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Set documents to open in "interactive preview" mode by default in document library

Matthew Wolcott 51 Reputation points
2022-07-13T18:20:15.847+00:00

Is there a way to set documents to be in "interactive preview" mode when you open them? I have encountered this post from 2020, I'm wondering if there's any progress on this since then. Thank you.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/set-documents-to-preview-mode-automatically-when/579e295d-afe7-4a62-b9bc-98489b16a813

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  1. Xuyan Ding - MSFT 7,561 Reputation points
    2022-07-14T08:30:13.107+00:00

    Hi @Matthew Wolcott ,

    Per my research, there is currently no OOTB method that goes into preview mode by default.
    In order to prevent users from creating new secondary versions, here are two workarounds for you.
    Of course, these two workarounds are relatively troublesome for users.

    1.Users will be forced to move documents out of the library before making any edits.
    Reference: How set Document to open in Preview mode by default

    2.Add the Document Library web part and the File viewer web part to the page. Connect the File viewer web part to the Document Library web part and display the selected files from document library through the File viewer.
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