How to Turn on and Use Text Predictions in Microsoft Word Jun 2, 2021, 10:24 am EDT | 2 min read Microsoft wants to help you write faster in Word with its text predictions feature. As you type, the application anticipates your next words and displays them for you to accept and move through your document quicker than ever. Here’s how Text Predictions works. Enable Text Predictions in Microsoft Word Like many new features in Microsoft Word, text predictions are enabled by default. But we’ll show you how to confirm that the feature is turned on as well as how to turn it off if you prefer.