Forum Discussion
Open file in desktop app by default
Is there a (custom) way to open office files in the respective office desktop app by default (e.g. Excel)? At the moment when clicking on the file it opens in Teams
RealTime_M365 , allowing the user to select either of the three methods makes sense. Would it be possible to allow the user to select how documents should open by default? I use the office apps all the time as they have superior functionality and I would prefer to be able to open documents in the app simply by clicking on the document rather than selecting from the dropdown.
-Arvid
ArvidCarlander Hi Arvid, this is coming soon. You can vote on the UserVoice to stay updated when status changes https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/18391150-open-in-word-excel-powerpoint-as-default
- Following the link, there's no evidence that anything is actually going to be done.
- Hello, I didn't get a notification so I saw your post only because I read Arvids reply. Well, if they weren't gonna implement this functionality they wouldn't have changed the status to "Working on it" it would have been changed to "Declined".
