Forum Discussion
Desktop Shortcut to Sharepoint Files
Hi Steve,
Yes I've tried this and the link within the shortcut will work however it always opens the web page version of the office file as opposed to the desktop App.
The shortcut is along the lines of;
https://xxxxx.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/Design/Shared%20Documents/General/Panels%20Tracker/Panels%20Planner.xlsx?d=w9f62aa2e5f34439089b7b5bcad64b5b6&csf=1&e=b5Z1mn
I've tried cutting it back to;
https://xxxxx.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/Design/Shared%20Documents/General/Panels%20Tracker/Panels%20Planner.xlsx
and it simply downloads a copy of the file.
I also came across this: https://www.syvantis.com/blog/open-office-files-in-their-desktop-app-now-by-default and have tried enabling this too without it making any difference.
Adam1V Have you tried going to SharePoint and then Library settings for the library holding the file, choose Advanced and change the setting to "Open in Client"?
Yes, and that works well when opening the file through Sharepoint, but for the most part all users are used to have a desktop shortcut, so desperately want to try and stick with a desktop app shortcut if possible.
It sounds so easy and should be straight forward but its not 😞
https://support.workspace365.net/hc/en-us/articles/115001744289-Adding-SharePoint-libraries-as-network-location suggests the Sharepoint site should be added to the Internet Explorer trusted sites, which is something i'll need to try and test when im back in work tomorrow. This could be why the credentials/ is dropping after closing down the webpage.
