Thus forcing me to close the spreadsheet, attach it, then re-open it again. I’m also sick of the recent bug in Outlook that won’t let you attach a document to an e-mail if it is open in another window. Quite why the server processing seems to share the same thread as the UI is beyond me. Outlook still loves to hang for several seconds at a time if there’s any issue accessing a mailbox (particularly a problem if you have several mailboxes open, or if your VPN connection temporarily drops).

There you need to uncheck the 'Show text predictions while typing' option under Compose messages.Īm I the only one that wishes that MS would instead focus on fixing some of the more glaring issues with their software before implementing silly new gimmicks like this? In Office 365, select File > Options while writing an email.If you are using the Web version of Outlook, go to Settings > View all Outlook settings > Mail > compose and reply, and uncheck the option 'Suggest words or phrases as I type' under text predictions.Similarly, text predictions may be turned off in Outlook on the Web or in Office 365. How to turn off text predictions in Outlook

Uncheck the 'show text predictions while typing' in Office 365 or 'suggest words or phrases as I type' in Word on the Web to turn off text predictions in Microsoft Word.Hover the mouse cursor over the status bar entry 'Text Predictions: On' and left-click on the entry.

Text predictions are supported in Word on the Web and in Office 365.

If you belong to the 'don't need or want camp', you may use the following instructions to turn of text predictions in Word and Outlook. Some Word and Outlook users may appreciate the feature, others may dislike it.

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