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Office 365 - New Blank Document opens in browser
To open a new document in the Office 365 desktop app instead of the web browser, you can try one of the following options:
Select the file in OneDrive or SharePoint.
Select the More icon, then Open.
Select Open in (app) (e.g. Open in Word ).
Change the setting below
File > Options > Advanced > Link handling in any Microsoft 365 for Windows app.
On Mac, you can change the setting in Preferences > General > Link Handling.
If your files are stored in OneDrive, SharePoint, or Outlook, you can have them open in the desktop app by default.
To do this, go to File > Options > Advanced > Link Handling in any Office 365 desktop app.
I hope this helps you.
NikolinoDE - I suppose I could find the file that is yet to be created and right-click on it. However, I suspect this attempt will set me up for failure. Even if I succeed in finding the file, I am likely to fail in opening a "new" document as the existence of a file would imply it is not new - either I or someone else has already gone through the process of opening a new document and hence there is a file! All in all, this is crossing the threshold of my cognitive abilities to think more about it. I need some fresh air.
NikolinoDE I've tried the advanced settings route in Word and Outlook, but I continue to have Word docs open in office online when clicking a linked doc via an email in relation to collaborative authoring. ex. user makes a comment, it sends an email to me that I was mentioned, the doc link takes me to office online instead of the app
That's only to change Browser on Desktop in File->Options->Advanced->File Open Preference
Open file links directly in Office desktop apps - Microsoft Support
At least in my case it works when I click on the link in email with comment notification
