How to turn off Google Docs predictive text aka Smart Compose

dana hall
dana hall
Nov 1 · 1 min read

Do you need help shutting off a new feature where Google Docs has started to complete your words or sentences? Is it driving you nuts? I helped a friend shut off and want to share what I found so you don’t have to suffer.

Head to Tools > Preferences > Show Smart Compose Suggestions and unclick the check box! That’s all!

Google Docs have started to complete the words and sentences of some users. So far this may only be impacting enterprise-level accounts of Google Suite. Hopefully this helps you if you’re Googling for solutions on auto-fill, autocomplete, word completion, predictive text, QuickType, Smart Compose etc. so you don’t have to waste time!

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