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Kaushal-Mehta
Microsoft
MicrosoftNow in Teams Public Preview: Default file open setting for office files
Feature description
The Teams desktop and web apps for Windows and Mac now enable users to configure the default app used to open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files that have been shared in Microsof...
We are only seeing Teams and Web options for the default. Open in Desktop App is missing.
Same.
I'm using Excel for Microsoft 365 MSO (16.0.13001.20254) 64-bit
and Teams Desktop version.
Public Preview I see nothing new.
Developer preview only allows defaults or Teams and Browser,
neither one being as useful (to me) as App.
I really really really want this feature.
I'm using Excel for Microsoft 365 MSO (16.0.13001.20254) 64-bit
and Teams Desktop version.
Public Preview I see nothing new.
Developer preview only allows defaults or Teams and Browser,
neither one being as useful (to me) as App.
I really really really want this feature.
- Yes, you are correct that in Teams Settings it only shows Teams or Browser as the options for default. The option for Desktop does appear in Settings if you first go to any Office file in Teams and click the More options (...) > Open and then select "Change default". "Desktop app" should appear as an option and click that. Now the default is set to Desktop and will now appear in the Teams Settings. I believe there's a bug that is causing the Desktop option to not appear in Teams' Settings unless the above steps are taken.
- I had already tried that. No option for Desktop there either.
- Interesting. Did you try a manual update to Teams? I got an update today by manually clicking update. Mine now says "Microsoft Teams Version 1.4.00.20364 (64-bit). It was last updated on 8/5/2021".
Yay!! Mine finally works, after a complete Quit of Teams (not just close the window), running Developer Preview, Thank for the guidance!!!!
