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
    2024-11-15T16:02:04+00:00

    Further to my original post and all attempts to stop Copilot from operating, while preparing an important document that I cannot have any form of AI being associated with, this just popped out of the blue.

    It was accompanied by a range of options.

    Despite everything I have attempted, trying to follow all sorts of 'instructions' that refer to things that cannot even be found, Copilot is actively involved in my Word document in progress. Nor have I been able to make this thing even go away.

    Microsoft have enacted AI in its suite of products, not told users anything about it and have not even given us a working option to stop it from interacting with our work.

    Anyone who works in formal research, security and other things that cannot have AI involved, has been royally shafted by Microsoft, who refuse to even discuss the matter down here in Australia.

    Frankly Microsoft can go **** themselves. And to think I have been continuing to pay for this alleged 'service.'

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-13T07:11:06+00:00

    Try LibreOffice. It is free and constantly being upgraded.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-13T07:07:07+00:00

    Apple and Microsoft office products are very different. Apple likes to use their own file formats, which lock users into using their expensive hardware.

    I have only just started trying out LibreOffice Writer and it looks and feels like an older version of Word, which is a GOOD THING.

    And no COPILOT!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-13T06:44:01+00:00

    Remember LibreOffice. It comes with a drawing package, spreadsheet, database, and word processor. I have found LibreOffice can open some ancient Word documents that Word cannot. Also, the spreadsheet is probably closer to Excel than Numbers, especially from the programming point of view.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-11-12T21:40:09+00:00

    Unfortunately, I've discovered, much to my frustration, that you can't convert a Word document back into Pages. You can convert Pages into Word but not the other way around. I had to copy and paste across the two.

    I work for councils who use MS Office, such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, and so I can't not use MS Office.

    This situation TRULY SUCKS! I can't stand opening up a new word doc and seeing that STUPID COPILOT thing on the page. Please take COPILOT OFF!! It's so annoying.

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