Microsoft Office will not open Outlook on OC, only Outlook.com

Hello, I have a laptop with Windows 10 Version 1909. I have Office for Home & Business 2019 installed since last year. A few days ago, I could not open a new word document, so I ran a repair. The repair stalled and since then when I went into Office and clicked on Outlook, it took me to the web version instead of opening the program on my computer. Also, when I tried to open an existing spreadsheet, I got the message that I had to first upload it to my OneDrive and then open it. I have always been able to open documents and spreadsheets on my Laptop before.
I read that sometimes a repair can uninstall the program, so I downloaded and tried to re-install, but I got the message that the program was already installed. With help today from Microsoft support, I removed all of Office 2019 and then reinstalled the program. But, it is still doing the same thing: pointing me to Outlook.com and OneDrive.
I am not very computer savvy. Any suggestions?

Hi Caledon Ken. Thank you for your quick reply and your help. I have always accessed Excel, Word, and Outlook thru the Office Program, so I never looked for it to be available individually. I found Outlook and was able to open it and received my emails. After I did that, I tried again to open a spreadsheet and a word document and they now will open without pointing towards OneDrive. Don't know why, but it works! Feeling a little silly that I did not think to look for Outlook on it's own. Not sure when it would have occurred to me. Thanks again!