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April 14, 2026
Claude Arrives in Microsoft Word: How to Use This AI in the Text Editor?
Anthropic has launched Claude for Word, an add-in that integrates its artificial intelligence directly into the popular Microsoft Word text editor.
TL;DR
- Claude for Word is an add-in integrating Anthropic's AI into Microsoft Word.
- It allows users to ask questions, edit selected text, and complete templates within Word.
- Edits made by Claude appear as trackable changes that can be accepted or rejected.
- The AI can read and resolve comment threads in documents.
- Claude can summarize and classify changes from external modifications.
- It shares context with Claude for Excel and PowerPoint for cross-application work.
- Conversation history is not saved between sessions, and data is deleted from the server within 30 days.
- Anthropic warns of instruction injection attacks from external documents, advising caution with untrusted files.
- The add-in is in beta for Team or Enterprise Claude users and has specific compatibility requirements for Word versions.