Word attachments open as a PDF
Hello... When I open a Word (docx) email attachment from various senders in a particular organization the attachment is converted to a PDF and viewed in Adobe Acrobat (which opens as the default app ...
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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.
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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- How to enable the editing view as default for all MS Documents.I do not see any option on online version of word , excel or ppt.
I believe that the SharePoint admin can specify whether Editing mode or Reading mode should be the default. Or are you saying that the issue with Reading mode is specific to one particular document?
The issue is with one user as of now.All share point shared documents with editing access and all MS apps. attachments in outlook online are opening in view only mode. How to change it to the editable mode and make it open in the right app.(word,excel or ptt)
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.