Learn how to use a Microsoft 365 setting to choose whether to open files in the online or desktop app, giving you full control for each file.

Learn how to stop Microsoft Office files from opening in your browser. Adjust settings to open files in desktop apps for better workflow. This ...

Although the default option that appears when you open Microsoft Word is a blank page and a blinking cursor, it's possible to create an entire Word document out of attachments and other files. You ...

What does open supported hyperlinks to Office files in Office desktop apps mean? At times, you might add a local Excel spreadsheet’s link in a Word document.

Microsoft Word can accommodate a surprising number of file formats, and even take in Excel and PowerPoint data, though it might look funny. Here's how.

How to Open an ODT File in MS Word. While Microsoft Word uses the DOC and DOCX formats for document files, its competitor, Apache's OpenOffice Writer, uses the ODT format.

As it turns out, Word can open many kinds of older Word documents—but only if you make a few changes. (Out of the box, Word refuses to open document types that could contain viruses.) ...