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Nathaniel Ekdahl
Copper Contributor
Jun 11, 2018

Open in client application when sharing link

I know it is possible to set files to open in client applications when opening up a file from a SharePoint library, but is it possible to set that as default behavior when opening a file from a share...
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  • Deleted's avatar
    Deleted
    Jun 11, 2018

    You can't set Shared Links to open directly in Client Application. You will have to manually create a link in below format and share it to open in client application.

     

    The following will open in the client directly:

    https://someurl.sharepoint.com/sites/site1/Shared%20Documents/WordDoc1.docx

    This link will prompt user to open in client application  

    ms-word:ofe|u|https://someurl.sharepoint.com/sites/site1/Shared%20Documents/WordDoc1.docx

     

     

     
Chris9065's avatar
Chris9065
Copper Contributor
The only workaround I have managed is to use ms-word:ofe|u| and then create a tiny URL. Not great but it works and you get a URL that SharePoint and teams will accept as a link.
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Kokapellie
Copper Contributor
Aug 25, 2020

Chris9065 

 

Can you explain how you used ms-word:ofe|u| in a "Link: with in SharePoint? 

 

I just get the "This link type is not supported."

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    Chris9065
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 25, 2020
    If you try and use it within SharePoint then you will get that error as it does not recognise it as a hyperlink but, if you go to tinyurl or something similar you can then put it in there and output an actual http hyperlink that SharePoint will recognise
    • mattchowell's avatar
      mattchowell
      Iron Contributor
      May 12, 2023
      Yeah, I was responding to the question about shared links where the ms-word:ofe|u| prefix works

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