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No longer a prompt to enter file names in Teams
Did Microsoft change the default way new files are created/opened in Teams? Previously if you created a new excel template file while in Teams you would be prompted to enter the name of the file imme...
Yes, Microsoft recently changed this behavior—now new Office files in Teams auto-open with a default name like Book1, and you rename them after.
Workaround: create the file first using "New > File" and rename it before opening, or use SharePoint directly where naming is still prompted.
Naming has never been prompted when creating a new file on SharePoint, only Teams. This is why I have had my staff using Teams to create files. How do you create a new file without it opening automatically? When we create files, it auto opens in a new tab and calls it book immediately. There is no time to change the name before opening.
