How do I change the default setting to open Sharepoint files in the Office 365 App (e.g., Excel, Powerpoint, Word) rather than in a browser?

Question

How do I change the default setting to open Sharepoint files in the Office 365 App (e.g., Excel, Powerpoint, Word) rather than in a browser?

Open in browser - Current default

Open in app - I want to change the default to this option

Answer 1

Yes, this. A thousand time this. Opening a file in the brain damaged, imitation Office apps is a single click, while opening them the right way is three clicks. As an end user, I want to reverse that for every file in every library every time.

Answer 2

Isn't there a way for an end-user to override this setting? I would like to open every Sharepoint document in the appropriate app instead of the browser.

Answer 3

Dear PMPG,

Please change the Library setting, so any document stored in the specific library by default opens in the desktop application. For this follow the steps below:

1. Go to the document library where you have stored the document.
2. Click Settings (gear icon) on the top-right, select Library Settings>More Library Settings.
3. Click Advanced settings.
4. On the Advanced Settings page, in Opening Document in the Browser, select Open in the client application.

 

The above steps will affect the specific library, if you want to set OpenInClient feature for the entire site collections, follow the steps below:

1. Go to Site Content > Site Settings.
2. On the Site Settings page, under Site Collection Administration, choose Site Collection Features.
3. On the Features page, for the Open Documents in Client Applications by Default feature, click Activate to enable the OpenInClient feature (documents will open in the client application).

If you need any help, let us know. We will look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,

Neha | Microsoft Community Moderator

Answer 4

This only works when opening directly from the library. It does not work when opening a shared link.

Please explain how to ensure that when I click on a link shared with me, that it opens in the associated App.

Answer 5

Does not work , like any other Ms dumpster "product"

I don't understand why anyone would pay for this