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Links from Planner (Tasks von Planner) - how to open links from tasks in desktop Apps
HI everybody,
I have a Tasks from Planner (Planner) in one Private Microsoft Team, in a General channel.
The tasks in channel are containing links to multiple types of documents an paths (Excel, Word, OneNote). When the link are opened in from Microsoft Teams Client Desktop App, the link are alway opened (directed) directly in a browser. I already tried to test it with Settings in Microsoft Teams Dekstop App (Settings - Files and links: I set the setting "Open Files" - Word, PowerPoint und Excel files to be opened in Desktop-App, not in Teams or Browser), but that doesn't help.
I have Global Admin account, and Teams Admin account, is it possible to change these settings to open all links (Word, Excel, OneNote, SharePoint files) in the corresponding desktop application? Can this be done in the mentioned Planner settings? Can the users change their settings in Microsoft Teams Client to make this work?
Thanks.
Leon
LeonPavesic I don't believe this is possible. Teams apps are web applications presented through Teams as their browser, they won't follow the Teams clients preferences for opening documents. That control will only effect native Teams functions like the Files tab, Files App or documents attached to messages.
Planner's attachments are just links, they don't get the normal SharePoint features on a drop down menu. You could go ask the Planner Team if they are planning to make attachments behave like full files over in the Planner community Planner - Microsoft Community Hub
LeonPavesic I don't believe this is possible. Teams apps are web applications presented through Teams as their browser, they won't follow the Teams clients preferences for opening documents. That control will only effect native Teams functions like the Files tab, Files App or documents attached to messages.
Planner's attachments are just links, they don't get the normal SharePoint features on a drop down menu. You could go ask the Planner Team if they are planning to make attachments behave like full files over in the Planner community Planner - Microsoft Community Hub
I manage a SharePoint site for our department and use a Planner tasks plan for document management (review, collab, edits, approve, signatures). Users are going to SPO, not Teams to work on their assigned tasks.
I attach Word and .pdf files to the tasks to keep everyone using the same document for edits and yes, opening the attachment from the task form always opens it in Edge. I've searched for a configuration or some other trick to open attachment in the desktop versions of Word and Acrobat Reader. Is there really nothing to be done?
Also, I have configured SPO to open files stored in a document library on our sit, in their respective desktop applications which work for .docx, .xlsx, .ppt, etc. There is also the option to right click on these types of files and choose Open in app. This is great, even if it doesn't work the same way in Task attachments.
But .pdf files do not open in Acrobat Reader or give you the option in the right click menu. The issue is that these .pdf files are needing Adobe Digital signatures and users must open the file in the browser, download it, open it in Reader, add their signatures, save the file then upload the file back into SPO which is a tedious 7 steps process. I wanted to use Adobe Sign with a Power Automate connector which allows users to sign the document from within Edge. Trouble is that our IT people tell me that they can't grant licenses for Adobe Sign in the "Citizen Development" space, whatever that is.
Is there any way at all to add digital signatures to .pdf documents opened in the browser?
So sorry for the lengthy question but I wanted you to have an idea of the environment and set up. Thank you for your time!
P Bowen
- Thank you for the confirmation of what I suspected. It makes sense that task attachment are just links. I imagine that if the ability to add files themselves as attachments, similarly to Outlook email, space on the resource server would have to be increased quite a bit to store attached files, especially if those assigned to those tasks or managing the task plan are not diligent with digital housekeeping.
