Applies ToWord for Microsoft 365 Word Web App

Last Updated: March 26, 2024

ISSUE

For Word Desktop, when you attempt to use Similarity Checker in the Editor Pane, you receive an error “Something went wrong”. All builds are impacted. 

Similarity Checker has been disabled for Word Web, so the button will no longer appear.

Error Something went wrong in Word

STATUS: FIXED

This problem was fixed by a service change, which fully rolled out on March 25, 2024.

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