Sharepoint 2019 modern view - how to edit office document from sharepoint library in desktop application in Chrome?

Question

Good morning,

Is it possible in Chrome to open office documents (docx) from Sharepoint library (2019 - modern view) in desktop app and edit? Now at the customer's terminal server with MS office it automatically downloads a copy to PC. But in classic view it's ok - desktop app opens a document from a library and can be edited right in SP. The same behavior in Firefox, in the Edge it works fine in a modern view.

Is there any settings or fix for Chrome/Firefox to make possible to edit docs in SP library modern view just like in classic view?

Thank you for reply.

Kind regards.

Jonas Kudera

Answer 1

Go to Site settings -> Site collection features -> Activate Open Documents in Client Applications by Default feature.

Go to Library settings -> Advanced settings -> Set Open documents in the client application.

Then when you click the file in the modern document library, it will ask you to open client application to edit files.

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Answer 2

Hello,

thank you for your reply. The Chrome is now working as desired. But in the Firefox problem still exists. Could there be any other settings depending on a kind of browser or it seems to be some incorrect configuration within the Firefox himself?

Thank you.

Kind regards.

Jonas