casper] Office 2008 file format script

[Daniel Farnworth]

Thanks Miles, we currently push out the Word format setting using  
MCX, but we were having trouble tracking down the correct key for Excel.

I can post our custom plist/preference manifest if anyone is interested.

Dan

On 29 Apr 2008, at 16:28, Leacy, Miles wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I just thought I’d share a script I put together to set Office 2008  
> apps to save their files in .doc, .xls and .ppt file formats.  In  
> our organization, the Windows environment is not yet using Office  
> 2007, and we don’t know what our external partners, vendors, etc.  
> are using, so its safer to avoid docx, etc.
>
> Here’s the script.
>
> ##########
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> # Set Office 2008 apps to save in .doc, .xls. .ppt rather than  
> docx, etc.
>
> # Word
> defaults write com.microsoft.Word 2008\\Default\ Save\\Default\  
> Format -string Doc97
>
> # Excel
> defaults write com.microsoft.Excel 2008\\Default\ Save\\Default\  
> Format -int 57
>
> # Powerpoint
> defaults write com.microsoft.Powerpoint 2008\\Default\ Save\\Default 
> \ Save\\Default\ Format -string Microsoft\ PowerPoint\ 98\  
> Presentation
>
> ##########
>
> I hope someone finds it useful.
>
> -- 
> Miles Leacy
> Senior Macintosh Technician
> Polo Ralph Lauren
> 212-318-7603
> miles.leacy at poloralphlauren.com
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