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The latest Microsoft 365 Update has added a Copilot function to Word. Now every time I create a new paragraph, a little copilot symbol appears in the left-hand margin prompting me to use copilot. It is extremely annoying and distracting. How do I stop this symbol appearing, or better, remove copilot from Word?
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I did not ask for this copilot nonsense, I object to being part of your experiment without proper consultation
So annoying, frustrating and everything else that Co-Pilot was added as a default and it's difficult to figure out how turn it off!
Easy to turn off in Word.
Open Word, click on “Option” (lower LH corner of screen), select “copilot “ and then “Off”
This has been a recent development for Word only at this point, with possible roll out to other apps like PPT and Excel later.
EDIT -- Actually as of Feb 24 it now applies to PPT and Excel, or so says the Microsoft help page.
But this still means that copilot is being paid for. This is an opt-out rather than opt-in. So you get stung for the price of something most didn't ask for and most do not want or need.
If you roll back to the now called 'Classic' version you do not get other updates for stuff that may be useful - such as making files inclusive through accessibility updates.
This has been a recent development for Word only at this point, with possible roll out to other apps like PPT and Excel later.
EDIT -- Apparently, as of Feb 24, it now applies to PPT and Excel, or so says the Microsoft help page.
But this still means that copilot is being paid for. This is an opt-out rather than opt-in. So you get stung for the price of something most didn't ask for and most do not want or need.
If you roll back to the now called 'Classic' version you do not get other updates for stuff that may be useful - such as making files inclusive through accessibility updates.