WordHow to Completely Disable ‘Telemetry’ (Diagnostic Data) in Microsoft Word
Like most modern software, Microsoft Word relies heavily on telemetry—referred to by Microsoft as “Diagnostic...
WordHow to Completely Disable ‘Paste Options’ (Keep Source Formatting Prompts) in Microsoft Word
By default, whenever you paste text from a web browser into a Microsoft Word document,...
WordHow to Completely Disable ‘Smart Cursoring’ (Cursor Animation) in Microsoft Word
In modern versions of Microsoft Word (specifically Microsoft 365), Microsoft updated the rendering engine to...
WordHow to Completely Disable ‘AutoFormat As You Type’ (Automatic Lists and Links) in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word includes an aggressive formatting engine called “AutoFormat As You Type.” As the name...
WordHow to Completely Disable ‘Spelling & Grammar Check’ (Red Squiggly Lines) in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word includes a highly aggressive spell-checker and grammar engine that actively scans your document...
WordHow to Completely Disable ‘Smart Lookup’ (Bing Search) in Microsoft Word
In Microsoft Word, if you right-click on any highlighted word or phrase in your document,...
WordHow to Completely Disable ‘Paste Options’ (Keep Source Formatting Popup) in Microsoft Word
In Microsoft Word, whenever you press Ctrl+V to paste text from a website or another...
WordHow to Completely Disable ‘AutoFormat As You Type’ (Smart Quotes and Bullet Lists) in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word includes an aggressive autocorrect engine called “AutoFormat As You Type.” Its purpose is...
WordHow to Completely Disable ‘Paste Options’ (Keep Source Formatting) Pop-ups in Microsoft Word
Whenever you paste text from the internet or another document into Microsoft Word, a small,...
WordHow to Completely Disable ‘AutoFormat As You Type’ (Smart Quotes and Fractions) in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is famously aggressive about “helping” you type. As you type a standard document,...
WordHow to Completely Disable ‘Automatic Hyperlinks’ While Typing in Word
One of the most instantly recognizable features of Microsoft Word is its “AutoFormat As You...
WordHow to Completely Disable the ‘Mini Translator’ Pop-up Bubble in Microsoft Word
If you regularly work with multilingual documents in Microsoft Word, you may have encountered the...
WordHow to Completely Disable the Paste Options Box that Appears After Pasting in Word
Whenever you paste text from the internet or another application into Microsoft Word, a small,...
WordHow to Completely Disable the ‘Smart Quotes’ Auto-Correction in Microsoft Word
When you type a quotation mark or an apostrophe in Microsoft Word, the software automatically...
WordHow to Completely Disable the Mini Toolbar that Appears When Selecting Text in Word
In Microsoft Word, whenever you highlight a word or a block of text with your...
WordHow to Automatically Add a Watermark to Every Page in Microsoft Word
When you are distributing a highly confidential business proposal, a rough draft of a novel,...
WordHow to Extract and Save All Images from a Word Document at Once
If a colleague sends you a Microsoft Word document filled with dozens of high-resolution photographs,...