Forum Discussion
Classic vs Modern and More Microsoft Search Questions Answered
Great work on unifiying the experience!
I have been searching the web, the community and uservoice and I want to make sure that it is not already known before I submit an own idea.
The default behaviour working in SharePoint Online for Office Online versus client / desktop Office Application when clicking on Search Results from SharePoint in the classic experience was based on an individual setting that users could change in their Preferences (findable in Search Results Web Parts): it would open in (browser) Office Online (Excel Onlin / Word Online / PowerPoint Online) or in the (desktop) client application depending on this setting. (see https://www.syvantis.com/blog/sharepoint-online-is-opening-my-documents-in-the-online-version-of-office-how-can-i-make-them-open-in-my-desktop-applications for more info).
However in this modern search experience it will always open a result in Office Online in the browser first and after extra clicks someone can open in desktop client application. Am I missing something where this can be configured (other than SharePoint Admin, Site Collection, Library, individual search preference) that does work in Modern Search Experience Results?