On January 1, 2025, Microsoft officially retired the iconic Smart Lookup feature in Word—a tool that many users since Office 2016 had come to rely upon for instant definitions and contextual insights. This change signals a broader, AI-first transformation within Microsoft Office, as the company...
If you were a fan of Microsoft Word’s Smart Lookup feature—or even relied on it for seamless, in-app word definitions—you may want to sit down. Microsoft has quietly pulled the plug on this beloved functionality, effective January 1, 2025. Smart Lookup, originally lauded as a neat little...
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