"We are sorry, but this feature is deprecated" (Smart Lookup on Word for Mac)

Anonymous
2024-12-13T22:08:50+00:00

I just right-clicked on a word to use the "Smart Lookup" feature, and I received this message, "We are sorry, but this feature is deprecated." I am a current subscriber and logged in.

I appreciate your help!

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | MacOS

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Stefan Blom 353K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2024-12-16T22:31:07+00:00

As stated in this thread and elsewhere in the forums, Smart Lookup has been discontinued. The official notice is in the article at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/get-insights-into-what-you-re-working-on-with-smart-lookup-debf2083-5ac0-4739-8667-ae2467bec044.

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You can send feedback to Microsoft developers by using the feedback facility in your version of Word. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-do-i-give-feedback-on-microsoft-365-2b102d44-b43f-4dd2-9ff4-23cf144cfb11#platform=macOS.

Also/alternatively, post in the portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/fb6d67e3-301c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472.

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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.7K Reputation points
    2024-12-14T00:55:51+00:00

    The message apparently means exactly what it says. Nobody here can restore features discontinued by the developer.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-15T03:20:27+00:00

    I got the same thing. This is terrible... what happened to the good old days when Word had a regular dictionary? This 'smart' business complicates - and probably wants to commercialize - a very basic function.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-16T04:29:23+00:00

    This feature is one of the reasons I use Onenote. I just ran into the same message and feel like it's time to move on to another app.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-16T22:21:45+00:00

    Same issue. If this is them trying to make a new charge for such a fundamental feature I’m gonna be so aggravated. I’ll just search it myself, but i hope this is a bug or something and not intentional.

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