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

Anonymous
2024-07-16T05:23:21+00:00

I am using a Macbook Air, last week I tried the free trial of the copilot, but since I don't find it helpful, and even my word keeps on lagging, now I want to disable the copilot.

I have already tried to uninstall and reinstall Microsoft 365, and several tips on the internet, but none of them is working. The copilot is still there. and I find it so annoying.

Can someone help me to show me the way to disable the copilot, please?

Thank you!

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-25T21:07:24+00:00

    Or we could all use the Copilot off switch that just made its appearance in Excel and PowerPoint (Word already had it). Let's hope OneNote and Outlook are next!.

    Thanks! That’s good news. For those amongst us who do not know what you mean by “use the Copilot off switch” here is a step-by-step guide: in Excel or PowerPoint, click File > Options > Copilot, uncheck the box next to Enable Copilot (application restart required) and click OK. Restart the app and you are free at last. If Copilot does not appear under Options you need to update your Office suite.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-25T20:53:40+00:00

    Or we could all use the Copilot off switch that just made its appearance in Excel and PowerPoint (Word already had it). Let's hope OneNote and Outlook are next!.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-25T20:34:55+00:00

    That's great except that I have no Outlook email account and do't intend to get one. 

    I may just start using Mac Pages.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-02-25T20:24:45+00:00

    I just turned off Copilot by clicking on my account email in outlook and clicking through to get to privacy settings. you can choose to turn off products that analyze content. I had to scroll down to find. It does not say Copilot but that is what Copilot does.

    it took it off my outlook Yeah ! Microsoft doing for AI points **** that no one needs if you went to school and learned how to write. Just another way to collect data that you will have to pay for in the future.

    turn off if you can. only for beginners who cant type an email.

    What you probably mean, Lynda, is turning off Experiences that analyze your content (there is no Privacy setting for “products that analyze content”). However, turning off this setting (as well as turning off All connected experiences) does not disable Copilot on any Office app. If it “took it off” your Outlook that is because you are probably running the outdated Classic Outlook. The New Outlook has Copilot all over the place and there is no way of “turning it off” (see here). Hope this helps.

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