How to enable or disable LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word

If you do not want to use the LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Microsoft Word, you can hide or disable it using this guide. It is possible to enable or disable the LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word using an in-built setting, Local Group Policy Editor, and Registry Editor.

How to enable or disable LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word

To enable or disable LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word, follow these steps:

1. Open Word on your computer.
2. Click on the Options.
3. Make sure you are in the General tab.
4. Head to LinkedIn Features.
5. Tick the Enable LinkedIn features in my Office applications to enable.
6. Remove the tick to disable.
7. Click the OK button.

To learn more about these steps, continue reading.

First, you need to open Microsoft Word on your computer and click on the Options visible in the bottom-left corner. It opens the Word Options panel. Following that, make sure that you are in the General tab.

If so, head to the LinkedIn Features section and tick the Enable LinkedIn features in my Office applications checkbox to enable this feature.

On the other hand, if you want to disable LinkedIn Resume Assistant, you need to remove the tick from the corresponding checkbox.

Finally, click the OK button to save the change.

Note: The above-mentioned guide helps you enable or disable LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word. However, if you do not want to allow other users to use the same feature, you can use the following guides. They will let you disable or enable this integrated functionality in Word.

How to enable or disable LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word using Group Policy

To enable or disable LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word using Group Policy, follow these steps:

1. Press Win+R to open the Run prompt.
2. Type gpedit.msc and press the OK button.
3. Navigate to General in User Configuration.
4. Double-click on the Allow LinkedIn Resume Assistant feature setting.
5. Select the Enabled option to enable.
6. Select the Disabled option to disable.
7. Click the OK button.

Let’s check out these steps in detail.

To get started, you need to open the Local Group Policy Editor. For that, press Win+R, type gpedit.msc, and press the OK button.

Then, navigate to the following path:

User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Word 2016 > Word Options > General

Double-click on the Allow LinkedIn Resume Assistant feature setting. Choose the Enabled option to enable and Disable option to disable the LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word.

Click the OK button to save the change.

Note: If you want to opt for the default setting, you need to open the same setting in the Local Group Policy Editor and choose the Not Configured option.

How to turn on or off LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word using Registry

To turn on or off LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word using Registry, follow these steps:

1. Search for regedit and click the search result.
2. Click the Yes button.
3. Navigate to Microsoft > office > 16.0 in HKCU.
4. Right-click on 0 > New > Keyand set the name as word.
5. Right-click on word > New > Keyand name it as options.
6. Right-click on options > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
7. Name it as linkedinresumeassistant.
8. Double-click on it to set the Value data.
9. Set the Value data as 1 to enable and 0 to disable.
10. Click the OK button and restart your computer.

Let’s delve into these steps in detail.

First, search for regedit in the Taskbar search box, click on the individual search result, and click the Yes button to open the Registry Editor on your computer.

Then, navigate to this path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0

Right-click on 16.0 > New > Key and set the name as word.

Then, right-click on word > New > Key and name it as options. Following that, right-click on options > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it as linkedinresumeassistant.

Default, it comes with a Value data of 0. If you want to disable the LinkedIn Resume Assistant, you need to keep that Value data. However, if you want to enable the LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Word, you need to double-click on this REG_DWORD value and set the Value data as 1.

Finally, click the OK button and restart your computer to get the change.

How do I enable Resume Assistant in Word?

Resume Assistant or LinkedIn Resume Assistant is already enabled in Word. However, if it is disabled, you can open the Word Options panel first. Then, head to the LinkedIn Features section and tick the Enable LinkedIn features in my Office applications checkbox. Alternatively, you can use the GPEDIT and REGEDIT to get the same thing done.

How do I get LinkedIn CV assistant in Word?

To get the LinkedIn CV Assistant in Word, you need to enable the LinkedIn Resume Assistant tool. Although it is enabled by default, if it is not turned on, you can follow the aforementioned guides to get it activated. In the Group Policy, double-click on the Allow LinkedIn Resume Assistant feature setting and choose the Enabled option.

That’s all! Hope this guide helped.

Read: How to use LinkedIn Resume Assistant in Microsoft Word.