

From your OneDrive page, click Gear Icon > OneDrive settings.If you want to default Office files to open in the native app in your own OneDrive, here are the instructions. Click Activate next to Open Documents in Client Applications by Default.If you want to default Office files to open in the native app for the whole SharePoint site (all document libraries located on that site) – please follow the below instructions instead. Under Opening Documents in the Browser section, change the radio button to Open in the client application.Navigate to the document library, click Gear Icon > Library settings.If you want to default Office files to open in the native app for a specific document library – please follow the instructions below. Instructions are a bit different for SharePoint and OneDrive. If you would like to automatically have the Office files open in the native (desktop) applications, then you would need to change some settings behind the scenes. Right-click above the file > Open > Open in app How to default Office files to open in the native app Mail is likely the default email app on your Mac, but just in case you have others downloaded, you can set the default reader.Any user at any time can manually bypass the browser experience. Click the drop-down next to Default web browser.Ĭlick the web browser you'd like to use as the default.Click General at the top left of the window.Launch System Preferences from the dock, Finder, or by clicking the Apple icon in the Menu bar.Now, anytime you open a file with that extension, the Finder will automatically open it with the app you've selected. jpg extension (a photo).Ĭlick Open With if the section isn't already expanded.Ĭlick Continue when the Finder asks you if you're sure.

