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Microsoft

Jul 23, 2021

Now 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...

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DanBroadberry

Copper Contributor

Aug 19, 2021

Kaushal-Mehta

Not appearing for me either.

Teams version 1.4.00.22472 (64-bit). It was last updated on 19/08/2021.

Office Version Microsoft 365 MSO (16.0.14228.20216) 64-bit

Tried logging out and in.

Tried fully quitting.

Developer Preview and Public Preview both allowed and on.

I'd say you have a "Known issue" from looking at these comments.

The option to Open in app appears...

but does not appear to be possible to set as default...