Turn of AI summary in Word

AI summaries in Word can be controlled in a few different places, depending on where they appear and how the feature is delivered in the organization.

1. If the summary appears in sharing emails or file cards (SharePoint/OneDrive)
   • For Word documents stored in SharePoint or OneDrive, AI-generated summaries can appear in sharing emails and file cards.
   • A SharePoint or Microsoft 365 administrator can turn off these summaries tenant-wide by running the following PowerShell command in the SharePoint Online Management Shell:

      Set-SPOTenant -IncludeAtAGlanceInShareEmails $false
     

   • This stops summaries from being included in sharing emails for Word documents. It does not require per-user configuration.
2. If the summary is part of SharePoint “Document Intelligence” / Document AI Summarization
   • When working with documents in SharePoint document libraries, AI summaries can be provided by the Document Intelligence feature (Document AI Summarization).
   • This feature can be disabled at different scopes:
   a. Farm level (SharePoint Server)
   • Farm admins can disable AI summarization across the entire farm with:

      Disable-SPDocSummary
     

   • To re-enable it later, they can use:

      Enable-SPDocSummary
     

   b. Site collection level
   • A Site Collection Administrator can turn off Document Intelligence for all libraries in a site collection:
     1. Go to Site Settings.
     2. Select Site Collection Features.
     3. Find Document Intelligence and deactivate it.
   c. Individual document library level
   • For more granular control, a library owner (with ManageLists permission) can disable it just for one library:
     1. Open the document library.
     2. Go to Library Settings > Advanced Settings.
     3. Locate Document Intelligence.
     4. Choose Disable (or avoid using “Use the site default” if the site default is enabled).
   • Once disabled at the relevant scope, users will no longer see AI summarization options (such as Summarize in the command bar, context menu, or Share dialog) for that library or site.
3. If Copilot/AI features are surfaced directly in the Word app
   • For Word on Windows or Mac using a Microsoft account, Copilot can be turned off per app using the Enable Copilot checkbox (when available in that version):
   On Windows
   1. In Word, go to File > Options > Copilot.
   2. Clear the Enable Copilot checkbox.
   3. Select OK, then close and restart Word.
   On Mac
   1. In Word, open the app menu and go to Preferences > Authoring and Proofing Tools > Copilot.
   2. Clear the Enable Copilot checkbox.
   3. Close and restart Word.
   • The Enable Copilot checkbox is available only in specific versions (for example, Word Version 2412 or later on Windows, Version 16.93 or later on Mac). If the checkbox is not present, the app version may not yet support this control, or Copilot may be managed by organizational policy.
   • The checkbox is per app and per device. If organizational policies or admin settings enforce Copilot or AI features, local users may not be able to fully disable them themselves.

If the settings described above are missing in the current Word build, or if the AI summary appears to be enforced by organizational configuration, an administrator (SharePoint admin, site collection admin, or Microsoft 365 admin) may need to adjust tenant, site, or library-level settings as described.

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References:

• Summaries in sharing emails
• Turn off Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps
• Document Intelligence

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