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

That option is not available.

Indeed, and this not a bug, it is by design. Microsoft is simply forcing us to use Copilot.. Reason enough to ditch Microsoft. This company has already been fined hundreds of millions of Euros by the E.U. but continues to defy its rules. If you live in the E.U. you can take action by contacting the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition. Here is its website EC DG COMP

This instruction is wrong. I am trying to remove Copilot from Powerpoint, including the supremely annoying icon. First, my account does NOT show Services & Subscriptions; it shows only Subscriptions. Second, COPILOT appears nowhere on this page or any other page that I scroll through.

The instructions only work on Word. They do not work in Excel or Powerpoint. At this point there is NO WAY to remove it from anything but Word.

Please people do not complain to the other users about how the instructions don't work. They do not want for Microsoft. They are just frustrated users like everyone else.

No one from Microsoft is bothering to respond to our concerns. But keep documenting them without blaming other users for it not being fixed.

Wake up, fellow Microsoft customers. Microsoft will not change its ways unless it is forced to do so. But you are not helpless. If you live in the U.S. you can complain to the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition Last December the FTC initiated a comprehensive investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, focusing on areas such as cloud computing, software licensing, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence products. This investigation followed over a year of informal interviews with competitors and business partners, leading to a detailed request for information from Microsoft.

If you reside in the E.U. you can complain to the EU Competition DG The E.U. has taken vigorous action against Microsoft and fined it a total of 1.68 billion Euros from 2004 to 2008. In 2024 the European Commission charged Microsoft with illegally bundling its Teams app with its Office product, alleging that this practice gave Microsoft an unfair advantage over its competitors. Additionally, the E.U. has fined Microsoft's LinkedIn platform 310 million Euros for violations related to targeted advertising practices.

Microsoft will let you disable Copilot in the end, but it will have to be dragged to do so kicking and screaming. It is simply too big for its own good.