If yes, please share version requirement and any other dependency requirements O365 workload, Microsoft products dependency The Teams web app only shows options for 'Teams' and 'Browser'. Note: The option to choose 'Desktop app' is only available when using the Teams desktop app for Windows or macOS and only applies to that device. Screenshot of Teams general settings with the option for setting default Office file app highlighted The dropdown menu can be used to select the default app to open Office files: Users can navigate to Teams Settings > General and scroll down to the Files section. There are no admin controls or policies to disable this feature. The ability to change the default app used to open Office files is available to all users by default. Step 1: IT admins – read instructions here įeature should be mentioned here before posting. Screenshot showing the 'Change default' options to configure which app is used to open Office files Flighting status

Screenshot showing the options for opening an Excel spreadsheet from the Teams desktop app Note: While it was not previously possible to change the default, this menu now offers an entry point for users to change the default app used to open Office files. Users could then select the option to open the file in the browser or Office desktop app.Īlternatively, users could select More options (.) > Open and then select the target app in which they want to view/edit the Office file. Prior to this feature rollout, clicking a PowerPoint, Word, or Excel file shared in Teams would open the file in Teams.

Users can configure Teams to open the file directly in Teams (default), open in the web browser, or open in the Word, Excel, or PowerPoint desktop apps. The Teams desktop and web apps for Windows and Mac now enable users to configure the default app used to open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files that have been shared in Microsoft Teams.

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