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Open file in desktop app by default
Is there a (custom) way to open office files in the respective office desktop app by default (e.g. Excel)? At the moment when clicking on the file it opens in Teams
This is now apparently available in Public Preview, We are unable to get Public Preview to work here so I can't verify. But I guess this means it's soon (?) available for all users.
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-teams-will-soon-let-users-choose-where-to-open-office-files
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-teams-will-soon-let-users-choose-where-to-open-office-files
You can follow the roadmap id here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=82662
Why can't you get it to work? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/public-preview-doc-updates
Why can't you get it to work? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/public-preview-doc-updates