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mazzer
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Mar 05, 2025

How can I permanently remove the irritating copilot icon from my word document

How do I get rid of this from the documents I create? I have copilot switched off in preferences and I have it deleted from my menu bar and yet, I just can't get rid of this icon/text?   How do...
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Karuana_Gatimu_MSFT
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Dec 09, 2025

I think you are looking for this support article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-off-copilot-in-microsoft-365-apps-bc7e530b-152d-4123-8e78-edc06f8b85f1

Note the instructions below only work for the client apps. You can not disable the icon in the web versions.  Here are the instructions:

Clear the "Enable Copilot" checkbox on Mac devices

  1. In your app (for example, Word), select the app menu, and then go to Preferences > Authoring and Proofing Tools > Copilot.
  2. Clear the Enable Copilot checkbox.
  3. Close and restart the app.

Also you should note that if you are using an external mouse you can right click on a Mac.  You just can't from the trackpad easily.  Hope this helps

  • rseattle's avatar
    rseattle
    Copper Contributor
    Dec 14, 2025

    The support article is inaccurate. There is no "File > Options > Copilot"
    in version 2511

    I cannot locate any options for copilot in the options menu. It is very poor UX to force a new feature like this on all users and make the option to remove it so difficult to find. Why is it not an option from the copilot menu?

     

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