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Word attachments open as a PDF
HIi StephenB427 .Yeah even I am facing the same issue.
Infact when a user shares a word file on sharepoint the same word file is opening fine for other users but for only one user the word file opens as pdf.I have checked the default apps.association all is fine.
Your description indicates that the document in question is displayed in Reading view rather than in Editing view. In that case, try switching views from the top of the page in Word Online.
If you download a copy of an online document from the SharePoint environment, are you then able to open it for editing in your locally installed version of Word?
- Hi,I have tried but I do not see any option to open in editable word. The file is shared between team members , so that it should directly open in word to do the changes collaboratively.Yes when I download on my PC , and open it opens in word. But If I make any changes It will be my local separate copy of that document. And it beats the purpose of collaborative work.
Are all users editing in Word Online, or are users in general using the full version of Word (without downloading the document first, I mean)?
- It is mix actually.Few users use word online and few use deskop app.of word.
If the Editing view is enabled, you should see a button to activate Reading view on the View tab:
Conversely, if the Reading view is active, the document displays with a minimum of commands available:
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Me and my team members should be able to open any MS file (word,excel or ppt) shared on Sharepoint with editable access to open in the respective app.with editable access .As the team members simultaneously work on the file. Which is currently not happening and the files are opening as view/ready only and in pdf.