Installing applications for multiple users

I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question. I am a longtime Mac user, but always on a single machine with a single user account. Now I have finally convinced my wife to make the switch to Mac and we will be sharing a new Mac Mini.
My question is this. When I go to install a new application (like MS Office or iWorks), how do I install it so it is available to both users? My plan is to create an admin account and then a standard user account for my wife and for me. Would I move into the admin account to install software?
Thanks in advance for any answers!

As long as you install applications into their usual location: /Applications, the Applications folder at the root level of your computer's directory, the applications should be available to all users. You can install from any account, but you will have to supply admin authentication (username, password).
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