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Microsoft is testing versions of Office Online internally, and Yan Zhu, founder of, has supplied The Verge with several screenshots of the new branding and interface. The main focus is to ensure consumers are aware of the apps and they’re easy to find. We understand that Office Online will still be available through SkyDrive, but that will serve as an easy way to access the various web apps. Office Web Apps are currently buried away in SkyDrive (OneDrive), where it’s not always obvious to consumers. We’re told that Microsoft will start using "Excel Online" and "Word Online" monikers instead of the slightly more confusing "Excel Web App" and "Word Web App" names that exist today. ZDNet first reported on Office Online earlier this week. While the Office Online branding is not related to legal issues, we understand it’s largely focused on making the online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote more accessible and easy to find.
The name change follows a similar rebrand for SkyDrive, which is now being christened OneDrive after a trademark case. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to The Verge that Office Online will roll out in the coming weeks, and Microsoft’s site will be refreshed to accommodate the changes.
#SET MICROSOFT OFFICE AS DEFAULT APPS INSTALL#
To open a file in the Office desktop apps, users must install and activate version 16 or higher of PowerPoint/Word/Excel.Microsoft is readying a launch of new "Office Online" branding for its existing Office Web Apps. 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'.
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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 3: Enter Defaults, click a default app and choose another program in the pop-up menu. Step 1: Click the bottom-left Start button and tap Settings in the Start Menu. Step 1: IT admins – read instructions here įeature should be mentioned here before posting - 2 ways to change default programs on Windows 10: Way 1: Change default apps in Settings. 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.
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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.