Word is spastic and jumps up and down when cursor clicked

Word has gotten spastic over the past few months,

 

I am writing a 2,000 page document and almost every time I move and click cursor - the page jumps up and down dodging the cursor around, highlighting and deleting lines by itself. - I am using a laptop with a mouse & have disabled the touchpad.

 

It is far too frustrating to continue using Word unless this can be corrected- I be forced to choose Apple for a more stable writing platform.

 

Answer
Answer
If your document has graphics inserted into it, try turning on the display of Picture Placeholders (File>Options>Advanced>Show document content and check the box for "Show picture placeholders") and see if that improves the performance.
Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
dougrobbinsmvp@gmail.com
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Last updated October 13, 2022 Views 343 Applies to: