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You can work with files stored in SharePoint using Office for the web or the native Office 365 applications.
Left-clicking on a document in a SharePoint library will open it using Office for the web by default.
Right click on an office document then choose Open to reveal the options:
By default, left-clicking on the title of a document from within a document library will open it in the web browser using Office for the web. You can change this behaviour to ‘Open in app’ for the entire site by following the steps outlined below.
To disable this option and revert back to the default behaviour you will first need to navigate back to the Site collection settings by following the steps above. Once you have reached the settings, find ‘Open Documents in Client Applications by Default’ on the list and select the Deactivate button.
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