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How to get rid of Grammarly from Microsoft Word? I didn't install it!

Anonymous
2023-02-17T04:34:48+00:00

I got an interesting message about Grammarly being installed onto Word.

It sure is interesting that my "admin" installed it, since I'm not on a work or school account.

As you can see I don't have the grammarly add-on myself.

And my "admin managed" one has it listed, but I can't do anything with it. As the screenshow show I am not even signed in. So how could this mythical "admin" even install it?

I didn't install it through whatever this "store" is either - I don't think it's Apple's App Store. I also wonder who this "oragnization" is (and why it's spelled with a z instead of using Australian English which is my installed language - seems suspicious).

Who is this "admin" who can manage my Microsoft Word on my behalf without me being signed in, without being a member of an "organization" (whatever that is), or without my ability to opt-in to or opt-out of.

How do I remove add-ins that are clearly prompting me to use them, clearly visibly appear on the primary tool bar, and connect me to third party services without my permission who I absolutely do not trust?

How do I prevent to automatic installation of add-ons to Microsoft products that I do not trust nor approve?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-18T07:37:38+00:00

    Hi Tim'sMicrosoftaccount,

    I’m Gunasekar and I will be happy to help you out with your question.

    I understand that you are having issues removing Grammarly Add-ins from Microsoft Office. You might unknowingly selected this option when installing or downloading it from the browsers.

    But you can follow the procedures to remove the add-ins on MAC,

    To uninstall Grammarly for Microsoft Word on your Mac, please see the steps below:

    1. Open Microsoft Word on your Mac.
    2. In the Insert menu, navigate to My Add-ins.
    3. Select Grammarly for Microsoft Word and then click the three dots in the top-right corner next to it.
    4. In the drop-down menu, click Remove.

    Add or remove add-ins in Excel (Related article for your reference)

    https://support.microsoft.com/help/0af570c4-5cf3-4fa9-9b88-403625a0b460

    I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I’ll be glad to assist you further.

    Best regards
    Gunasekar N

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  2. Jim G 134K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-02-20T15:37:46+00:00

    HI again,

    Of course checking with the Grammerly people would probably be the most productive way to get the right answer to your question. After all, it's their product.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-02-18T22:25:21+00:00

    I clicked on Insert.

    I clicked on My add-ins. It brought up this window. The popup is really long and cannot be resized..

    Grammarly is not in my extension list so I click on ADMIN, and there it is.

    I select Grammarly, as the instructions suggest.

    There is no "three dots" menu that the instructions mention.

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  4. Jim G 134K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-02-17T17:18:41+00:00

    Hi

    Are you using a current version of Microsoft Office? It looks like from your screen shots.

    You can remove all licenses and then start fresh. Use this tool:

    How to remove Office license files on a Mac - Microsoft Support

    Be sure to restart your Mac after removing the license files.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-02-17T07:23:31+00:00

    Maybe you are just mistakenly signed in to Office with a Work/School account instead of your personal?

    Please verify that there is no old work/school account by navigating to Apple menu > System Preferences, then selecting Users & Groups. If you can see your old school account, kindly remove it from there and check the outcome.

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