How to disable copilot on microsoft office (excel, word, ppt) on Macbook

I have been working on this for days now. From what I can tell, you have to switch your plan from your current plan to a plan that has the word CLASSIC in it., i.e., Microsoft 365 Personal Classic. The problem is that when you get into your account to switch over NOW, their system is saying that the switchover will take place whenever your plan renews which could be a year from now. My understanding is that you have to get to a live person at Microsoft and have them help you make the switch now vs. later.

How do I disable copilot

I think this solution only works for PC users. For those of us on Macs, there is not OPTIONS button. I have already disabled the function on a Mac about "connected experiences." Copilot is still there. Microsoft has done a TERRIBLE job on this roll-out / forcible insertion of this AI tool in the Microsoft Office suite. Mac users are getting the worst of it.

Hi

I've got a 365 personal subscription, two weeks ago Copilot appeared in Outlook and intrudes itself into every email I write. I use Outlook for work.

I've got a MacBook Air with Monterey.

Please can anyone help me get Copilot out of Outlook?

And am I right that Microsoft has not given us a solution?

Many thanks to the person who can wave a magic wand!

SUCCESS!!!

To all frustrated respondents to this post, I have found a way to turn it off!!!!

It is in this article: Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps for home: Your data and privacy

At the bottom, under "Your Privacy Settings and CoPilot" is listed what you need to do:

i.e.: Open any of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, or OneNote

Click File then select Account (at the bottom, above Feedback and Options)

On your Account page, under Account Privacy click the Manage Settings button

Then, under "Connected Experiences" you need to turn off:

• Experiences that analyse content, and
• All connected experiences

Click OK

You will be warned about all the bells and whistles you're going to miss out on, but its so easy to turn on and off, you could, for instance, turn them off, write and submit your thesis, then turn them on again?

There is some semblance of control after all!

I only use Excel and Word but CoPilot is no longer interupting my edits in either!

Please note: As far as I know, this applies only when you’re using Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps for home*.*

tanya_55, I thank you so much for your post as it was indeed a 95% successful. Unfortunately, it was on the 3rd page of posts though. After making those changes via MS Word, then clicking OK, it prompted to automatically restart. It did not restart in a timely manner so i opened MS Word, and followed this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-to-turn-off-copilot-in-microsoft-365-family-and-personal-subscriptions-bc7e530b-152d-4123-8e78-edc06f8b85f1

That link if you choose to not go says to:

"Clear the "Enable Copilot" checkbox on Windows devices

1. In your app (for example, Word), go to File > Options > Copilot.
2. Clear the Enable Copilot checkbox.
3. Select OK, and then close and restart the app."