Your Teams File open preferences will soon apply to files opened in classic Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Due early to mid-March 2025.
Details
In Teams, you can select how you would like to open cloud-hosted Word, Excel and PowerPoint links by following these steps:
- Teams > Settings and more (…) > Settings > Files and links.
- Under Always open Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files in, choose Teams, Desktop App, or Browser.
When this new feature is released, this setting will also apply when opening file links from classic Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The update reads like more apps will be added to this list later.
Availability
Due early to mid-March 2025.
Source, related links, and references
MC967240
365 Roadmap ID 471000.
Image(s): Microsoft.
Open file links directly in Microsoft 365 desktop apps from Teams and classic Outlook – Microsoft Support.
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31st December 2024 and kept up to date.
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