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Published retention label policies only showing in Outlook and not in Word or Excel application
We have published retention labels in M365 from compliance center. The labels are appearing in Outlook emails. But when we open any document from Word or Excel or create a new one, we don't fine the ...
Hi javedhakim - retention labels currently do not have the ability to be shown in office applications. We would love to add it but need the Office team to prioritize it. Please upvote the feature idea here: Provide The Ability To Apply Retention Labels Within Office 365/Microsoft365 Desktop Apps & Apps On The Web · Community
The population of the labels can take quite some time depending on your configuration/environment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/retention?view=o365-worldwide#how-long-it-takes-for-retention-settings-to-apply
ChristianJBergstrom, the retention labels are showing in the SharePoint sites but when we open any document in the desktop word app we don't find the labels to apply or change.