If you want to get the "edit button" in your list view you can do the following steps:
1.) Modify the view of your list
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2.) Check the column "Edit (link to edit item) and save the view
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3.) Click on the edit icon in your view. This will open the list item or the document properties directly.
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Maybe that's an option for you [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/8cc60.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/9WSAm.png [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/bBhKS.png