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Default to Edit Mode Instead of Reading View
Default to Edit Mode Instead of Reading View
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attachment
attachments
edit
editing
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Outlook2013
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Issue/Question
How do I open Word documents attached in an email in Edit Mode instead of Reading View?
Environment
Microsoft Outlook 2016
Microsoft Word 2016
Resolution
Launch
Microsoft Word 2016
.
Click
File
.
Click
Options
.
Select
General
.
Uncheck
Open e-mail attachments and other uneditable files in reading view
.
Click
OK
.
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Article ID:
2177
Created
Thu 6/9/16 11:15 AM
Modified
Fri 2/12/21 2:17 PM
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Check out this knowledge base article I found in the Western Kentucky University knowledge base. https://td.wku.edu/TDClient/34/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=2177 Default to Edit Mode Instead of Reading View Instructions for allowing Word documents to be edited immediately upon opening directly from Outlook 2016.