Microsoft has acknowledged that the new floating Copilot button in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint was getting in the way of ...

Users will be able to choose between the floating button, a docked version, or moving it back to the ribbon, depending on ...

While we are seeing increased engagement with Copilot in Office apps with this update, we are also hearing the need for more ...

The new option lets you move the Copilot button back up to the top bar, away from what you're doing.

Users aren't happy about Excel's unremovable floating Copilot button, which is blocking spreadsheets.

Microsoft is rolling out an Office update in the last week of May 2026 that lets users move the floating Copilot button out of their documents and back to the ribbon.

Microsoft is rolling back part of its floating Copilot button changes in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint after user complaints.

Microsoft is facing criticism after adding a floating Copilot button inside Excel worksheets that users cannot fully disable.