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Opening files in Teams in read-only or review mode by default - not edit mode

Hi there,

Is there a way to have files and documents (whether Word, Excel or whatever) in Teams open in "reviewing" mode by default, rather than the "editing" mode?

Can I do that as a receiver of documents, and, if so, how?

Or if the document creator/s have to do that, how do they do that?

A default editing mode causes errors to be unintentionally introduced into documents by those who may just need to copy sections from the document.

Many thanks,

Andrew

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Hi Andrew,

 

Thanks for posting in the community.

 

To meet your requirement, since these files are stored on the same name SharePoint site, you need to contact the site owner/admin, let them set the option“Require documents to be checked out before they can be edited“to Yes via Library Settings> Versioning settings. After that, when users open files that are stored in the library, the file is opened in View/read-only mode.

 

Regards,

George

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Last updated May 15, 2024 Views 6,101 Applies to: