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| Thread ID: 142605 | 2016-08-03 01:05:00 | MS Word used instead of MS Publisher: very slow | 1101 (13337) | Press F1 |
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| 1423987 | 2016-08-03 01:05:00 | Hi there Im trying to sort some speed issues with a client who is using MS Word to edit graphics intensive docs, for flyers, product catalogues etc The docs arnt that big, but have many photos etc embedded in it. It runs like a dog. Slow to scroll, complaints of slowness moving pics around the doc etc Is that just the way it is ? too may images in a DOCX and word cant cope ? (google suggests it is an issue) They should have used Publisher I presume. Will Publisher run faster for this sort of thing, or will speed still be an issue The other issue is that these docx's wont open with MS Pub correctly , you get a mess to sort out (When I tried the open with pub) , so would have to be completely re-edited if converted to Pub Has anyone come across this sort of issue before ? |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1423988 | 2016-08-03 01:31:00 | Something to look into --- Sometimes when Word has been slow, its actually been due to a network printer. Word could be trying to locate one. Try changing the default printer to something else like a pdf creator or what ever else there may be listed. I know here, one of my computers has problem with Word if the Printer in the office has been turned off for some reason. :2cents: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1423989 | 2016-08-03 01:37:00 | Have you tried disabling hardware graphics acceleration? 1.Open Word ... It'll open in new Start Screen mode. Click on "Blank document" option. 2. Now click on "File" menu present in the ribbon and then click on "Options" link given at the end of the left-sidebar. 3. It'll open Options window. Click on "Advanced" tab and scroll down a little. Look for the following option in "Display" section: Disable hardware graphics acceleration |
bevy121 (117) | ||
| 1423990 | 2016-08-03 03:16:00 | Disable hardware graphics acceleration Tried that, didnt help. Also tried changing printer. I get the same slowness on another stand alone PC Word, doing 'normal' word stuff is 100% OK Doing stuff you wouldnt normally use it for , editing product catalouge etc, its slow . As a test, I deleted the 45ish embedded photos from the 6 pages: much faster scrolling. Strangely, with this one test doc Im playing with, word2016 is faster than 2010. Could it be just asking too much from average PC's & the wrong program for the job? should be a graphics workstation & MS Pub or similar adobe program ? |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1423991 | 2016-08-03 03:18:00 | Update: I saved as a pdf (in word) the PDF scrolls considerably faster the the docx . Perhaps this is the reason www.investintech.com "The one limitation for creating visually or data oriented material with Word is that the program is not well geared to handle advanced image editing needs or data analysis." |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1423992 | 2016-08-03 21:27:00 | You may want to try the following. I realise it is just talking about very large documents but it may help. I would create a spare one first before attempting this though Check the file size before and after you do this and see if it has improved. kb.cadzow.com.au:444 I used to do a lot of document writing for Operating Procedures for Telecommunications but at the time in Word 2003 and prior iterations and sometimes had problems managing very large documents |
Jedsdad (17435) | ||
| 1423993 | 2016-08-04 00:56:00 | May be a useful tip... When inserting a picture select "link to file" - in the button list bottom right of the pop-up. Reduces the size of the Word document. 7335 |
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