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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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

OctavianSfetcu

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DMcE2490 Hi could you please explain how you use it? Thanks.

DMcE2490

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Aug 23, 2021

See explanation from Chris9065 below. This can also be used by replacing 'word' with 'excel' or 'powerpoint'. If you replace 'ofe' with 'ofv' the person using the link can only view the document, not edit it. Full explanation here - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/client-developer/office-uri-schemes

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