How to automatically migrate Office settings?

Is there any concise documentation that describes how to automatically migrate Office settings from various versions (2007, 2010, 2013) to Office 365 Pro Plus?  I need to move the following for tens of thousands of users:

signatures
custom dictionaries
templates
ribbon settings
quick access toolbars
etc.

There are various articles that describe how to manually move various pieces (e.g. how to export the ribbon settings) but I need to know how to do all of this, for many versions of Office, for many users at once (probably via scripting). 


Thanks!

May 4th, 2015 4:57pm

Hi,

User settings are stored in the registry, and most of them will be migrated when you upgrade to a newer version of Office. The user settings will migrate upon the first use of each Office 2013 application.

Here is a list of these user registry settings: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee624352.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396#section1

Some of the user settings are not included during the upgrade, I don't aware of any simple step which can "do all of this, for many versions of Office, for many users at once ". You might want to post in our dedicated script forum and see if anyone there can provide a scripting solution:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/home?forum=ITCG

Thanks for you understanding.

Regards,

Ethan Hua
TechNet Community Support

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May 5th, 2015 4:26am

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