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Can I confirm I’m doing the right thing as completely new to sharepoint
shreked Permissions depend on whether you have created a public group or private group.
As far as sharing an excel file, when you share a file there are options to pick and choose access level. You can share read only access or grant recipient Edit access. Again it depends on how you shared it.
If a direct link to file opens in browser and user wants to edit it in Desktop app, there will be an option to open the document in desktop app in top ribbon which says 'Viewing' or 'editing' selecting the drop down and select 'Open in Desktop app' . Here are some useful links to start with
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/share-sharepoint-files-or-folders-1fe37332-0f9a-4719-970e-d2578da4941c
https://sharepointmaven.com/public-vs-private-office-365-groups/
shreked Permissions depend on whether you have created a public group or private group.
As far as sharing an excel file, when you share a file there are options to pick and choose access level. You can share read only access or grant recipient Edit access. Again it depends on how you shared it.
If a direct link to file opens in browser and user wants to edit it in Desktop app, there will be an option to open the document in desktop app in top ribbon which says 'Viewing' or 'editing' selecting the drop down and select 'Open in Desktop app' . Here are some useful links to start with
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/share-sharepoint-files-or-folders-1fe37332-0f9a-4719-970e-d2578da4941c
https://sharepointmaven.com/public-vs-private-office-365-groups/
