Aug 31 2016 04:10 AM
We would like to see some kind of preference that a user can set to open files from SharePoint directely in the Office Apps instead of Office Online when clicking on them. This saves an extra click, and makes that SharePoint isn't showing many tabs for all opened documents (and next to that our users prefer to working in the Office Apps).
Aug 31 2016 04:22 AM
SolutionAug 31 2016 04:47 AM
Aug 31 2016 05:33 AM
I've also found the option 'Open Documents in Client Applications by Default' on the Site Collection Features page, which does the same for the entire Site Collection (which is what we wanted). Thanks for you reply, you pointed me in the right direction :)
Aug 31 2016 10:22 AM - edited Aug 31 2016 10:23 AM
You can also ... Right click on the file, and select whether to ...
1) open in Excel/Word/etc OR
2) open in Excel/Word/etc Online.
Unless that is the extra click you were trying to avoid.
Sep 05 2016 02:27 PM
I found that that setting only works in IE and Firefox but not for Chrome or Edge.
In Chrome or Edge, the document is opened/created using Office Web app irrespective of the setting.
Has anyone experienced the same?
I am using Windows 10.
Oct 03 2017 04:52 AM
Yes, I experience the same at one of my customers tenants.
Chrome open new documents in Office Online.
It also opens existing documents in Office Online.
After I click the "..." and Open from the popup, then it opens in the Office Clients instead.
Weird!
May 25 2019 12:38 AM
Hi, @Sonny Gillissen could you please tell me where I can find that setting? There seems to be plenty of coverage of this issue in relation to Sharepoint but not the Office app.
Thanks!
Jun 13 2019 06:40 AM
Same thing occurs in SharePoint 2016 on-premise. We cannot force users to use Internet Explorer, especially as Edge is Microsoft's recommended browser. Is there another option?
Aug 06 2019 06:25 PM
Hi, Can you tell where is that menu from?
Jul 13 2020 06:23 AM
Jul 17 2020 08:15 PM
@ViGuru Greetings!
You can follow the instructions given on https://www.syvantis.com/blog/onedrive-opening-online .
The usual warning: The given link redirects to a non-Microsoft website. Proceed at your own risk.
BTW the website is pretty safe, nothing to worry about ;) .
Jul 22 2020 11:40 AM
@DarkPsycho302 Changing the library setting to open in desktop client does work in Chrome but only from the native library link. If you add a link to say a quick link web part, it still opens in the browser. If you then remove the ?web=1 parameter it should force a download. But there's no such option to force a single doc to open in the desktop app.
This illustrates Msft's shortsighted misunderstanding of the way people work and the basic options customers need. The all or nothing approach to link behavior is sloppy at best but more likely lazy. Instead of wasting their time on things no one has asked for or cares about, I wish Msft would focus on fixing the buggy modern ui and adding options like this that people might actually find useful.
Jul 22 2020 11:50 AM - edited Jul 22 2020 11:52 AM
I have educated my users to right-click on the file, select OPEN, select OPEN IN APP. While not perfect, it is a work-around that I am OK with. Or I have users navigate from the desktop app (excel etc), using recent, or drilling into the SP site to retrieve and save their file.
Apr 23 2021 02:03 PM
Jul 08 2021 11:22 AM
Jul 14 2021 01:46 PM
The feature "open document with client application" work only on the website. If you have outlook, you can activate this option to open link received from SharePoint/onedrive by mail with the app
May 02 2022 02:56 AM
@Gilbert Okello you have to activate the IE Compatibility Mode (under Settings) in Edge first. It just work for the Sites that you explicity activate the Compatibility Mode (it will not be activate over the Internet).
May 18 2022 06:01 AM
Aug 31 2016 04:22 AM
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