Optimize data protection in Word, PowerPoint and co.

1 August 2025, by DL-Büro GW

As a member of UHH, you have the opportunity to use Microsoft Office products such as Word and PowerPoint for your work. Did you know that the “Connected Experiences” feature, which analyzes and uses your content, is enabled by default? Microsoft describes this feature as follows:

"Connected experiences that analyze your content are experiences that use your Office content to provide you with design recommendations, editing suggestions, data insights, and similar features. For example, PowerPoint Designer or Translator."

If you would like to deactivate these functions, you will find step-by-step instructions for the various Office applications here:

For local Office apps (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel):

1. open an Office app.
2. click on Options (bottom left) and select Trust Center
3. click on Trust Center settings and search for privacy options
4. click on Privacy settings. Here you can disable the options for “Connected experiences” or scroll down and “Disable all connected experiences”.

Important: Disabling these features may result in some programs or features no longer being fully usable. For example, live collaboration in online documents requires an internet connection and activated Connected Experiences. For more information and a complete list of possible impacts, please visit the Microsoft website: Microsoft Connected Experiences & Privacy.