First published on CloudBlogs on Feb 10, 2016
Author: Mahyar Ghadiali, Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Client and Mobility
Currently, adding Microsoft Office mobile apps for Android and iOS from the app stores takes multiple steps. Today, we are making available a new extension that automatically creates Office mobile apps for iOS and Android. This extension reduce the time it takes to set these mobile apps up, including the process of finding the URLs in the store.
The extension is called Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 Extension for Microsoft Intune: Automatic creation of Microsoft Office mobile apps for iOS and Android. Once enabled, the following Office apps for iOS and Android will be automatically created and available in the Configuration Manager console for you to deploy:
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Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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Microsoft OneDrive
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Microsoft OneNote
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Microsoft Outlook
Installing Extensions
The
Create Microsoft Office mobile apps for iOS and Android
extension will appear as a new item in the
Extensions for Microsoft Intune
node in the Configuration Manager console. To install this extension, select this extension and then click
Enable
.
For more information about extensions, see
Planning to Use Extensions in Configuration Manager
.
For more information about managing applications with Configuration Manager, see
Application Management in Configuration Manager
.
Please note the requirement for Configuration Manager:
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Cumulative Update 2 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1
--Mahyar Ghadiali
Configuration Manager Resources
Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Forums
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Survival Guide
System Center Configuration Manager Support
Submit Configuration Manager Product Ideas
Report Configuration Manager Product Issues
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