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ChrisGray97
Jan 05, 2026Brass Contributor
Default - "Open Read Only" for Office Files
Looking for a way to set the default behaviour to "open read only" for office files stored in SharePoint I know that you can set this per document (https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/office/make...
ChrisGray97
Jan 06, 2026Brass Contributor
I realised after I posted this that it is a duplicate of my own request from late last year (New year hangover :-) Open Files from SharePoint in "Protected" mode by default | Microsoft Community Hub