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. In a recent Office 365 Monthly Channel update, Microsoft has given users the ability to control where Office documents open in their default behavior. Until now, users who prefer to open the file in the desktop application have needed to manually select the option to edit in the desktop version of the app they’re working in. Currently, when a link to a file that’s stored in OneDrive or SharePoint is clicked, it opens the file in the online version of the Office application by default. The opening location of Microsoft Office 365 files and documents has long been a subject of controversy.
