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Word 2013 speed issues - anyone successful?

I've gleaned through the majority of the posts on the subject of Word 2013 moving so slowly, applied many recommended changes/tweaks, yet this software is still unacceptably slow.  Honestly, I'm tired of making tweaks to a product that should be efficiently productive when its installed.  No one I work with wants fancy animated text, which is ultimately both pointless and a time killer.  I'm looking one last time for a definitive way to turn off this blasted type animation so my typing, templates and macros work efficiently, or I will have to remove this product as it is destroying my productivity.  Any suggestions other than turn off acceleration, add a key to disable graphics (neither of which has worked, by the way)?

Thank you.

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  1. Start Word in safe mode (hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the program's icon) to prevent all add-ins from loading. If the speed becomes acceptable, disable or uninstall all add-ins, then reenable/reinstall one at a time and restart Word in normal mode after each one, until the slowness returns. Look for an update of that add-in or decide to do without it.
  2. Check the website of the manufacturer of your video card for an updated driver.

Most installations of Word 2013 are not slow -- mine, on a 5-year-old midrange desktop, has no trouble keeping up with 150 wpm. Something on your computer is not right (and I'd say the same to everyone else who posts with this problem).

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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 3,148 Applies to: