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brittanyshores
Apr 06, 2020Copper Contributor
Microsoft Teams no longer allowing me to edit document in teams.
I have been using Teams for the past several months and have always been able to edit documents directly in the Teams app. For some reason now it won't let me edit. I can open the files online in a s...
DaithiG
Apr 06, 2020Steel Contributor
Hi brittanyshores , Microsoft made a change a few days ago to you can't edit document directly in Teams. You need to edit them from Office Online or from the desktop/mobile apps.
- Hani-M85Jul 02, 2020Copper ContributorI was facing the same problem yeterday i uninstall my desktop app and re install it then i was able to edit the file in teams then again today im not able to open the file its just buffering
- Pam_DzwonekApr 07, 2020Copper ContributorDid they announce this somewhere? Have a link?
- brittanyshoresApr 06, 2020Copper Contributor
DaithiG Thanks for your reply. I am using the desktop app and it's still not letting me edit.
- DaithiGApr 06, 2020Steel Contributor
Hi brittanyshores , apologies, I meant from the desktop/mobile Office apps Word/Excel, etc. You can't edit directly from any Teams app.