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Set preference of opening in Office Online or Office App
We would like to see some kind of preference that a user can set to open files from SharePoint directely in the Office Apps instead of Office Online when clicking on them. This saves an extra click, ...
- On the Document Library Settings page, choose Advanced settings.
On the Advanced Settings page, in Opening Document in the Browser, select one of the following options:
Open in the client application When a user chooses a document in this library, the document will open in the corresponding client application if it's available.
Open in the browser When a user chooses a document in this library, the document will open in the web browser in the web app for that document type. When the document is opened in the web app, the user can then decide to open the document in the client application.
Use the server default When a user chooses a document in this library, the document will open by using the default open behavior specified for the server
On the Document Library Settings page, choose Advanced settings.
On the Advanced Settings page, in Opening Document in the Browser, select one of the following options:
Open in the client application When a user chooses a document in this library, the document will open in the corresponding client application if it's available.
Open in the browser When a user chooses a document in this library, the document will open in the web browser in the web app for that document type. When the document is opened in the web app, the user can then decide to open the document in the client application.
Use the server default When a user chooses a document in this library, the document will open by using the default open behavior specified for the server
On the Advanced Settings page, in Opening Document in the Browser, select one of the following options:
Open in the client application When a user chooses a document in this library, the document will open in the corresponding client application if it's available.
Open in the browser When a user chooses a document in this library, the document will open in the web browser in the web app for that document type. When the document is opened in the web app, the user can then decide to open the document in the client application.
Use the server default When a user chooses a document in this library, the document will open by using the default open behavior specified for the server
Dean_Gross That setting doesn't seem to exist?
All I can see is the below:
Add a page
Add an app
Site contents
Site settings
Site permissions
Site usage
Site performance
You need to be IN the library you want to set application behaviour on. The options presented in the cog give you different options for where you are. This screenshot is taken from my SitePages library, which gives me site wide and library level options.
