There is one more way to change this setting, but it’s less straightforward so I’m deeming it a “bonus method.” ? Click to enlarge Always open Teams files in the Desktop app | Bonus method (prompt after opening one-time in desktop) Then select Files from the left and choose Desktop app from the dropdown menu. Simply use the ellipsis (three dots) in the upper right corner of Teams and choose Settings. Click to enlarge Always open Teams files in the desktop app | Method #2 (in your Settings)Īlternatively, you don’t need to find a file first. Now Teams will always open Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files in the appropriate desktop application. To change your default file opening preference from an individual file’s menu, right-click the file, select Open, then select Change default. Always open Teams files in the desktop app | Method #1 (from a file) Note: Desktop/app will only be available as an option if you have Office version 16 or newer. If you’d rather change the default setting for yourself so that a single left-click opens in the desktop app always, there are two places you can change your file opening preference – a file’s open menu or your Teams settings.
How to change default file opening behavior of Teams to always open in desktop app Or if you already have the file opened in Teams, just click Open in Desktop App at the top.
So if you need to open a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file outside Teams, using its full desktop app: This is great for those one-off files that require the full desktop application. If you right-click a file in Teams and hover over Open, you’ll see you can choose to open that one file using the default or your preferred experience (Teams, app/desktop, or browser).
How to open a file from Teams in the desktop/client app without changing default settings In this post, I’ll cover how to open a file in a different context (Teams, desktop app, or browser) for one-time needs as well as changing your default setting to force all files to open in the desktop version if you wish. We can choose where to open a file before we even open it.
Which OneDrive app?īy default, Microsoft OneDrive for work or school syncs SharePoint in Microsoft 365 libraries in folders under your Windows “User” folder, for example: C:\Users\ username\ In most cases, we recommend that you use the newer OneDrive sync app (onedrive.exe) instead.
Note: This article applies only to the previous OneDrive for work or schoolsync app (groove.exe).