Autocorrect removed from New Outlook on MacOS

Question

Autocorrect removed from New Outlook on MacOS

Jason Britz 125

I’m extremely frustrated to find that autocorrect functionality has been removed in the June 2025 update of New Outlook for Mac — including the critical “Replace text as you type” setting. This is a core feature I rely on daily to work efficiently, and its silent removal is unacceptable.

Even the macOS system-level text replacement no longer works within Outlook. The current “Editor” workaround is not a solution — I should not have to manually click each misspelled word. That’s not autocorrect. It slows down typing, increases errors, and severely disrupts my workflow.

Why was this feature removed without notice, and when will it be restored?

Please take this seriously. If this removal was intentional, it’s a major step backward for accessibility, productivity, and user trust.

Spyros 5 Reputation points

2025-06-25T17:28:56.3966667+00:00

I have exactly the same problem and the Options do not even include AutoCorrect, so the suggestions below are not applicable.
Spyros 5 Reputation points

2025-06-25T18:20:01.6+00:00

Thank you for clarifying. Same here, Autocorrect is missing.
Hugo Cicirko 30 Reputation points

2025-06-25T20:34:30.9233333+00:00

Hey! I’m in the same boat as you. The autocorrect settings and spelling and grammar options disappeared this morning without any update. I found a workaround to get macOS autocorrection and text replacement working you just have to uncheck the first “Connected Experience” option in the privacy settings.
Tina Hannan 205 Reputation points

2025-06-25T22:47:25.22+00:00

I have exactly the same problem! AutoCorrect has just disappeared - and the tool "Replace text as a I type" in particular is something I use for every email. Extremely frustrating.

I tried the "privacy setting" fix above, but this did not help me.

How can they just delete a crucial tool like autocorrect?! Please reinstate it as a matter of urgency.
Patrick McPeak 15 Reputation points

2025-06-26T15:06:56+00:00

I am having a very frustrating issue with the new update for Outlook for Mac. I routinely use "CMD + F" to find text in an email draft and replace it with something. I do this dozens of times/day. Today, the replace button is gone and all I can do is find text. This is a huge, huge deal. Where did this go? Is there a workaround? I really cannot overstate how frustrating this is and cannot for the life of me figure out why such an essential function would just go away. Please help.
Kevin Crossman 0 Reputation points MVP

2025-06-26T19:14:14.0166667+00:00

I was able to get it back by switching from the New Editor (preview) to the standard edit. There's a toggle at the bottom of the compose message window.
Jason Britz 125 Reputation points

2025-07-31T13:51:00.1966667+00:00

Hi All.

I posted this frustration a little while ago, and managed to get a work around. Today, I noticed a few comments after an update that the autocorrect has disappeared for some. I have not updated my Outlook yet, but see the autocorrect tab is gone for me too. However- my system text replacements are now working where they didn't before (I'd have to duplicate them inside Outlook autocorrect to get the same effect). Now, when I tested a new system text replacement, it works on Outlook instead of needing to use Outlook's built in autocorrect feature. I understand this isn't a full solution (and it would be great if crucial workflow components weren't messed around with on the developers' end) but might be something to assist those that are also suffering.

I have still not updated my Outlook out of sheer fear, so if this does not seem to work on your system and you HAVE updated, perhaps the update has removed this ability too.

I go cold thinking about the possibility of a background update....
Andrew Grayson 10 Reputation points

2025-07-31T13:57:34.45+00:00

Thanks Jason.

I didn't even know there were system level text replacements but found them and can confirm it works on Mac OS 14 (Sonoma).
Jason Britz 125 Reputation points

2025-07-31T13:59:29.0933333+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback.
Patrick McPeak 15 Reputation points

2025-08-08T01:59:42.2433333+00:00

I am using Legacy Outlook until the brain surgeons who took away this very basic, very core functionality figure out how to put it back.
P Sant 5 Reputation points

2025-08-08T02:46:51.72+00:00

Same here , I suspect they have removed the feature to force every on onto the Loss making AI co- pilot that no one wants
Mattison, Ben 15 Reputation points

2025-08-11T19:40:23.0033333+00:00

I just wanted to add my voice to the chorus and reiterate what other commenters have said: the problem is that the Autocorrect panel is completely missing from Outlook Settings.

For me, one of the frustrating ways in which this is manifesting for me is that Outlook is now showing text predictions while I type, which I find very distracting, and I can't turn if off because the check box for turning it off was located in the Autocorrect settings. Like others, I have turned on the Legacy version in order to get some work done.

I have to believe that this is a bug rather than an intentional deletion. Please fix!
Pierre DOR 5 Reputation points

2025-08-13T14:04:59.1033333+00:00
Hello, AutoCorrect options disappeared on my configuration as well (Outlook 16.100 / build 25081015 / Sequoia 15.6) and none of the tricks exposed here worked.

Disabled connected experiences.

Cleared experimental features.

Cleared identities.

Restarted Outlook after each. Even rebooted the Mac.

AutoCorrect icon is still missing, and this is extremely frustrating.

I don't want to configure text replacements, I want to disable auto capitalizations, auto bullet lists and all those supposedly smart cut&paste options...
P Sant 5 Reputation points

2025-08-14T22:32:42.2+00:00

For some mysterious reason the spelling and grammar option in settings has magically re appeared after several weeks, I had tried the clear experimental features fix previously but it didn't work, I tried it again to today for no particular reason and it worked, What is Microsoft doing! Look up Cory Doctorwo and the word he invented
Dror 0 Reputation points

2025-08-18T13:24:15.81+00:00

Another problem I encountered:

RTL text auto alignment stop working.

Is anyone else having this problem?
Peter Valentin 5 Reputation points

2025-08-20T10:40:12.19+00:00

This is a ridiculous change. I send emails all day and autocorrect speeds up my workflow significantly, especially as it aligns with my autocorrect entries in Microsoft Word. Please, please, please bring back autocorrect. I have literally hundreds of words and phrases that I have painstakingly entered into autocorrect (especially shortcuts for phrases such as "Thanks very much for your email" etc.) Now these have been cast aside for a far inferior and slower version of Outlook. This does not demonstrate progress; it demonstrates that the people making the upgrades are completely out of touch with users: customers who pay good money for the Outlook service.
GCamaro68 0 Reputation points

2025-08-20T14:14:59.8233333+00:00

I find it strange that a lot of people are having this issue (not me, yet) and its being attributed to a MS Outlook update in June but when you go to MS site to review the release notes and feature updates, etc there is no mention
Pierre DOR 5 Reputation points

2025-08-20T17:03:39.2266667+00:00

This probably indicates that we are speaking about a bug and not about a feature...
GCamaro68 0 Reputation points

2025-08-20T18:31:48.37+00:00

I would guess that too, I know a lot stuff rolls out to different users at different times sometimes, but its been a few months and I don't have the issue at my company
Pierre DOR 5 Reputation points

2025-08-21T07:25:46.1933333+00:00

In my company we all have the same MacOS version and same Outlook version, and some like me has this bug and some others not and we couldn't figure out which difference was triggering this bug, it remains a mystery.
What we observe too is that the level of quality of the Office releases over time, at least on MacOS, is decreasing. We are facing continuously very annoying and obvious bugs, especially on Outlook but also on PowerPoint, etc.
GCamaro68 0 Reputation points

2025-08-21T15:25:16.3833333+00:00

I think MS has been a PITA from the word go...
Sarah Collins 0 Reputation points

2025-10-31T11:24:34.95+00:00

Just got a brand-new Mac, but have had to switch back to legacy Outlook since autocorrect doesn't appear as an option for me either.
BB 0 Reputation points

2026-02-03T19:51:51.19+00:00

Note There
Stefan Blom 337.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-02-03T20:50:38.4033333+00:00

@BB,

A suggestion in this thread is that autocorrect was removed because similar functionality is provided by macOS. Whether this is true is difficult to tell.

You can send feedback to Microsoft using the portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/89a8afa3-2e1c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472 .
BB 0 Reputation points

2026-02-03T21:38:30.23+00:00

@Stefan Blom thank you. i am yet to find it - i have seen come comments about removing / fiddling with CO PILOT but why touch something that was working extremely well
Stefan Blom 337.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-02-03T21:45:40.22+00:00

@BB, what the operating system offers isn't necessarily fully equivalent, of course. At this point, we are mostly guessing. I don't think anybody knows for certain if Microsoft removed AutoCorrect intentionally from Outlook. That is why sending feedback becomes important.
Davey 0 Reputation points

2026-02-19T23:55:11.0666667+00:00

the autocorrect settings have been moved to the edit menu when composing a new email: Edit -> Spelling and Grammar. you can only turn them on and off. there is no longer any customizable settings. not a huge deal, as incorrectly spelled words will still be underscored by macOS and suggestions will be made. but still, this is rather poor user experience. why hide settings from the user?

Answer accepted by question author

8 additional answers

Your answer

Spyros 5 Reputation points

2025-06-25T17:28:56.3966667+00:00

I have exactly the same problem and the Options do not even include AutoCorrect, so the suggestions below are not applicable.
Spyros 5 Reputation points

2025-06-25T18:20:01.6+00:00

Thank you for clarifying. Same here, Autocorrect is missing.
Hugo Cicirko 30 Reputation points

2025-06-25T20:34:30.9233333+00:00

Hey! I’m in the same boat as you. The autocorrect settings and spelling and grammar options disappeared this morning without any update. I found a workaround to get macOS autocorrection and text replacement working you just have to uncheck the first “Connected Experience” option in the privacy settings.
Tina Hannan 205 Reputation points

2025-06-25T22:47:25.22+00:00

I have exactly the same problem! AutoCorrect has just disappeared - and the tool "Replace text as a I type" in particular is something I use for every email. Extremely frustrating.

I tried the "privacy setting" fix above, but this did not help me.

How can they just delete a crucial tool like autocorrect?! Please reinstate it as a matter of urgency.
Patrick McPeak 15 Reputation points

2025-06-26T15:06:56+00:00

I am having a very frustrating issue with the new update for Outlook for Mac. I routinely use "CMD + F" to find text in an email draft and replace it with something. I do this dozens of times/day. Today, the replace button is gone and all I can do is find text. This is a huge, huge deal. Where did this go? Is there a workaround? I really cannot overstate how frustrating this is and cannot for the life of me figure out why such an essential function would just go away. Please help.
Kevin Crossman 0 Reputation points MVP

2025-06-26T19:14:14.0166667+00:00

I was able to get it back by switching from the New Editor (preview) to the standard edit. There's a toggle at the bottom of the compose message window.
Jason Britz 125 Reputation points

2025-07-31T13:51:00.1966667+00:00

Hi All.

I posted this frustration a little while ago, and managed to get a work around. Today, I noticed a few comments after an update that the autocorrect has disappeared for some. I have not updated my Outlook yet, but see the autocorrect tab is gone for me too. However- my system text replacements are now working where they didn't before (I'd have to duplicate them inside Outlook autocorrect to get the same effect). Now, when I tested a new system text replacement, it works on Outlook instead of needing to use Outlook's built in autocorrect feature. I understand this isn't a full solution (and it would be great if crucial workflow components weren't messed around with on the developers' end) but might be something to assist those that are also suffering.

I have still not updated my Outlook out of sheer fear, so if this does not seem to work on your system and you HAVE updated, perhaps the update has removed this ability too.

I go cold thinking about the possibility of a background update....
Andrew Grayson 10 Reputation points

2025-07-31T13:57:34.45+00:00

Thanks Jason.

I didn't even know there were system level text replacements but found them and can confirm it works on Mac OS 14 (Sonoma).
Jason Britz 125 Reputation points

2025-07-31T13:59:29.0933333+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback.
Patrick McPeak 15 Reputation points

2025-08-08T01:59:42.2433333+00:00

I am using Legacy Outlook until the brain surgeons who took away this very basic, very core functionality figure out how to put it back.
P Sant 5 Reputation points

2025-08-08T02:46:51.72+00:00

Same here , I suspect they have removed the feature to force every on onto the Loss making AI co- pilot that no one wants
Mattison, Ben 15 Reputation points

2025-08-11T19:40:23.0033333+00:00

I just wanted to add my voice to the chorus and reiterate what other commenters have said: the problem is that the Autocorrect panel is completely missing from Outlook Settings.

For me, one of the frustrating ways in which this is manifesting for me is that Outlook is now showing text predictions while I type, which I find very distracting, and I can't turn if off because the check box for turning it off was located in the Autocorrect settings. Like others, I have turned on the Legacy version in order to get some work done.

I have to believe that this is a bug rather than an intentional deletion. Please fix!
Pierre DOR 5 Reputation points

2025-08-13T14:04:59.1033333+00:00

Hello, AutoCorrect options disappeared on my configuration as well (Outlook 16.100 / build 25081015 / Sequoia 15.6) and none of the tricks exposed here worked.

Disabled connected experiences.

Cleared experimental features.

Cleared identities.

Restarted Outlook after each. Even rebooted the Mac.

AutoCorrect icon is still missing, and this is extremely frustrating.

I don't want to configure text replacements, I want to disable auto capitalizations, auto bullet lists and all those supposedly smart cut&paste options...
P Sant 5 Reputation points

2025-08-14T22:32:42.2+00:00

For some mysterious reason the spelling and grammar option in settings has magically re appeared after several weeks, I had tried the clear experimental features fix previously but it didn't work, I tried it again to today for no particular reason and it worked, What is Microsoft doing! Look up Cory Doctorwo and the word he invented
Dror 0 Reputation points

2025-08-18T13:24:15.81+00:00

Another problem I encountered:

RTL text auto alignment stop working.

Is anyone else having this problem?
Peter Valentin 5 Reputation points

2025-08-20T10:40:12.19+00:00

This is a ridiculous change. I send emails all day and autocorrect speeds up my workflow significantly, especially as it aligns with my autocorrect entries in Microsoft Word. Please, please, please bring back autocorrect. I have literally hundreds of words and phrases that I have painstakingly entered into autocorrect (especially shortcuts for phrases such as "Thanks very much for your email" etc.) Now these have been cast aside for a far inferior and slower version of Outlook. This does not demonstrate progress; it demonstrates that the people making the upgrades are completely out of touch with users: customers who pay good money for the Outlook service.
GCamaro68 0 Reputation points

2025-08-20T14:14:59.8233333+00:00

I find it strange that a lot of people are having this issue (not me, yet) and its being attributed to a MS Outlook update in June but when you go to MS site to review the release notes and feature updates, etc there is no mention
Pierre DOR 5 Reputation points

2025-08-20T17:03:39.2266667+00:00

This probably indicates that we are speaking about a bug and not about a feature...
GCamaro68 0 Reputation points

2025-08-20T18:31:48.37+00:00

I would guess that too, I know a lot stuff rolls out to different users at different times sometimes, but its been a few months and I don't have the issue at my company
Pierre DOR 5 Reputation points

2025-08-21T07:25:46.1933333+00:00

In my company we all have the same MacOS version and same Outlook version, and some like me has this bug and some others not and we couldn't figure out which difference was triggering this bug, it remains a mystery.
What we observe too is that the level of quality of the Office releases over time, at least on MacOS, is decreasing. We are facing continuously very annoying and obvious bugs, especially on Outlook but also on PowerPoint, etc.
GCamaro68 0 Reputation points

2025-08-21T15:25:16.3833333+00:00

I think MS has been a PITA from the word go...
Sarah Collins 0 Reputation points

2025-10-31T11:24:34.95+00:00

Just got a brand-new Mac, but have had to switch back to legacy Outlook since autocorrect doesn't appear as an option for me either.
BB 0 Reputation points

2026-02-03T19:51:51.19+00:00

Note There
Stefan Blom 337.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-02-03T20:50:38.4033333+00:00

@BB,

A suggestion in this thread is that autocorrect was removed because similar functionality is provided by macOS. Whether this is true is difficult to tell.

You can send feedback to Microsoft using the portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/89a8afa3-2e1c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472 .
BB 0 Reputation points

2026-02-03T21:38:30.23+00:00

@Stefan Blom thank you. i am yet to find it - i have seen come comments about removing / fiddling with CO PILOT but why touch something that was working extremely well
Stefan Blom 337.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-02-03T21:45:40.22+00:00

@BB, what the operating system offers isn't necessarily fully equivalent, of course. At this point, we are mostly guessing. I don't think anybody knows for certain if Microsoft removed AutoCorrect intentionally from Outlook. That is why sending feedback becomes important.
Davey 0 Reputation points

2026-02-19T23:55:11.0666667+00:00

the autocorrect settings have been moved to the edit menu when composing a new email: Edit -> Spelling and Grammar. you can only turn them on and off. there is no longer any customizable settings. not a huge deal, as incorrectly spelled words will still be underscored by macOS and suggestions will be made. but still, this is rather poor user experience. why hide settings from the user?

Answer 1

Tina Hannan 205

Just posting a fix (which was already mentioned above but I only just noticed) for Mac users:

System-level text replacements on a Mac, also known as text substitution, allow you to automatically replace short abbreviations with longer phrases or even specific text. This feature is available in macOS and can be customized to suit your needs.

Here's how to set it up:

Open System Settings: Click the Apple menu in the top-left corner and select "System Settings".
Navigate to Keyboard Settings: In the sidebar, click "Keyboard".
Access Text Replacements: Click "Text Replacements".
Add a New Replacement: Click the "+" button below the list of existing replacements. Enter the abbreviation you want to replace in the left field and the corresponding text in the right field.
Enable Text Replacement: Ensure "Text Replacement" is enabled within the "Substitutions" menu in applicable apps (e.g., in Edit > Substitutions in some apps).

This is working for me! Hurrah.

john p 0 Reputation points

2025-08-05T17:27:59.72+00:00

It was briltiant and made autocorect as good as for Word
Duncan Smith 0 Reputation points

2025-08-11T10:34:30.9866667+00:00

Thanks, yes, except this means replicating/syncing the auto text list from MS Office into the Mac OS :(. Such a retrograde step Microsoft
JT Chordas 0 Reputation points

2025-11-06T03:57:39.55+00:00

Thank you! Very frustrating that autocorrect is gone. Thank you for posting the alternative solution!
Jeff D'Agostino 0 Reputation points

2025-11-26T19:57:42.1666667+00:00

Does not work even with #5 text replacement checked.
Robert M 0 Reputation points

2026-01-02T20:41:03.5433333+00:00

God bless you!

Answer 2

Allan Hvid 0

Also next line i Outlook mail is always in capital if you go to new line.
That is top top frustrating.

Stefan Blom 337.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-01-15T09:09:00.56+00:00

Also next line i Outlook mail is always in capital if you go to new line. That is top top frustrating.

When you press Enter, capitalization will apply by default. You can turn off capitalization options in macOS system preferences (keyboard section). See https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/mchl84525d76/26/mac/26.

Answer 3

MH 0

I found that the Autocorrect settings that can be still found in Microsoft Word take effect in Outlook!

0 comments

Answer 4

Tina Hannan 205

This has worked for me to restore the Autocorrect (Outlook for Mac v.16 on Mac OS Sequoia 15.5):

Firstly -

Help>Clear Application Data = Experimental Features

Reload Outlook and then :

Help>Clear Application Data = Identities

Reload Outlook and fixed!

Tina Hannan 205 Reputation points

2025-08-12T22:13:50.7566667+00:00

This has worked for me to restore the Autocorrect (Outlook for Mac v.16 on Mac OS Sequoia 15.5):

Firstly -

Help>Clear Application Data = Experimental Features

Reload Outlook and then :

Help>Clear Application Data = Identities

Reload Outlook and fixed!
Mattison, Ben 15 Reputation points

2025-08-12T23:04:19.9+00:00

This brought the Autocorrect settings panel back for me temporarily but then it went away again. Also, even after it came back, it didn't include the checkbox to disable text predictions.
Tina Hannan 205 Reputation points

2025-08-13T22:19:10.1733333+00:00

This has worked for me to restore the Autocorrect (Outlook for Mac v.16 on Mac OS Sequoia 15.5):

Firstly -

Help>Clear Application Data = Experimental Features

Reload Outlook and then :

Help>Clear Application Data = Identities

Reload Outlook and fixed!
Duncan Smith 0 Reputation points

2025-08-15T07:24:14.45+00:00

Thanks, but Mac Outlook 16.100 (25081015), Sequoia 15.6, not working for me :-(
Tina Hannan 205 Reputation points

2025-08-21T22:13:09.1066667+00:00

Mine has disappeared AGAIN. Definitely a bug. Sort it out Microsoft!!!!

Answer 5

Cam 5

Help>Clear Application Data (Clear) Identities fixed it for me.

macOS 15.6, Outlook for Mac Version 16.100 (25081015)

User's image

Cam 5 Reputation points

2025-08-12T21:03:11.6466667+00:00

I ran the Experimental Features fix first.
Tina Hannan 205 Reputation points

2025-08-12T22:10:41.3633333+00:00

Cam - yes! This has worked for me!

Share via

Autocorrect removed from New Outlook on MacOS

8 additional answers

Your answer