How do I deactivate copilot in Word for the Mac?

Anonymous
2025-01-19T08:34:09+00:00

I have problems deactivating the copilot in Word on my MacBook Pro (actually it should be deactivated from PowerPoint and Excel too). I tried to follow tutorials but it seems like i dont have the possibility in my Word settings.

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  1. Charles Kenyon 171K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-03-12T17:06:48+00:00

    Microsoft came out with an update today that adds Copilot to Word Preferences / Authoring and Proofing Tools. Clicking on the Copilot icon allow you to disable Copilot - finally! This is for Version 16.95 (25030928).

    Thank you.

    This tool was initially released about a month ago and apparently is being released in a phased rollout.

    If it has not reached someone yet, it will.

    This is in Word for the Mac desktop application. Other apps are in development.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-12T16:29:24+00:00

    Microsoft came out with an update today that adds Copilot to Word Preferences / Authoring and Proofing Tools. Clicking on the Copilot icon allow you to disable Copilot - finally! This is for Version 16.95 (25030928).

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  3. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.7K Reputation points
    2025-03-08T16:24:14+00:00

    Authoring & Proofing is a group of Preferences in the main Word Preferences dialog. Copilot is an item in that group.

    Clicking the Copilot icon should produce this preferences pane depending on the specific Version & type of License pertains to the software:

    If you have specific concerns please submit a new message containing all pertinent information including macOS & Office version specs as mentioned above. It would be best to not get tangled up in an existing thread which already has been hijacked a dozen or more times.

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