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Microsoft Office Slow

Performance & Usage Problems
Cannot Start Office Application
Screen Blurry or Flickers
Microsoft Office Slow
Office Application Keeps Crashing
Text Displayed Poorly in Office
Installation & Activation Issues
Cannot Install Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Installation Hangs
“Office Can’t Do That” Error
Microsoft Office Activation Error
Unlicensed Office Product Error
Problem Description:
Some users who upgrade from an older version of Office (say Office 2010 or 2007) may experience significant performance degradation when using Office Applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook. These applications may even hang for long periods of time, the screen maybe greyed-out and the only option is either to wait for 4 or 5 minutes or simply kill the application from the task manager, and risk loosing the work you may have done.
Affected Products:
Microsoft Office 2013, Microsoft Office 2010, Office 365, and older versions of Office
Cause of the Problem:
  • Office Add-In is Slowing Performance
  • Office Animation Setting is Enabled
  • Windows Computer Infected with Virus or Malware
Instructions for Connecting Outlook Client to Internet Email :
Step 1 : Disable Office Add-Ins
  1. Start the Office Application (e.g. Word, Excel) that is running slow in safe mode and see if the performance is resolved.
  2. To run Office in Safe Mode Hold Windows key + R, and enter the Office Application you want to fix and a space and /safe - as in WinWord /safe or Outlook /safe.
  3. Disable the add-ins that you may have added. To do so Click on File menu, click Options, Add-ins, Go button besides Manage: Com-in Add; Check if there are add-ins listed, clear the check box.
  4. Close the Office program and restart it. If the problem is fixed, then the issue is with one of the Add-Ins. Disable each add-in one at a time, restart the Office Application, to find the problematic Add-In.
Step 2 : Disable Typing Animation Feature in Office
  1. Microsoft attempted to make typing appear smoother in Office 2013 by adding a typing animation feature. This feature is enabled by default and can at times make Office perform sluggishly.
  2. To disable this feature, you need to change Windows Registry setting. Registry changes can be complicated so if you are not technically savvy get a qualified technician to help you. Also back-up Windows Registry and also create a Windows Restore Point in case you accidentally mess up the settings.
  3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common. Add a new key A to the bottom of the list under the Common key and the name it Graphics.
  4. Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the editor and select New DWORD (32-bit) Value from the popup menu. Name that new value Disable Animation, as shown below, and double-click on the new value. Change the number in the Value data edit box to “1” and click OK.
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