# Deploying Microsoft Office 2019 using Endpoint Central MSP | ManageEngine

## How to deploy Microsoft Office 2019?

### Description

This document provides you the steps required to deploy Microsoft Office 2019 to multiple computers using Endpoint Central MSP.

### System Requirements

Before you deploy the software application, ensure that the computers to which you deploy Microsoft Office 2019 meet the system requirements prescribed by Microsoft. Refer to [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117) for more details.

### Steps

To deploy Microsoft Office 2019, follow the steps given below:

- [Download the package](#download)
- [Extract the contents of the exe](#extract)
- [Customize the installation](#customize)
- [Adding the software package in Endpoint Central MSP](#adding)
- [Deploy to target computers](#deploytarget)

### Download the package

- Download Microsoft Office 2019 tool from the Microsoft website ([https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117)) and store in the HTTP repository.

### Extract the contents of the EXE

- To extract the downloaded package, navigate to the command prompt and run this command:

```
<File Path>\officedeploymenttool_6612-6352.exe /extract:<File Path>\Destination Folder /quiet
```

**Note**: Ensure that you enter the correct file name at the command prompt before extracting the package. You can know the file name by viewing the details before downloading the package from the website.

### Create a customized xml

- You can use the below link to create a customized xml file according to your requirement:  
  [https://config.office.com/deploymentsettings](https://config.office.com/deploymentsettings)
- Export the configuration xml and paste it in the folder where the setup.exe is placed.

### Download the complete package

- To download the complete package by using the customized xml, navigate to the command prompt and run this command:

```
<File Path>\setup.exe /download <File Path>/config.xml
```

- After completing the download, compress the complete Office folder (Example: **Office 2019.zip**).

After downloading the package, you can deploy it through Endpoint Central MSP.

### Adding the software package in Endpoint Central MSP

1. Click the **Software Deployment** tab
2. Click **Add Package**
3. Select the **MSIEXEC/EXE/ISS/Command** package type
4. Specify a name for the application
5. Upload the **office 2019.zip** file
6. Specify the **Installation Command with Switches/Arguments** as:

```
"office 2019\setup.exe" /configure "office 2019\config.xml"
```

7. Click **Add Package**

### Deploy to target computers

1. Select the package that you added
2. Click **Install/Uninstall Software**
3. Enter a name and description for the configuration
4. Define the **package settings**
5. Configure the **deployment settings**
6. Choose the **target** computers
7. Specify the schedule options, if required
8. Click **Deploy**

You have deployed Microsoft Office 2019 successfully.

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