How do I make programs available to different users in windows 8 on the same computer?

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community!

Based on the description, it appears that you want to give access to MS Office to other user account on Windows 8.

To guide you in the right direction, I need a few more information from the computer that has the issue. Please help me answer the following questions:

1.      Is the issue confined to Office application or happens with all the Desktop Apps?

2.      Is your wife's user account also an Administrator account?

Usually the desktop Apps like Office and Firefox are available on all the users once installed.

Your reply is very important for us to ensure a proper resolution. Please get back to us with the above information in order to assist you accordingly.

Hello, Sir.

So far I can't seem to detect a pattern as to which apps it occurs on.  In "Office", for example, some modules have made the cross over (like Excel) while some haven't (Word). There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it.  My main concern; however, is with Office and iTunes (including our iTunes library).

....and "no", hers is not an administrator account.

Thanks

I am the only Admin.

I have my son and wife with different accounts on my new windows 8 Dell w/ Office.  Only I can Print or see the icons on the main page.  I want all accounts to have access to Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and so on) and see the Office o[tions.

My wife and son do not have admin accounts.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Keith

Hi Keith,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community Forums.

Ms Office will be available to all users once it is installed.

I would appreciate it if you could answer the following questions to assist you better:

1.      Is Ms Office showing on their user accounts?

2.      What happens when they try to access Ms Office and printer?

3.      Do they get any error message?

Please get back to us with the above information and we will be happy to proceed further.

Hi Deborah,

Thank you for keeping us posted and sharing this information with us.

You have an issue with printing files.

Please answer the question-

1) Is this issue confined to the Word Files?

2) What is the exact error message or code?

3) What is the make and model of the printer.

Do get back to us and let us know. We will be happy to help.

So far only Office. Windows 8 is really difficult to do anything in when you are only trying to set up the computer so it can be used.

Hi Marlene,

If you are referring to sharing Microsoft Office to other user accounts, refer to the link and check if it helps.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-security/how-do-make-ms-office-2010-available-to-other-user/328374fc-af37-4047-bc85-534b10af6676

Hope it helps.