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Lag in Word 2013 caused by Equations

Hi, I know that this topic has been brought up many times, but I haven't found a solution to the problem, so I am bringing it up again.

When I create a new document, there is no lag at all, and even if I have a long document with text only, lag is negligible. When I create an equation, if it is small, the lag will also be small, but if I say have 5 lines of equations and text, especially if I have equations with more than just text, such as matrices, accents etc., the lag becomes unbearable. If I take those 5 lines, and delete them, the lag is instantly gone. Because of this, I am almost 100% sure that the lag is caused by the equations.

Also, there is no lag if I am typing something outside of Word, even in Onenote: If I take a heavily lagging document, copy and paste it into OneNote, there is no lag at all. Edit: There is lag when moving the cursor in OneNote, but very little lag in actually typing

It would be great if somebody could give me instructions on how to get rid of the lag.

Hi,

 

Let me help you with the issue.

 

This issue may ideally occur due to graphics card driver are not up to date.

Which graphics card is installed on the computer?

You may have to check if there are any updated driver for the Graphics Card. Contact the Graphics Card manufacturer for further assistance on the same.

 

Meanwhile, turn of the Hardware Acceleration settings for PowerPoint and check if it helps:

Click File, go to Options, click Advanced, in Display section uncheck the option for Disable Hardware graphics acceleration.

 

If not checked, then check it save it and then go back uncheck it.

Now check if there is a lag after adding the equation in the document.

 

Let us know the results for further assistance.

Thank you.


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As for the graphics card, I don't know, I have an Asus Transformer Book T100

I followed the steps you outlined, and lag has reduced slightly, but is still laggy

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Hi,

Thank you for the reply.

 

Since Disabling the Hardware Graphics Acceleration is not worked, let us try to create the equations in Word Safe mode following the steps below:

Hold the Windows key and press R, type winword /safe (note there is a space between winword and /).

 

If the application works fine safe mode, try disabling the add ins for the application and check the result,

Click the File tab.

Go to Options.

Click Add-ins.

Clear all the options.

 

Let us know the results for further assistance.

Thank you.


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Safe Mode resolves the issue, but I have no active add-ons

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Last updated November 9, 2022 Views 1,866 Applies to: