I'm in new teams and can't switch to open files in the app rather than browser

Anonymous
2023-10-24T14:47:38+00:00

Hi there,

I have had issues with old Teams when trying to open a file in the app, it always defaults to open in the browser which makes it hard to edit, then various error messages pop up when trying to open in the default app. From reading help in the community forums, it suggested to uninstall and reinstall. I can now only install the new app which won't even give me the option to try and change my default for opening files and says to use the previous version which I can't find to download.

Please help. I really struggle to properly edit ppt and docs through the browser as some of the functionalities are very limited.

Thanks

AC

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Mr. Trust_A 4,820 Reputation points
2024-10-22T14:38:21+00:00

Hello AC_89,

Microsoft is aware of the issue where the option to open files in the desktop app is missing in the new Teams. This could be due to not meeting one of the three prerequisites:

  1. You must be using the Teams desktop app for Windows or Mac.
  2. You need to have the corresponding Office desktop apps (Microsoft Office 2016 or later) installed from the Microsoft 365 portal.
  3. You must have an Office 365 E3 or E5 license.

For more details, please refer to the support article: Desktop app option is missing when editing Office files in Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn

Hope this helps!

Regards,

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-04T14:01:12+00:00

    Unfortunately this does not fix the issue. There is still no option to default to opening in the app. I can click the three dots and select open in app there, but under the change default menu there is only Teams and browser available, and I already had that before trying the "fix" so it seems like nothing changed.

    It's annoying, but I have changed my default to open in browser, then I can open in the app from there, and I at least keep my Teams screen on file view.

    C'mon Microsoft! Pull you collective heads out of the sand and do something about this. Please.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-23T21:48:59+00:00

    Unfortunately, this didn't work for me. Blows my mind that the developers didn't include this as an option when redesigning Teams...

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