Up until a couple of weeks ago, if I had a .dotx or .dotm file in SharePoint, clicking on it in the browser would open the template so that I can edit it. Suddenly, I get a “Document 1” as if I’d double clicked it from Explorer. This is fine as a user, as I’ve had times where people have a bunch of documents saved as templates as they’ve opened the template and saved. 

However, how am I supposed to edit the templates now? I know I can do it via syncing and opening up via Explorer, however this is not ideal as if a document linked to it is in use, my changed version won’t sync or will be uploaded as a copy with my laptop name appended to it. The version of the template that everyone is linked to will remain unchanged.

​Up until a couple of weeks ago, if I had a .dotx or .dotm file in SharePoint, clicking on it in the browser would open the template so that I can edit it. Suddenly, I get a “Document 1” as if I’d double clicked it from Explorer. This is fine as a user, as I’ve had times where people have a bunch of documents saved as templates as they’ve opened the template and saved.  However, how am I supposed to edit the templates now? I know I can do it via syncing and opening up via Explorer, however this is not ideal as if a document linked to it is in use, my changed version won’t sync or will be uploaded as a copy with my laptop name appended to it. The version of the template that everyone is linked to will remain unchanged.  Read More

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