# Software Deployment How To's

## How to deploy Microsoft Office to computers running Mac operating system?

This document will explain you the steps involved in deploying Microsoft Office to computers running Mac operating system.

### Steps

To Deploy Microsoft Office for Mac computers, follow the steps mentioned below:

1. [Create a Package](#create)
2. [Deploy it to target computers](#deploy)

### Create a Package

1. Click **Software Deployment** tab on Endpoint Central MSP console
2. Under **Software Config** select the **Package** and click **Add Package** to choose **Mac**
3. Enter the name for the package
4. Click **Installation** tab
5. If you have got the Microsoft Office CD, then copy the contents of the CD and compress it to a **.zip folder**.
6. Click **Add Files** to upload the installable in **.dmg or .zip** format. If you wanted to know more about customizing the office installation refer to this:  
   [http://www.officeformachelp.com/office/administration/deployment/command-line/](http://www.officeformachelp.com/office/administration/deployment/command-line/)
7. Click **Add Package** to complete package creation.

A software package is created and ready to be deployed to the target computers.

### 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 to the target computers.