How can you open a document from office online in the desktop application

Get the extension and switch to the new Google Drive With a few downloads from Google you can open Drive files from the web on the desktop with a right-click. Now it’s time to install Google’s Once that’s done, open Google Drive in Chrome and make sure you are using the new, revamped version of the web app. If you’re not. there should be an option to switch to it at the top of your Google Drive dashboard. Otherwise, follow the Next, right-click on any file that’s in a non-Google Drive format, such as an Excel spreadsheet, Word document, or photo and select Open with from the contextual menu. You should see a list of compatible desktop apps. If you don’t see any of your desktop apps, reboot Chrome and try again. Remember that this option only works with document formats recognized by your desktop apps. You cannot use this feature to open documents in Google Drive’s proprietary formats. Not perfect, but handy for Google Drive types In my tests, Google Drive wasn’t able to correctly identify and suggest all of my desktop apps. The open source GIMP photo editor, for example, didn’t appear in the menu for JPG and other image types. But mainstream programs like the Microsoft Office suite, as well as Thunderbird, Sublime Text 2, and even HipChat (for images) were all there. Opening files from Drive on your desktop takes a few seconds longer than you’d expect, but it does work. Changes you make to your documents are saved back to Google Drive, but you may need to give Google a few...

This blog explains how you can alter your Office 365 settings to make documents that are shared via a link open in the desktop version of their app instead of the default online app. This change will not affect the opening location of files that are opened in other ways. If you’re looking to change how your apps open when opening directly from OneDrive or SharePoint, our other blog posts can help. View our SharePoint instructions , and our OneDrive instructions here . The opening location of Microsoft Office 365 files and documents has long been a subject of controversy. Currently, when a link to a file that’s stored in In a recent Office 365 Monthly Channel update, Microsoft has given users the ability to control where Office documents open in their default behavior. Users can apply a change to make it so Excel, Word, & PowerPoint files that are stored in OneDrive, SharePoint, or Outlook open in their desktop app by default. If users prefer to have files open in the online application, no action needs to be taken. To make this change, go to File> Options> Advanced> Link Handling in any Office 365 desktop application and check the box next to “Open supported hyperlinks to Office files in Office desktop apps” Exclusions It’s important to note that there are a number of scenarios where the link handling option is not yet supported, listed below. • Links from 1st party Office clients such as OneNote, Teams, Skype, • Links from 3rd party apps like Slack • Links to files NOT st...

In this article Office for the web (formerly Office Web Apps) opens Word, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint documents in your web browser. Office for the web makes it easier to work and share Office files from devices with a supported browser and an internet connection. Microsoft 365 customers with Word, Excel, OneNote, or PowerPoint can view, create, and edit files on the go. Available plans For detailed plan information on subscriptions that enable users for Office for the Web, see the Feature availability Need help with figuring out which Office solution best fits your organization? The following sections list the features that are available within Office for the web and the Microsoft Office desktop apps. For features that are only available within one of the solutions, use the table below each section. You might discover that some people in your organization need the advanced charting capability of the Excel desktop app while others only need to view and lightly edit Word documents and PowerPoint presentations with Office for the web. Features available for Office for the web and Office desktop app A limited selection of Office features has been chosen to represent the capabilities of Office for the web and Office desktop suite. This is not a comprehensive list of Microsoft Office features (this list may change without notice). Word These are the features available for Word for the web and Word desktop app: The following table lists the features available only for Word fo...

Did you just download or receive a Microsoft Word document on your desktop or mobile device but you don’t have Word installed? Don’t let that DOC or DOCX extension freak you out. You have many ways to open and edit the file without having to shell out for an Office 365 subscription. For instance, did you know that Office Online lets you work with any Word document free of charge? Or that you can use open-source software such as OpenOffice and LibreOffice for a Word-like experience offline? Probably not. 1.WordPad & TextEdit You can open any Word document with nothing other than WordPad or TextEdit on the PC or Mac. Unfortunately, both programs have limited compatibility with the DOC and DOCX formats, which almost always causes files to render incorrectly. But they’re perfect for skimming through documents quickly, and you don’t have to install anything. Just double-click a Word file, and it should open in WordPad or TextEdit automatically. You can also perform edits to documents, but it’s best to avoid doing that unless you don’t mind dealing with serious formatting problems. On the Mac, an even faster way to open a Word document without Word installed is to select the document and press Space. You can then read everything inside the document via Quick Look. The app also lets you edit files as long as you pay for an Office 365 subscription. However, if all you want is to read through a DOCX file with zero formatting errors, then installing Word Mobile is an excellent choic...

One of the issues I am facing working with Office 365 is I can't really get the Documents open in a windows/client app rather it open in browser online only. The users want to make sure that the documents should open in the Desktop app. I activated the Open In client app by default feature under site collection features and also for advanced settings under library, i changed the setting to Open in client app by default as well. Still when clicked on a document in library, it opens in the browser online version, does anyone has a solution for this? Thanks. Although late but just confirming, in Google Chrome, the document (.docx) does open in client MS Word 2016 after activating the "Open in client app" feature in site collection features. For those who still have issues, try de-activating and activating again the site collection feature Open Documents in Client Applications by Default. If you want links you put in Word to open SharePoint-stored files in their native apps, you have to go to File\Options\Advanced\Link Handling and enable the option 'Open supported hyperlinks to office files in Office Desktop apps'. Before I did that, I found that enabling the 'open in native app option' in the SharePoint settings worked ONLY when clicking links in SharePoint; enabling this option allows me to embed links in documents and make those also open natively. Hope that helps! Thanks for contributing an answer to SharePoint Stack Exchange! • Please be sure to answer the question. Prov...