Some time ago a wrote a blog describing a way to deploy custom templates for Microsoft Office applications using SCCM Compliance Settings. Since then, I have re-written the solution into something much more manageable as the previous incarnation was not very clearly defined in how to update templates, and involved some considerable admin overhead. This updated solution is much improved and better manages the lifecycle of your custom templates, including updating, adding and retiring templates. Much of this process is now automated using PowerShell, and I have removed the need to manually specify all the template file names in the scripts so it is also much easier to set up and deploy.
It is relatively detailed, so instead of writing a blog I put this into a free PDF guide which you can download from here:
Deploying Custom Microsoft Office Templates with System Center Configuration Manager
