Microsoft Office Word is a hugely popular word processing program available across desktop and smartphone operating systems. Since Office Word is supposed to make writing easier and faster, Microsoft has included all features that you would expect in a good word processor and more.
One such feature is text prediction or editor text prediction. The text prediction is available in all recent builds of Microsoft Office 365 and Office Web as well.
The text prediction feature, which is turned on by default, anticipates your next words while writing/typing and suggests words or phrases as you type. You can accept or reject the suggested word or phrase.
To accept a suggested word/phrase, press the Tab key or right-arrow key, and to reject the same, you can press the Esc key or keep typing the word/phrase you have in your mind.
The feature indeed makes composing documents easier and faster. However, not all users like to see word/phrase suggestions while writing.
If you are annoyed with the text prediction feature in Office Word, you can consider disabling it in Office settings. This guide will show you how to disable the predictive text feature in Microsoft Office Word.
Method 1 of 3
Disable word/phrase prediction in Office Word
Step 1: In the Word editor, click on the Text prediction:On in the status bar (refer to the picture below) to open the Advanced tab of Word Options dialog.
Step 2: Here, deselect the Show text predictions while typing option. Click on the OK button. That’s it!
Method 2 of 3
Turn off text prediction in Microsoft Office Word
Step 1: In the Word program, click on the File menu and click Options to open the Word Options dialog.
Step 2: In the left pane, click Advanced.
Step 3: On the right side, under the Editing options section, deselect the Show text predictions while typing option. Click OK to save the setting.
Method 3 of 3
Disable text prediction in Word on the web (Word online)
Step 1: Click on the Text prediction:on in the status bar.
Step 2: Turn off the Suggest words or phrases as I type option and click the OK button.
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abi says
Any solution for Angela’s issue? I have the same one. I’ve turned it off and reset it. I’ve also turned it off in the web browser and desktop in case settings were getting confused! Not only will it not go away, but it doesn’t work when I try to choose one!
angela monaco says
PLEASE HELP.
I’ve done this in word, outlook and in settings, yet it continues to be there. I’ve shut down and restarted the computer, yet it continues to be there and be annoying.
I am at a loss for what to do. It is in the way of what I need to do on a daily basis (and the tab key does not enter any of the “predictive” words. Just goes to the next line or box.