Office 365 how to install only Word and Excel

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When you install Office via a link from office.com you get the full application : Word, Excel, Powerpoint, …

If you want to install only Word and Excel, here is a short how-to :

 <Configuration>
 <Add OfficeClientEdition="32">
 <Product ID="O365BusinessRetail">
 <Language ID="en-us"/>
 <ExcludeApp ID="Publisher"/>
 <ExcludeApp ID="PowerPoint"/>
 <ExcludeApp ID="OneDrive"/>
 <ExcludeApp ID="Outlook"/>
 <ExcludeApp ID="OneNote"/>
 <ExcludeApp ID="Lync"/>
 <ExcludeApp ID="Groove"/>
 <!--<ExcludeApp ID="Excel"/>-->
 <ExcludeApp ID="Access"/>
 <!--<ExcludeApp ID="Word"/>-->
 </Product>
 </Add>
 <Logging Level="Standard" Path="C:\ODT\"/>
 <Property Name="FORCEAPPSHUTDOWN" Value="TRUE" />
 <!--Silent install of 32-Bit Office 365 for Business with Updates and Logging enabled-->
 </Configuration>
  • Run :
c:\odt\setup.exe /download installOffice.xml
c:\odt\setup.exe /configure installOffice.xml