Small Tips and Tricks – Microsoft Teams – Setting File open preference for Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents

fig : Microsoft Teams - Files - Settings - Files - File open preference for Word, PowerPoint and Excel files
fig : Microsoft Teams - Files - Settings - Files - File open preference for Word, PowerPoint and Excel files

Hi All,

Greetings for the day!!!

Today new tip related to opening documents / files in Microsoft Teams.

Actually I was not aware this setting and I do not want to open files in Teams itself. Today got to know about this setting – “File open preference” so sharing . SHARING IS CARING 🙂

Tip – How to set File open preference for Word, PowerPoint and excel documents in Microsoft Teams.

Details / Steps –

  • In Microsoft Teams, from left pane select Files as shown in below fig
Microsoft Teams - Files - Left pane
fig : Microsoft Teams – Files – Left pane
  • On click of Files, in right side Files pane will open as shown in below fig
  • From top navigation section, from right side, click on three dots (…) before the tenant name – as shown in below fig
fig : Microsoft Teams - Files - Settings - right top corner
fig : Microsoft Teams – Files – Settings – right top corner
  • We will be redirected to Files settings as shown in below fig
fig : Microsoft Teams - Files - Settings - Files
fig : Microsoft Teams – Files – Settings – Files
  • From Files settings in Teams, select Files as in below fig
  • And we have setting “File open preference” as shown in below fig
  • Currently we have two options available
    • Teams – This is default option
    • Browser
fig : Microsoft Teams - Files - Settings - Files - File open preference for Word, PowerPoint and Excel files
fig : Microsoft Teams – Files – Settings – Files – File open preference for Word, PowerPoint and Excel files

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