Office 2008 for multiple system users

[mrockwe]

I have a problem where I installed Office 2008 under one user account, but the installation does not appear under the other user ID that shares the Macbook itself.

Can someone assist me by explaining how to make this so?

Many thanks.

 

[Diane Ross]

I have a problem where I installed Office 2008 under one user account, but the
installation does not appear under the other user ID that shares the Macbook
itself.

Can someone assist me by explaining how to make this so?

Simply drag the Office 2008 folder to the root Application folder. Check to
be sure the fonts where installed as described here:

Office 2008 Font Install:

Office 2008 uses a different method for fonts and many fonts are new
versions. Office 2008 will install fonts to the /Library/Fonts/Microsoft
folder. By being at the root, then all users on the machine have access to
them and you don't get Office 2008 putting multiple copies on the machine
for each user.

The installer will scour /Library/Fonts/ and ~/Library/Fonts/ for fonts with
the same name and move them to /Library/Disabled Fonts/ or
~/Library/Disabled Fonts/ depending on where they were found.

 

[John McGhie]

Run the Remove Office tool, then log in as the Administrator, and re-install
for All Users.

Cheers

I have a problem where I installed Office 2008 under one user account, but the
installation does not appear under the other user ID that shares the Macbook
itself.

Can someone assist me by explaining how to make this so?

Many thanks.

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