"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
    2025-01-06T18:49:51+00:00

    Thanks for posting this. I'm sure some will find it useful but I'd make one slight notation... The Services menu is context-sensitive so it will offer to search using whatever the user has specified as their default search engine. For example, I endeavor to avoid anything G👀gle so I'm offered DuckDuckGo.

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  2. Stefan Blom 353K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-01-02T15:29:21+00:00

    This was such a useful feature. Why Microsoft, why?

    You won't receive an official reply from Microsoft in the forum. Make sure that you send feedback using the Feedback facility in Word for Mac.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-30T15:03:12+00:00

    This was such a useful feature. Why Microsoft, why?

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  4. Charles Kenyon 171K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-12-27T20:05:35+00:00

    I am merging this with"We are sorry, but this feature has been deprecated." Please see the responses there, which are the same as Bob Jones'.

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