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Office 365 / 2016, SharePoint properties of type [lookup – multi select] do...
Issue: You have Office 365 / 2016 and open a document from SharePoint that has SharePoint metadata properties of type [lookup - multi select] and they do not show and can not be set on the Office...
View ArticleOffice 365 Cannot open files from recent documents list (MRU) with...
Issue: You have Office 365 client application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) trying to open a document from SharePoint or OneDrive via the Office recently used document list and receive error: "Sorry,...
View ArticleSharePoint / Office / OneDrive files open as read-only and do not allow check...
Issue: You have a SharePoint Online document library that requires checkout and you have it synced locally via OneDrive for business. Files opened from either online or from the local synced folder...
View ArticleOffice(Word, Excel, etc) fails to render DUO multifactor authentication login...
Issue: You have a custom multifactor authentication login pages that leverage DUI API, and all works fine from web browsers but the Office client (Word, Excel, etc) fails to render all of the HTML...
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“We couldn’t register this document” error in Word or “The file could not be...
You may receive the following error when opening a Word document from SharePoint: We couldn't register this document. You won't be able to create links from other documents to this one. Or you...
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“Sorry, you can’t edit this document with other people” error
You may receive the following error when trying to open a Microsoft Office file in the browser stored in SharePoint on-premise using Office Web Apps or Office Online Server, or in SharePoint Online...
View ArticleVisio Viewer / SharePoint 2016 Workaround
Issue: In SharePoint 2016 for document libraries that are set to "Open in the client application" Visio documents will do nothing when clicked on or show the Windows Store popup window, if the Visio...
View ArticleUnable to save documents to SharePoint or issues with files checked out by ”“
Scenario: We have recently recognized an influx of issues regarding Office 2013/Office 2016 and saving/checking out Office files to SharePoint Online. This issue can be ambiguous and have many causes...
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SharePoint 2013 / SharePoint 2016 / IE11 files do not open correctly in...
Overview: From the SharePoint 2013/2016 document library UI, Office documents open in the web application instead of the rich client application (when it should not) or there are other issues opening...
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Create custom File Explorer Side Bar item
Overview: Some users opt to not have the Office Client installed at all and just to use the Office web applications. In this scenario there is no OneDrive sync client installed and no shortcuts appear...
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Remove Office Add-in references from “Recently Used Add-ins” area of Office 2016
Overview: Currently there is no way to remove an App for Office add-in reference from Office 2016 (see below). These add-in references are stored in the registry under a combination value that includes...
View ArticleExcel 2013 / 2016 does not open XML files from SharePoint
Overview: You have Excel files in .XML format (XML Spreadsheet 2003) and you get error “This action couldn’t be performed because Office doesn’t recognize the command it was given.” When you try to...
View ArticleInfopath 2013 crashes when connecting to an Access database when Access 2016...
Overview: You have an InfoPath form that interacts with an Access database. You move to Office 2016 and InfoPath crashes when connecting to the Access database. This is a known issue that may not be...
View ArticleOffice 2016 redirected hyperlinks cause sign-in prompt and error
Overview: You have migrated your on premise SharePoint content to the cloud, on your old on premise SharePoint server you added a redirector that routes request to the corresponding location on the...
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Excel 2016 Default save location gives error
Overview: You have Excel 2016 and try to change the default save location to a SharePoint location and get error: “Cannot access directory ‘http://myserver/mydoclib’ The setting is on the Excel Options...
View ArticleCustom protocol handler to open text documents in Excel
Summary: You want to be able to open select text files in Excel instead of the configured text editor for the system. Solution: This blog post contains a custom protocol handler that will open any file...
View ArticleChrome downloads Office files instead of opening a live server document when...
Summary: You have a SharePoint generated email containing a hyperlink or you paste a URL like http://sp2013ocsi/Shared%20Documents/DateTest.docx into the Chrome browser. When the above happens, Chrome...
View ArticleVisio 2016 does not save to SharePoint Online
Summary: SharePoint Online opens Visio 2016 documents as read only from document library’s. Visio handles read only drawings poorly and users are unable to save any changes back to the server. Users...
View ArticleOffice 2016 does not show SharePoint Title property as being required when it...
Summary: You have a SharePoint document library where the “Title” property is required and you are using an Office 2016 application. When you try to save the document you get an error saying that:...
View ArticleOffice 2016 O365, Get Visio and Project MSI to work via Citrix
Summary: Office 2016 O365 uses click to run (C2R) deployment technology. It is not possible to have Office 2016 C2R installed on a computer that also has 2016 MSI products on it, like Visio and...
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