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On previous versions of Word, I would double click on the document, word would open and display the document. Now I have to open Word from the start menu and find the document using the open function. A little more time consuming because not all of the documents I work on are in the same folder. Is there a way to make so I can just double click the document again?
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I went to Settings>Apps>Installed apps>Microsoft 365>More Options>Modify>Repair>Quick repair. That fixed the issue.
I'm glad you got it sorted. Thanks for letting us know.
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Hi Greg,
I’m Cherrelyn, and I'm here to help.
t sounds like a file association or installation glitch. A quick solution that has worked for others is running a Quick Repair on Microsoft 365 just go to Settings > Apps > Installed apps > Microsoft 365 > More options > Modify > Quick Repair. After that, double-clicking should open your documents normally again.
I hope this will help and if you have any question please don't hesitate to reply to this thread.
Warm regards,
Cherrelyn