Excel for Desktop "See just mine" showing for everyone upon document closure

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Excel for Desktop "See just mine" showing for everyone upon document closure

Elephantom 25

Hi all, I saw that Excel online/Teams recently updated to refine the View options when sorting/filtering. The default is now a personal view, with extra action needed to apply it for everyone. That's great, but the desktop app still asks the old way, and when "See just mine" is selected, it looks and acts like it's a personal view, until the document is closed. At that point, it applies that view for everyone, forces all users currently in the document into their own personal view, and there's no way easily undo it since the document has been closed.

I reported this to my IT department, and they told me they "don't manage desktop or web applications"... I'm unsure if this is just a lagging update on our end (government platform) or if it's a widespread issue. Microsoft Feedback is disabled by IT within the Office programs and they refused to report it themselves, so here I am.

Thanks!

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Hendrix-C 20,015 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi @Elephantom,

Based on your sharing, I have researched through Microsoft product help and other official information sources and found out there are public reports describing the same behavior as you experienced that the workbook’s default view ends up changing to someone’s “temporary” view after certain co-authoring sequences in the desktop app opened from Teams. You can read that customer experience sharing in this thread Excel File Shared on Teams - Filter "See just mine" - Microsoft Q&A.

However, there is no Microsoft help article/documentation or announcement found that clearly addresses or explains this issue. I have also tried to reproduce the problem you are experiencing, but unfortunately, I'm very sorry that I couldn't provide any further details or insights into this behavior or the problem causing it.

That said, even though Microsoft Feedback is disabled within your apps, you still be able to feedback this concern directly to Microsoft via Microsoft 365 Feedback Hub → Send Feedback and describe your situation in detail. This is the most effective way to ensure your feedback reaches the product team and there will be future updates regarding the issue.

Once you've submitted your feedback, feel free to share the link here in the comments. I’ll be happy to upvote it to help bring more visibility and ensure your feedback gets the attention it deserves.

I really appreciate your time bringing up this concern. I'm sure there are other users who have been in the same situation but don't know where to send their feedback, so hopefully you will click YES under this post if you can. This will help pin the post to the top, making it easier for other users who may be experiencing the same issue to find your post, understand the context, and support your feedback. The more upvotes received, the more visibility it has and increases the chance to be prioritized for future updates as soon as possible.

Once again, thank you for raising up this usability concern. If you have any questions or need any further clarification, please leave a comment here and I will be happy to continue to help you.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. Hope to hear from you soon.

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Elephantom 25 Reputation points

2026-05-28T21:22:19.6266667+00:00

The problem reported in the link you shared is not the same issue. We always have users in our shared workbook, day or night, and it always prompts us to select See just mine or See everyone's when filtering/sorting.

Our issue is that User A will select See just mine when filtering in the desktop app, and it changes the margin color and indicates it's a temporary view; any sorting/filtering isn't showing for Users B through Z, who are all in the default view (either in the desktop app or online/Teams). However, the moment User A closes the document, their temporary view becomes the default, and shoves Users B through Z into temporary views (indicated by changes in the margin color), and the new default view is whatever User A had sorted/filtered in their temporary view. Since User A closed the document, there's no way to undo all the sorting/filter, it must be done manually.

This is a NEW issue, I'm guessing one that's stemming from the new view settings in Excel online/Teams. I would send a screen recording, but the information in the workbook is confidential.

ETA: I will use that hub to report the issue though, thank you.
Hendrix-C 20,015 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-28T22:17:34.33+00:00

Hi @Elephantom,

I greatly appreciate your detailed explanation about the situation. I sincerely apologize for my initial misunderstanding about the issue.

If that's the case, the better option I want to suggest is that you should contact your IT department again and ask for their help, not to send feedback but to create a support ticket directly to Microsoft via Microsoft 365 Admin Center > Support > Help & Support. This route ensures that you can contact a Microsoft support engineer who can initiate a remote session to review your issue in detail, investigate backend configurations, run advanced diagnostic tools to help resolve the problem. If additional expertise is needed, he/she can escalate the case to specialized teams with access to internal systems and logs for deeper investigation.

I genuinely wish I could directly delve into the backend systems to diagnose and fix this for you. However, as a forum moderator and due to privacy and security limitations, my role here is limited to providing general guidance and solutions that can be applied by users. Please know that even though I can't directly intervene, directing you to the correct, specialized support is the most effective help I can provide from my position and for your situation, contacting Microsoft Support via the Admin Center is the most secure and efficient way forward.

I truly hope you get your issue resolved swiftly. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to reach out again. I'll be happy to assist you further within my abilities.

Wishing you a wonderful day ahead.
Elephantom 25 Reputation points

2026-05-28T22:22:12.1833333+00:00

Ooh I will definitely do that, that sounds like something they should be willing to do, thank you!
Elephantom 25 Reputation points

2026-06-08T16:23:43.7766667+00:00

Just wanted to update you: I took the steps you recommended and requested that they create a support ticket in the Admin Center.

Not gonna lie, I had low hopes anything would come of it (nothing against you at all), but it worked exactly how you said it would! I was connected directly with an engineer and actually just got off a Teams call with him. I was able to show him the bug, he understood the issue, he was very knowledgeable and friendly, and I ended the call confident that the issue will get fixed. He's going to attempt reproducing the issue on his end and will either put the fix into development, or we'll get another meeting scheduled with someone from our IT with admin privileges to get some logs over to him.

Thank you for your assistance, I really appreciate it!
Hendrix-C 20,015 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-06-09T18:17:54.55+00:00

Hi @Elephantom,

I greatly appreciate you for taking the time to update me, and I'm really glad to know that things have been working out well.

It's great to know the support path led to productive next steps, and I truly hope they're able to either reproduce the problem quickly or arrange the follow-up needed to move toward a fix as soon as possible.

Please don't hesitate to reach out again if you need anything else in the meantime.

Many best wishes for a great day.