Excel files download in Chrome rather than opening from SharePoint Server

Chrome browser is not fully compatible with MS Office. I did some research on this and found out the issue is expected in Chrome browser i.e. when you click on the Excel file name in SharePoint, the browser just download the file to a download folder.

If you prefer continue to use chrome, I would suggest to click on the three dots “…” next to the Excel file name and click “Edit” link. This will open the file in Excel and also changes you make in the file will reflect back in the SP library. See the attached screenshot



My recommendation would be to use IE when working with SharePoint, especially to use features like “open with Explorer”, and to edit the Excel file by clicking on the file name.

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