Do you despise the web app versions of Office as much as me? Now you can share URLs that open your docs directly on the desktop (as it should be!)
- Open your doc in an Office app from Office 365, then go to File…Info…and get the path to the doc
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- Append the appropriate prefix to the URL as follows:
- WORD: ms-word:ofe|u|
- EXCEL: ms-excel:ofe|u|
- PPT : ms-powerpoint:ofe|u|
- Others: see here
- Your url should look something like this:
- Use your new URL to link directly to your Office doc and it will immediately open in the Desktop Office app for editing.
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- NOTE: Since appending the Office prefix will result in a non-standard URL, some tools will complain about the Office-specific URL and will prevent you from saving the link. Microsoft Teams is, surprisingly, one of many tools that will complain about this. I really wish the team would adopt a more standards-friendly approach (e.g. just use https://your-site.sharepoint.com/your-path/Shared%20Documents/your-doc.docx and let the browser invoke the associated application type).