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A colleague has reported that they have word files that they / colleagues need to edit. But the file is only opening in the desktop app as read only. The file has track changes on.
They do not want track changes turned off in order. They prefer to open the file from Teams and edit on desktop as online / Teams doesn't have all the functionality of word/excel that they need.
Is it possible to have track changes on a file, but also open in edit mode in the desktop so users can make the changes they need to?
How are you opening the file in the desktop version of Word?
If you downloaded the file to your local drive, you have to locate the file in File Explorer and choose the "Unblock" option in file properties.
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As far as I know, it's possible to sync Microsoft SharePoint and Teams files to a folder on your computer. This lets you work directly in File Explorer and access files even when you're offline. And when you go back online, any changes made to those files will sync automatically.
For more details, you could refer to: Sync SharePoint and Teams files with your computer.
Through Teams. The file is located in Teams. They open it in there and want to open, in edit mode, in the desktop.
Through Teams. The file is located in Teams. They open it in there and want to open, in edit mode, in the desktop.
Thanks for the follow-up. It appears that Open in Desktop App turns off the review mode and enables "full" editing. I am not sure why that happens. I suggest that you send feedback to Microsoft.
As mentioned above, get a good experience with features faster, and you can provide feedback in the Voice of the Teams user.
Feedback: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/ad198462-1c1c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472
Many features of our current products are designed and upgraded based on customers’ feedback. With requirements like this increase, the problem may well be released in the future.
Thanks for your understanding and support.
Hi @Mcintosh, Rebecca
I am writing to see how everything is going on with this thread. Should you need more help on this, you can feel free to post back.
Thanks!
I have used the workaround to sync the files to desktop and will raise the feature to work directly out of Teams in the Feedback portal
Hi,
Thanks for your sharing.
Microsoft will always focus on customer’s feedback and experience, some new features would be added to the services based on customers' feedback in the future, and your good ideas will be very helpful for them to improve the service. Your time, understanding and cooperation will be highly appreciated.