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Can edit document stored in SharePoint in Word Online but not Word 2016
Check document settings -
Document Library --> Settings --> Advanced Settings --> Allow management of content types? should be set to NO.
Setting to No worked for me.
After serious digging on my own and struggling I implemented both solutions proposed by MonicaJ and Ryan Steeno and finally found a solution that worked for me.
Disable in Sharepoint:
Allow management of content types? found in:
Document Library --> Settings --> Advanced Settings
as well as:
Disable in OneDrive:
Use Office to sync (something like that)
found in Office tab in OneDrive app settings
This solution resulted in ability to edit files in Word app when opened in Sharepoint and sync/save them no longer creating local copy as well as (this confused me the most) not losing ability to work on document with another person even though option is unchecked in OneDrive app.
On my end, I didn't turn off "Allow management of content types?". I only turned off the option in OneDrive "Use Office applications to sync files that I open".
Now when a user want to edit a file that has required columns in the application when browsing on the sync folder in File Explorer:
- Right click the file
- Click "View Online"
- After the file open in Office Online, click "Open in Word [or Excel]" to edit in the application.
This detour via the online application allow editing the file. It covers the majority of the use cases here where I work. Still I'm not impressed by this lack of support for required columns with OneDrive :(
